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TalonBot
01-03-2010, 01:32 PM
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Zach (http://www.wow.com/bloggers/zach-yonzon/) is a Battlegrounds junkie. Even when he's hocking up asthma-generated globules of radioactive phlegm, he still manages to squeeze in a little slaughtering time.

Happy New Year, folks. I hope all of you had a good 2009 and are reading this without a lingering hangover or, like me, some form of bronchial complication stemming from the smog generated by all the festivities' firecrackers. We're kicking off 2010 with a quick look at the year that just passed, and boy, was it ever a good one.

More than any other year in the World of Warcraft, 2009 was a fantastic year for the Battlegrounds (http://www.wow.com/category/battlegrounds/). Some very significant changes implemented that year renewed their relevance; furthermore, Battleground enthusiasts also received a verbal commitment from Blizzard developers that that aspect of the game would receive more focus and attention (http://www.wow.com/2009/07/29/blizzard-to-focus-on-battlegrounds-more/). The year began with the effects of Wrath spilling over from 2008, with the new and exciting Wintergrasp (http://www.wow.com/tag/wintergrasp/) giving new life (and lag) to the world PvP (http://www.wow.com/category/pvp/) experience. The first important change, however, was to come later with patch 3.1 (http://www.wow.com/tag/patch-3.1/) in April 2009.Continue reading The Art of War(craft): 2009 was a banner year for the Battlegrounds (http://www.wow.com/2010/01/03/the-art-of-war-craft-2009-was-a-banner-year-for-the-battlegrou/)

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