This idea has been floating around ever since we all realized there were two new opposing reputations in the Burning Crusade-- an Aldor vs. Scryer battleground. It would definitely be a fresh change of pace to line up alongside the opposing faction and have a chance to face off against your own friends and guildies. Of course, there's lots of coding work that would have to be done (as well as a little lore work-- Aldor and Scryer aren't exactly in open war at this point), but it would be a cool addition to the current battleground options.And the forum thread that mentions the idea is actually full of great BG ideas-- a Team Deathmatch BG, multi-team CTF, and even an escort battleground. There's already that kind of thing in AV (you can run the quests that summon an NPC for you to follow around more than escort), but it would be neat to have a BG where you had to get an actual player from one place to another. Or maybe they could do it with an NPC-- run it in the Caverns of Time, and have the player escort someone in the history of Warcraft. Like Durnholde, but with players instead of an instance.
The other neat tidbit from this thread is that Ommra winkingly mentions siege engines as something she'd (he'd?) like to see in the BGs. So whatever news comes out about what's new in the battlegrounds, it's a pretty good bet that siege engines are almost upon us.
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7-04-2007 @ 2:07PM
someone said...
One problem with that idea, for ever 50 scryer there is only 1 aldor.
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7-04-2007 @ 2:12PM
Zor said...
@1, so what?
queing up for an arena based bg has no side limitor.
when 5 of each finally que up, they go.
can't the arena in STV be used....like they teleport us there for said match.
FFA BG ftw
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7-04-2007 @ 2:27PM
Roxor said...
If they ever get around to fixing AV and filtering out tunnel AFK'ers, it'll be an experience new enough to qualify as fresh battleground.
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7-04-2007 @ 2:29PM
someone said...
"queing up for an arena based bg has no side limitor.
when 5 of each finally que up, they go."
What the hell are you talking about? First no one said arena based, a normal battleground. Second the que for the scryers would be very very long because there are so few aldor to que.
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7-04-2007 @ 3:04PM
Pingmeister said...
If you are recommending MORE "escort" game elements then you are off my Friends list. :(
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7-04-2007 @ 3:07PM
Zor said...
@4
think what they did with the BG's, has it always been this way? no.. enter the battle groups.
if they can group different servers together, why not a BG with Aldor/scryer sides?
and really, 50:1 ? show me the numbers
my guild's about 50-50
and sorry for not using single syllable words
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7-04-2007 @ 4:19PM
someone said...
@6 "think what they did with the BG's, has it always been this way? no.. enter the battle groups.
if they can group different servers together, why not a BG with Aldor/scryer sides?"
Then that has nothing to do with what I said, and no one said that it couldn't be done, it can but it will take code.
"and sorry for not using single syllable words"
I think its funny you make a comment about that when you cant even spell the word "limitor" correctly.
The numbers are a lot closer to 50:1 than 1:1, saying your guild is 50:50 doesn't mean much, since you probably come from a guild of 12 year old allies who number less than two digits.
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7-04-2007 @ 4:35PM
Zor said...
Horde, min age req 18 (although we only have 2)
and for what ever reason - your negativity and named 'someone' shows your having some issues whatever they may be i'm still refraining from attacking your flame attempt.
regardless, i think its a great idea and put some meat into scyrer/aldor drama
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7-04-2007 @ 4:48PM
someone said...
I am named "someone" because for whatever reason it never puts my name in when I post, but it doesn't matter, most of the time I am the only "someone".
"i'm still refraining from attacking your flame attempt."
Still refraining? lolz you flamed me, I showed you up, then you post this so you don't look like a total loser.
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7-04-2007 @ 5:08PM
Gurei said...
The ideas definetly sound freshh and worht a try,all of them.
Escort bg,deathmatch,aldor vs sryers,etc.
WarHammer is going for that style of thing and if wow doesnt want to be left behind by that mega MMO monster thats gona disrupt these market,better prepare .
On a side note,BG arent gona be played as before again till the pvp tier are epic again.Please let it happen.
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7-04-2007 @ 5:24PM
I am said...
the map Defense of the ancients from warcraft3... that would make a badass battleground.
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7-04-2007 @ 7:29PM
corbin said...
I still say something like assault from UT would be awesome
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