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06-18-2009, 04:41 PM
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Blizzard's Lead Content Designer Cory Stockton answered quite a lot of questions (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/battleground-qna.html) about the upcoming PvP changes in Patch 3.2. There are a lot, particularly the experience gains in Battlegrounds which also has deep implications in PvE as players can simply toggle experience gains off (any Level 60s up for Molten Core?). It's a pretty lengthy interview and Stockton goes into detail with the new Isle of Conquest (http://www.wow.com/tag/isle-of-conquest/) Battleground (http://www.wow.com/category/battlegrounds/). Some highlights from the chat:
Experience gain in Battlegrounds is slightly slower than questing or grinding
Players can toggle experience gain on and off with a mere 10 Gold
There are plans to include greens and "the occasional blue item" at the end of each Battleground match (!) but won't make it to Patch 3.2 (http://www.wow.com/tag/patch-3.2/)
The Isle of Conquest is in the Frozen Sea, North of Icecrown
Objectives in Isle of Conquest are captured exactly like flags in Arathi Basin -- I totally called this wrong (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/16/the-art-of-war-craft-examining-the-isle-of-conquest/) when I said it would probably be a numbers and proximity thing
Battlemaster (http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=1175) Achievement (http://www.wow.com/category/achievements/) isn't likely to change (whew!) but Blizzard is considering what to do with the Achievements for the Isle of Conquest
Rated Battlegrounds are coming. Not quite soon(R), but an announcement will be made during BlizzCon (http://www.wow.com/category/blizzcon/)
Blizzard plans "to deliver more Battlegrounds to the players as often as we can"
Oh, man. That last bit made want to change my underwear. Blizzard is actually paying attention to Battleground enthusiasts, realizing that while Arenas are nice and all, a lot of players love the BGs, too. New Battlegrounds "as often as we can?" Yes, please! Head on over to the official site to read Stockton's interview in full. Bombs, cannons, parachutes, angry Generals... 3.2 is shaping up to be one explosive patch, indeed.http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wow.com/media/2009/06/zz785cfba2_thumbnail.jpgPatch 3.2 will bring about a new 5, 10, and 25 man instance to WoW (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/#coliseum), and usher in a new 40-man battleground called the Isle of Conquest (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/#ioc). WoW.com will have you covered every step of the way, from extensive PTR coverage through the official live release. Check out WoW.com's Guide to Patch 3.2 (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/) for all the latest!
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PvP Q&A with Blizzard's Cory Stockton (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/18/pvp-qanda-with-blizzards-cory-stockton/) originally appeared on WoW.com (http://www.wow.com) on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Blizzard's Lead Content Designer Cory Stockton answered quite a lot of questions (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/battleground-qna.html) about the upcoming PvP changes in Patch 3.2. There are a lot, particularly the experience gains in Battlegrounds which also has deep implications in PvE as players can simply toggle experience gains off (any Level 60s up for Molten Core?). It's a pretty lengthy interview and Stockton goes into detail with the new Isle of Conquest (http://www.wow.com/tag/isle-of-conquest/) Battleground (http://www.wow.com/category/battlegrounds/). Some highlights from the chat:
Experience gain in Battlegrounds is slightly slower than questing or grinding
Players can toggle experience gain on and off with a mere 10 Gold
There are plans to include greens and "the occasional blue item" at the end of each Battleground match (!) but won't make it to Patch 3.2 (http://www.wow.com/tag/patch-3.2/)
The Isle of Conquest is in the Frozen Sea, North of Icecrown
Objectives in Isle of Conquest are captured exactly like flags in Arathi Basin -- I totally called this wrong (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/16/the-art-of-war-craft-examining-the-isle-of-conquest/) when I said it would probably be a numbers and proximity thing
Battlemaster (http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=1175) Achievement (http://www.wow.com/category/achievements/) isn't likely to change (whew!) but Blizzard is considering what to do with the Achievements for the Isle of Conquest
Rated Battlegrounds are coming. Not quite soon(R), but an announcement will be made during BlizzCon (http://www.wow.com/category/blizzcon/)
Blizzard plans "to deliver more Battlegrounds to the players as often as we can"
Oh, man. That last bit made want to change my underwear. Blizzard is actually paying attention to Battleground enthusiasts, realizing that while Arenas are nice and all, a lot of players love the BGs, too. New Battlegrounds "as often as we can?" Yes, please! Head on over to the official site to read Stockton's interview in full. Bombs, cannons, parachutes, angry Generals... 3.2 is shaping up to be one explosive patch, indeed.http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wow.com/media/2009/06/zz785cfba2_thumbnail.jpgPatch 3.2 will bring about a new 5, 10, and 25 man instance to WoW (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/#coliseum), and usher in a new 40-man battleground called the Isle of Conquest (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/#ioc). WoW.com will have you covered every step of the way, from extensive PTR coverage through the official live release. Check out WoW.com's Guide to Patch 3.2 (http://www.wow.com/guide-to-patch-3-2/) for all the latest!
Filed under: Blizzard (http://www.wow.com/category/blizzard/), PvP (http://www.wow.com/category/pvp/), Interviews (http://www.wow.com/category/interviews/), Battlegrounds (http://www.wow.com/category/battlegrounds/)
PvP Q&A with Blizzard's Cory Stockton (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/18/pvp-qanda-with-blizzards-cory-stockton/) originally appeared on WoW.com (http://www.wow.com) on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
Read (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/battleground-qna.html) | Permalink (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/18/pvp-qanda-with-blizzards-cory-stockton/) | Email this (http://www.wow.com/forward/19071647/) | Comments (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/18/pvp-qanda-with-blizzards-cory-stockton/#comments)
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