This is mostly used for PvP servers based in Gothwaite Harbor

What this DAoC game hack does, is to remove buildings in the area that cause line of sight issues so that you may use ranged attacks through them. It also allows you to remain unattackable if you stop moving for about 3 – 5 seconds, so you may attack uninterrupted. Often when this occurs your toon will go invisible, some times not. It takes some practice to use it properly so don’t get mad when you still get killed.

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About the author: I’ve played rogue since season 2 back in TBC. I’ve gotten +2,3k in Tbc, mostly as mage/rogue and rmp. In Wotlk, I’ve reached over 2,5k ratings. I’ve been always pvp’ing.

Ok. Let’s get to the point.
First of all, you might want to know the basic facts of stats in PvP, so let’s talk about them first.

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Note: This is an unconfirmed exploit and needs testing to tell us whether or not this works.

First, you need the quest The Plains of Nasam, which is when you pilot a demolisher and go kill undead, available to all Horde players. When you accept the quest and hop in one of the demolishers, you will receive a buff – called Siege Tank Control.

Upon exiting the demolisher you lose the buff immediately.  The objective here is to have the buff without being in a demolisher. These demolishers are unique in the sense that you can’t re-enter them once you’ve exited them (you can, but they despawn), and that is how we’re going to steal this buff. It may take a few tries (they are infinitely re-spawning).  When you get in a demolisher, click the leave vehicle button then wait 2-3 seconds and right click the same demolisher to attempt to re-enter it. If you did it right, the demolish should despawn while you are in the jumping animation to get on, and you should land on your feet with the buff still on you.

As long as you maintain this buff, NPC’s can’t attack or target you.  However you can still attack others players.

Requires:

• 3 players
• 1 player with Chopper and most likely Mammoth (not tested)
• WSG

Step by step:

• Player A and B sits in the vehicle outside the opposite factions flag room.
• Player C runs into the flagroom, grabs the flag, and run out to Player A and B.
• Player C DROPS the flag and player B (In the vehicles passenger seat) PICKS it up.
• Player A rides back to home base.
• Player B dismounts and returns to flag to turn it in.

If other team has flag, just ride around, and stay away from other faction.

Everybody has been wonder what the next big bot would be to replace MMOGlider.  Unfortunately, MMOGlider is stuck in a loop of misery with the lawsuit results from early 2009, Mercury can’t even work without losing money.  Anything he does or earns, beyond the money he needs to live on goes to Blizzard.  Can I feel sorry for him? Not really.  He was first given a Cease and Desist order, which he probably could have kept the millions he earned off of Glider.  Had he instead done the cowardly thing, and simply moved out of the country, or sold off his venture to a company that can’t be sued for selling a WoW bot, then all would have been ok. Instead he chose to fire back at Blizzard, and take them to court – and lost.

So that left a hole open for a while, and now, there’s something to fill in the vacancy, a new bot that works like a charm and already has 1-80 leveling profiles for both factions.  Future releases hope to have quest leveling and PvP farming.

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Requirements:
A smuggler with the ability to cloak ally – they must be in your group

Objective:
Recieve a cloak for about 20-25 seconds while running, driving, etc

We’ve all been hit by the smuggler’s ability to cloak an ally, which stealths you for about 20-25 seconds, which also works on any profession. However, if you try to move with it on you get the message “Moving around too much has revealed you!”

Here’s the fun part:
If the smuggler cloaks you “while” your running, driving, etc, you’ll be cloaked (unless you stop and try to move again). This works with vehicles as well- either the driver or passenger(s) can be cloaked while driving to remain under stealth. This is especially great since if you’re running with powersprint/force run, you’ll continue at that speed cloaked.

My favorite use:
When that pesky bounty hunter is camping the front door of your house, call you smuggler inside to get a cloak ally right as you run out the door! This is pretty useful since you get about 20 seconds head start, and if you can get behind a building when you uncloak you can pull out a speeder.

On a pvp server (or any server) you can check which of your enemies is online.

You do this by doing /whochannel exile. /whochannel evil or good works as well, but you’re more than likely going to find a bunch of noobs there, while exile chat usually has the pvp targets you’re looking for anyway

If you have been playing Warhammer for a while now, and looking for that leg up on the competition, then this is the pack for you.  You will find leveling, gold, RvR and more guides in this pack.  It’s a guaranteed win situation for you.  You could easily spend over $250 if you bought these guides separately.  Get them all, for one low price. Eight Complete Guides and Maps, are yours for the taking, think of this as the ultimate grab bag!

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Alternatively, we recommend Goblin Guides for your complete Warhammer experience.

I have been a long time fan of Exotic beast training with a hunter beast master spec.  I first picked up a Core Hound.  I think I died about 5 times trying to train this, as it would get me down on health, making me use a potion, which would stop me from casting, or it would interrupt my casting.  Imagine my suirprise when I first trained one, to learn that it could resurrect itself in battle!  I really enjoyed the BM spec, but in PvP, I wasn’t doing so well, and had to go to a different spec.  However this post really as nothing to do with my past experiences but rather a really great resource on pets.  You’ve probably heard of Petopia, if you are a Hunter.  But while perusing an ad site, I found something really neat… a new Pet site, which has a lot more features and a slicker look.  I think one of the best features is the 3d models of the pets, so you can really get an idea of what you want model wise.

You can check out WoW Hunter Pets here.

According to my partners at UberGold.com (masters of hand leveling), the best pet to have is the cat.  This is a DPS per which is great for both leveling and PvP.  My personal preference for leveling however, is a defensive pet, as they are better at tanking.

PvP Tip: If you have a core hound (or other rez-able pet), and you are overwhelmed, allow your pet to die, then Feign Death.  If you Feign Death, and your pet is still active, people know you are faking.  But if your pet dies, then you “die” they think you are really dead.  Imagine their surprise when you and your pet “rez”.

Hi folks, just updating you on some MMO news, and things what have been happening lately.  I want to draw special attention to the WoW 5th anniversary sweepstakes and the book for WoW, which leads us on to pre-Cataclysm.  Some very interesting stuff going on.

World of Warcraft News

• New Non-Combat Pets For Sale – The Blizzard Store received a new addition this week in the form of non-combat pets for sale. That’s right, folks Blizzard is now selling in game items for real world money. Now this, as you can imagine, has produced every reaction possible from the community from members jumping on the proverbial bandwagon to those who say WoW is “ruined”.
• WoW Fifth Anniversary Sweepstakes – WoW’s fifth anniversary falls on the 23rd of this month and as a way to thank their loyal customers they are running a different sweepstakes style giveaway every week this month. Last week’s winner received a limited edition World of Warcraft Charge of the Great Dragonflights Stein courtesy of sponsor Taverncraft. This weeks winners will receive a pair of gaming glasses from Gunnar optiks. The best thing…you don’t have to lift a finger, all WoW subscribers are automatically entered to win (rules are here)! So, sit back, relax and cross your fingers…you could be the next lucky one!
• Curse Client v4 in Open Beta – Curse recently released version 4 of their addon client to open beta. The new version is a pretty major overhaul from the current client both in looks and functionality. Version 4 brings users desired features like change logs, addon package creation and added security. Some features will still be reserved only for premium users, but the client itself will pester users a lot less about upgrading. There is also a bug reporting system built right in to the client so devs will have an easier time tracking and fixing user’s issues. The new client is available for download here and comes in both PC and Mac versions.
• Updated Patch 3.3 Notes – The 3.3 PTR received a couple of updates over the past week. Some of the items effected by the recent changes were the map interface, quest log and meeting stones.
• WoW TCG Realm Championships – The WoW TCG has had a busy year and has just finished up with their World Championships. Still, they announced this week that they will be holding their Realm Championships November 14-15th in cities around the world including San Diego, Helsinki, Singapore and Melbourne just to name a few. Although the tournament play is by invite only, the events will have plenty of fun open to the public. To see a full list of cities, check out their website. If you’ve never been to a TCG event, they are a lot of fun and definitely worth checking out, so if one is coming to your city make sure you grab the chance!
• WoW Cataclysm Novel Releasing in August 2010 – A listing showed up this week on Amazon that pegged the release of the hardcover version of the novel entitled World of Warcraft. The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm for August 31, 2010. This is really exciting news for all you lore nerds out there and it has also caused some speculation in the WoW community over the possible indication of the expansion release date. See, some will say that since the book is a “prelude”, the expansion will not release until after the book comes out. I think Blizzard has their own schedule in mind and that the two releases have nothing to do with one another. Only time will tell. Anyhow, the book is available for pre-order now for $26 on WoW: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm via Amazon.com.
• Comic Corner – This weeks comic corner will start off with the latest commandment from NoObz! and I have to say this one made me gasp…then laugh! Guess all you devoted WoW players might want to go check what’s going on in the next room after reading this one! Ok, on to the next one which is from Experience Points and it shows Vincent all excited over his brand new gaming blog and his new readers…but only for a moment. Now the next two comics had me really rolling with laughter, I mean they are the ones that make me glad there is no one else in my office! First the one from The Adventures of Disgraph T. Dwarf which shows sometimes it pays to be frugal (or not)…LMAO! Then there is the latest from Dungeons and Draenai. It is two simple frames of absolute hilarity…perfection! LOL
• Stone Keeper’s Shards Post 3.3 - Blizzard poster, Zarhym cleared something up in a forum post this week regarding Stone Keeper’s Shards and the new Cross-Realm LFG System. The burning question from players was, what happens when you’re in a PUG that takes advantage of the cross-server system? Answer, the system will check to see if your home realm’s Wintergrasp is captured by your faction, if so you will get shard drops from bosses; if not you will not. The system will perform this check for each player in the PUG and those who are not supposed to get shards won’t even see them show up as a loot option on the bosses, so no “Hey! Where are MY shards!?” loot drama…thanks Blizz!
• Create Merchandise Based on In-Game Characters – Blizzard has again expanded it’s offering of customizable merchandise with the opening of the Print Warcraft site. This site will allow you to create art like posters and prints based on your in-game characters. There are a ton of customization options once you have selected your character, realm and print size you will be able to choose from a number of different backgrounds, borders, poses, pets and more! The prints start at $17.99 and go up to about $30. This seems like it would make a pretty cool Christmas gift for your favorite WoW player…or for yourself!
• Haris Pilton’s New Bag – Well we were pretty sure that Blizzard couldn’t resist giving us yet another pre-expansion gold sink and we were right. This week Haris Pilton, Shattrath socialite extraordinaire, began to peddle her limited edition accessories on the 3.3 PTR. And we noticed something…she has an all new item called the Portable Hole which is a BOE 24 slot bag retailing for a mere 3,000 Gold! Hey…style does NOT come cheap!
• Movie of the Week – This week’s featured movie is called Mankrik’s Wife: The Story and for anyone who has done the quest or even heard about the quest to find Mankrik’s Wife, this one will strike a funny bone. I think the amnesia is hysterical…it reminds me of Dory from the Disney movie “Finding Nemo”. It’s pretty good!
• New Buff Applied to PuG’s – Blizzard’s new Dungeon System, now on the PTR, is pretty cool and I honestly cannot see why anyone would NOT want to use it! But, in case you needed a little more incentive (aside from the extra gold and badges we already told you about)…here it is, groups who utilize the new dungeon system to PUG at least one member of their group will receive the “Luck of the Draw” buff while fighting in the dungeon. This buff increases the group’s damage, healing and base health all by 5%! Now, if for some reason this still isn’t enough incentive…how about a cool little non-combat pet as a reward for Pugging? Take a look at this little guy and tell me you don’t want to use the new system all the time! Adorable!
• Instance Teleporting in 3.3/Meeting Stone Changes – In the most recent patch notes, I know I had a question of mine answered about the new “summon from anywhere” deal that is present in the new dungeon LFG system. Now, as we have pointed out before, the system will teleport you from wherever you are when your group has formed and your dungeon is ready. But, what happens when the dungeon is cleared and you leave? Well it seems you will go right back to wherever you were before being teleported. Makes sense and that will keep people from signing up for a Violet Hold just to get a free hearth to Dalaran, too! Another related change is that meeting stones will only require that a player be level 15 to use them and there is no maximum level restriction on any of them anymore.
• Charity Drives For the Holidays – Now that Halloween is over and Thanksgiving is just around the corner many people get in the giving spirit. There are a couple of WoW related charity drives going on that we thought were worth a mention. Azeroth United is running a charity drive for Child’s Play and a donation of as little as $10 will get you entered into a drawing for gift baskets full of awesome wow-related prizes, so make sure you check it out at azerothunited.com. Next we have a very special in game event to tell you about called Raid for the Cure taking place this Saturday on the Kael’Thas (US) server at 2pm Central time. This is an event organized by the Sidhe Devils guild on that server in support of one of their own recently diagnosed with breast cancer where players will participate in an in-game version of the “walk for a cure” fundraiser. All details are available on bigbearbutt.com including donation details, raffles and start and end times/places. This is a great idea to show support and make a difference! We will be there…will you?
• Product Spotlight – Spugnort’s Warcraft PvP Guide has been touted for years as the absolute BEST on the market! This guide is now updated fully to include the Death Knight strategy section and all class and PvP changes which were pushed live with the arrival of patch 3.2. This guide is undoubtedly the best on the market and an essential part of any gamer’s library! Get your copy today and start stockpiling the honor, arena points and Battleground victories you deserve!

Aion News

• 1.5.1 Patch Additions - NCSoft has announced a group of changes that are scheduled to be implemented this month on live servers, although there is no official release date yet. The changes include improvements/additions to many aspects of the game including characters, quests and User Interface changes. To see the full list, head on over to the Aion official news site.
• Aion Fan Art on Facebook – NCSoft recently added a fan art section to it’s Official Aion Facebook Page which will allow fans of the game to share their artwork with others. Right now there are only two entries on the page, but I am looking forward to seeing what gets posted there in the future. To share your Aion-based artwork, drop them an e-mail at aion_community@ncsoft.com and they will upload it!
• One Month Post-Release and Going Strong – Many Aion players have probably already noticed that the population in the game has continued to rise in the rather short time since launch, but now there are some statistics to back up this observation. Both Steam and Direct2Drive have posted their top ten lists for the week of October 25-31 and Aion (although near or at the bottom) still appears on both lists. Congrats to NCSoft on the game’s success!
• Product Spotlight – We are proud to announce that FTW Guides has created an incredible new product line to help you through the amazing new MMO that Aion is! The all new Aion Leveling Guides were developed by professional gamers who have been playing in both the open and closed betas for nearly a year now.The guides include complete coverage of both factions, detailed numbered maps, online accessibility, frequent updates and impeccable customer support! All of these features plus a 30 day unconditional money back guarantee means you have nothing to lose! Beat the learning curve and get on to enjoying this visually stunning, amazing game faster than you ever thought possible. Order you copy today!

EVE Online News

• Ryan Dancey on EVE’s Longevity - In a recent interview on Gamasutra Ryan Dancey, CCP Games Chief Marketing Officer, talks about the state of EVE and what makes it unique from it’s player governance and virtual economy to it’s slow, yet continual growth in subscription numbers. Mr. Dancey also talks about the developer’s focus on keeping the game interesting for long time subscribers while making sure it is compelling enough to continue to draw in new players. To read the full interview head over to Gamasutra.
• EVE’s New Dominion Dev Blog – This month’s dev blog releases details on the two parts of the new sovereignty system in Dominion. There is information on the upgrade system which is used to unlock resources and the upkeep system along with information on how upgrading your space will work with the new expansion. You can read all the details here.
• Website Downtime Tomorrow – CCP has announced that during scheduled downtime on Wednesday they will be taking the EVE Online forums as well as the Account Management and payment features on their website offline. This is presumably for an upgrade to these systems of some kind, but no specifics were provided in the announcement.
• CCP Game’s “Get a Clone” Program – CCP Games has taken a different approach to promoting their game with a new website from Duvolle Laboratories (an in-game NPC corporation) called getaclone.com. On this site potential players can answer a few simple questions and based on the answers given it will tell you what type of EVE player you would most likely be and enjoy playing. Pretty neat. If you want to give it a try head over to the new site and check i out.

Warhammer Online News

• Endless Trial Now Available – We told you about this before when it was announced as “coming soon” and now it is live! Warhammer Online trial accounts now never expire! This means new players or even those returning will be able to experience the entire first tier of play in the game without the pressure of a time limit. Players can feel free to try out new classes, starting experiences and group play at their own pace. For restrictions and more information, check out the FAQ.
• Interim City Siege Fixes - The recent changes which removed fortresses from the RvR campaign equation resulted in cities being constantly sieged (something the game was not dealing with very well) so devs had to come up with a temporary solution to the problems players were facing as a result of this change. This interim solution was put into place this week and includes fixes like stages 1 and 2 of the city siege being cut in half and city rank changes. To get the full rundown, you can read the post on the Official Forums.
• John Cox on Hackers and Warhammer – This week Mythic posted a developer’s diary with John Cox, Development Manager, about their efforts to combat in-game hackers. The type of hacking this post deals with is that of third party programs which allow players to do things in the game world with their characters that should not even be possible and is certainly not allowed. He goes into everything from what they do to prevent these hacks, how they find the hackers and what they do to them once they have been caught to how devs identify and respond to reports of players using hacks. I thought this dev diary was informative. Good read.
• Product Spotlight – Everyone knows that FTW MMO strategy guides has one of the best, most comprehensive WAR Leveling and Strategy Guides available on the market today! This guide has just received some major updates to keep it in line with the changes to the game. The guides now include all new quests, new flight paths, detailed numbered maps, RvR quests and detailed public Quest information! The WAR Combo Pack from FTW is a definite must have for every Warhammer fan! Get your copy today for just $44.99, or buy one side for just $29.99.

Alganon News

• Open Beta Now Available – When Quest Online announced that it would not be releasing Alganon until December 1st, there were some disappointed fans! Well, this should help to ease the pain, Alganon’s Open Beta begins Wednesday, November 11th and will provide anxious fans with the opportunity to check out the game prior to launch. Quest Online has made a pretty significant round of improvements recently that should make for a better overall gaming experience. Players interested in participating in the open beta need to create an account on the MyAlganon site and download the game client straight from there or from Fileplanet, Direct2Drive or Curse.

Star Trek Online News

• Official Release Date Announced! – This week Cryptic confirmed that it’s new MMO, Star Trek Online, will officially release on February 2nd, 2009 in the US followed by a February 5th, 2010 release date in Europe. This announcement comes just on the heels of the start of the game’s closed beta testing phase. This is, of course, super exciting news for trekkies everywhere! We will be sure to keep everyone updated on beta status and release date changes if and when it is necessary.
• “Episode Missions” Explained in New Dev Blog – Cryptic has released a new dev blog for STO detailing the strive toward a different type of “questing” experience in the game where players will have the opportunity to live out the television shows they love. These will be called “Episode Missions” and are all based around episodes of the ever popular Star Trek tv series, they will last anywhere from 45-90 minutes and will serve an important role in player progression. The game is set to launch with three seasons each containing 14 individual episodes. To read the entire dev blog on the subject, click here.

Other Noteworthy MMO News

• Lord of the Rings Online Extends Special Pricing – With the Siege of Mirkwood expansion less than a month away from launch, Turbine has decided to extend their current special pricing offers through November 18th. Current subscribers have 3 different plans to choose from, all of which include getting the expansion for free when it releases. To check out what Turbine has to offer, click here.
• Star Wars: The Old Republic Imperial Agent Class – BioWare announced this week that the sixth class to join the ranks in the Star Wars-themed MMO will be the Imperial Agent. Imperial Agents are a rogue class of characters since they do their work for the Empire with high tech tools that help them to infiltrate the republic and assassinate enemies of the Sith Empire. The Holonet will soon be updated to include the new class and they already have their own forum on the official site.
• Champions Online Scavenger Hunt – This Sunday (Nov. 15th) community member, Mr. Funsocks will be kicking off an awesome scavenger hunt called “Where in the World is Carmel Santiago?”. The object of the hunt is to be the first to find Carmel somewhere in the CO world and offer to trade with her. There is a small entry fee, but a pretty big payoff if you win. For all the details, look over the forum thread about the contest and good luck!

Aion gives you a very simple way, to get warnings if an enemy is nearby long before you can actually see them, or see them on the map.  Use this to see your enemies, before they can see you…

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Rifts periodically open between Asmodae and Elysea. There doesn’t appear to be any set time between the opening of a rift and sometimes, it doesn’t even open both ways. The opening of a rift will broadcast a message to everybody in the zone and everybody who enters the zone for as long as the rift stays open. You can also look up into the sky and see a blue swirling vortex indicating a rift is open somewhere in the zone.

This one was in a higher level section of Eltnen. We had our
work cut out for us reaching the lower level parts of Morheim <.>

The first zone you’ll encounter Rifts in is Eltnen (Elyos) or Morheim (Asmodians). There can only be one rift up in a zone of each type (exit and entry) and they spawn at one of several designated locations. The other two zones that can have rifts between them are Heiron (Elyos) and Beluslan (Asmodians).

One of the easiest way to see rift locations on your map is to copy and paste the following into your in-game memopad. Then you can simply click the links and they will show on the map.

Elyos Eltnen->Morheim Rifts

Eltnen [pos:Entrance A <12>;210020000 183.269086357947 2829.47434292866 0.0 -1] Morheim [pos:Exit A;220020000 745.420675537359 1872.32548618219 0.0 -1]

Eltnen [pos:Entrance B <20>;210020000 824.070087609512 2023.46683354193 0.0 -1] Morheim [pos:Exit B;220020000 1364.66325486182 1334.96622313204 0.0 -1]

Eltnen [pos:Entrance C <35>;210020000 1655.10888610763 1858.26032540676 0.0 -1] Morheim [pos:Exit C;220020000 617.477993858751 209.070624360287 0.0 -1]

Eltnen [pos:Entrance D <35>;210020000 1024.32040050063 61.0137672090112 0.0 -1] Morheim [pos:Exit D;220020000 1820.13920163767 1309.37768679632 0.0 -1]

Eltnen [pos:Entrance E <45>;210020000 1459.8648310388 581.664580725907 0.0 -1] Morheim [pos:Exit E;220020000 1559.13613101331 2757.68884339816 0.0 -1]

Eltnen [pos:Entrance F <50>;210020000 2210.80350438048 2644.24280350438 0.0 -1] Morheim [pos:Exit F;220020000 2613.38382804504 2235.68270214944 0.0 -1]

Eltnen [pos:Entrance G <50>;210020000 2180.76595744681 541.614518147685 0.0 -1] Morheim [pos:Exit G;220020000 2930.68167860798 879.490276356192 0.0 -1]

Elyos Heiron->Beluslan Rifts

Heiron [pos:Entrance A <24>;210040000 2662.01160005043 434.266044634977 0.0 -1] Beluslan [pos:Exit A;220040000 126.507629704985 1061.38860630722 0.0 -1]

Heiron [pos:Entrance B <36>;210040000 1300.266548985 1437.9225822721 0.0 -1] Beluslan [pos:Exit B;220040000 1067.50457782299 313.677517802645 0.0 -1]

Heiron [pos:Entrance C <48>;210040000 1103.57004160888 656.180052956752 0.0 -1] Beluslan [pos:Exit C;220040000 1036.98575788403 2073.59613428281 0.0 -1]

Heiron [pos:Entrance D <48>;210040000 649.655024587063 1821.22859664607 0.0 -1] Beluslan [pos:Exit D;220040000 2125.49033570702 456.098677517803 0.0 -1]

Heiron [pos:Entrance E <60>;210040000 725.307527424032 2512.18812255705 0.0 -1] Beluslan [pos:Exit E;220040000 2863.02848423194 542.568667344863 0.0 -1]

Heiron [pos:Entrance F <60>;210040000 503.393519102257 555.310049174127 0.0 -1] Beluslan [pos:Exit F;220040000 2725.69379450661 2343.17904374364 0.0 -1]

Heiron [pos:Entrance G <72>;210040000 2742.70760307654 2078.44710629177 0.0 -1] Beluslan [pos:Exit G;220040000 1744.00508646999 1900.65615462869 0.0 -1]

Asmodian Morheim->Eltnen Rifts

Morheim [pos:Entrance A <12>;220020000 450 2350 0.0 -1] Eltnen [pos:Exit A;210020000 718.938673341677 2779.41176470588 0.0 -1]

Morheim [pos:Entrance B <20>;220020000 750 920 0.0 -1] Eltnen [pos:Exit B;210020000 383.519399249061 1277.53441802253 0.0 -1]

Morheim [pos:Entrance C <35>;220020000 250 500 0.0 -1] Eltnen [pos:Exit C;210020000 1289.65206508135 2438.98623279099 0.0 -1]

Morheim [pos:Entrance D <35>;220020000 1650 1400 0.0 -1] Eltnen [pos:Exit D;210020000 93.1564455569462 246.245306633292 0.0 -1]

Morheim [pos:Entrance E <45>;220020000 1630.78403275333 1099.5516888434 0.0 -1] Eltnen [pos:Exit E;210020000 1329.70212765957 346.370463078848 0.0 -1]

Morheim [pos:Entrance F <50>;220020000 2400 2300 0.0 -1] Eltnen [pos:Exit F;210020000 2295.9098873592 2278.7859824781 0.0 -1]

Morheim [pos:Entrance G <50>;220020000 2450 600 0.0 -1] Eltnen [pos:Exit G;210020000 2586.27284105131 651.752190237797 0.0 -1]

Asmodian Beluslan->Heiron Rifts

Beluslan [pos:Entrance A <24>;220040000 233.323499491353 150.910478128179 0.0 -1] Heiron [pos:Exit A;210040000 2132.44408019165 434.266044634977 0.0 -1]

Beluslan [pos:Entrance B <36>;220040000 1301.48219735504 634.12512716175 0.0 -1] Heiron [pos:Exit B;210040000 1955.92157357206 1821.22859664607 0.0 -1]

Beluslan [pos:Entrance C <48>;220040000 767.402848423194 2226.19023397762 0.0 -1] Heiron [pos:Exit C;210040000 871.569032908839 903.311562224183 0.0 -1]

Beluslan [pos:Entrance D <48>;220040000 2069.53916581892 262.812817904374 0.0 -1] Heiron [pos:Exit D;210040000 861.482032530576 2194.44761064179 0.0 -1]

Beluslan [pos:Entrance E <60>;220040000 2842.68260427263 618.865717192269 0.0 -1] Heiron [pos:Exit E;210040000 291.566511158744 2658.44962804186 0.0 -1]

Beluslan [pos:Entrance F <60>;220040000 2812.16378433367 2561.89725330621 0.0 -1] Heiron [pos:Exit F;210040000 362.175513806582 514.962047661077 0.0 -1]

Beluslan [pos:Entrance G <72>;220040000 1596.49745676501 2053.2502543235 0.0 -1] Heiron [pos:Exit G;210040000 1905.48657168075 2577.75362501576 0.0 -1]

It’s beneficial to have both Elyos and Asmodian sets on your map, so you can  see where your enemies are flooding in from. Note that rifts are one way for both races. You can’t go back through a rift you came in from and you can’t enter an attacker’s rift.

Rifts last for up to 26 minutes before they disperse. They also have level requirements; generally, the further the rift is from the fortress, the higher the level requirements. It also works in the opposite way, though… the closer you are to the fortress, the lower your level has to be for you to enter. This is to help prevent mass ganking by high levels xD. Each rift has a set number of people that can enter before it disperses; generally the lower level the rift, the fewer people it lets in.

Finally, be prepared when you step inside! The place will be crawling with enemy players and they would love no more than to zerg your sorry arse. Keep moving and don’t ever let yourself get pinned down in one location. Avoid the heavy questing areas (you’ll learn to recognise them). If you have 40k to spare, purchase a Group Kisk before you enter and place it somewhere safe and out of the way on the other side, to give your group a respawn should things go awry. And if you kill too many low level players, you’ll get cursed — you will be displayed on the map to all enemy players. The curse shows in the top right of your screen when you have it.

Blade’s Edge Arena

Blade’s Edge Arena is notoriously known for being the worst arena ever created. This arena is the largest arena currently in the game and is the easiest to kite other players in. This arena has two levels, the bottom floor and a raised bridge above the bottom floor with two ramps leading up to it. There are two pillars connected to this ramp going across with thin ropes, that players can run across. These pillars are within jumping range, making running across the rope optional.

The bottom of the pillars are generally used for kiting other players around. They also make excellent places for players to run over to and start to drink. Due to Blade’s Edge’s size, and layout this arena can be a real pain in the ass. If someone, expecially a druid knows how to kite and get away from people. The most important thing to keep in mind in this arena is use the terrain to your advantage!!

A quick run down of everything, One is where you will start. The side you can start on is random but both sides are exactly identicle to one another. So if you start out north, south won’t get a advantage. There are two ways of approach in this Arena, straight under the bottom or right across the top. Usually teams that rush through the bottom are teams that don’t want to let you think of a strategy and don’t have a perfect one of their own.

Most teams usually run up the ramp and dick around at the top, forming a strategy, then rush. Make sure your team has a strategy made if the enemies decide to rush, this will allow you to be prepaired for anything.

Terrain

Pillar: This is the most noteable landmark for Blade’s Edge arena, The pillar is essentially what the arena is made around. There is a rope connecting the pillar to the central platform making it easy for players to run across. The pillar is also within jumping range, meaning the more skilled players can jump across. Really if you think about it the rope is essentially there to allow pets easy access to players on the pillar.

The ramp in Blade’s Edge is used to gain access to the upper crosswalk, which spreads across the whole arena. On the very right hand side of this picture is one of the best hiding spots for players that plan to run away and drink up. For a better explination of the location. If you’re under the center crosswalk looking at the ramp, the location is in between the pillar and the wall.

This next noteable location is the pit in the center. The reason this pit is worth mentioning is for what it looks like it does, but doesn’t do. When in this pit you will not be out of another players line of site, nor will you gain an advantage in anyway. The only perks to this pit are the four pillars that are on each side of it. These pillars can be used to kit other players around and easily Line of Site anyone on the opposite side.

This is the top of the pillar. The reason I’m showing you is so you can see the rope and so I can explain something. Near the edge of the pillar, people below you are in your line of site. If you stand in the middle of the pillar, anyone near the pillar is out of your LoS. This is both good and bad depending on how you want it to work. If you’re on the edge of the pillar closest to the center of the arena you will be able to heal anyone who is roughly half way under.

Tip #1: Under the ramps there are very small sections you can hide to drink. See above for more information.

Tip #2: The stealth detection crystals in this arena are located on top of the pillars.

Tip #3:  The pit in the center of the arena will NOT break any form of line of site.

Written by Almar

I have been playing Wintersgrasp in World of Warcraft, for quite a while now, and like to think of myself as a bit of a leader when it comes to playing WG.  I take the role, since no one else seems to direct anyone to do so, and as such I try and teach what I can to help the newbies, so they don’t get stuck in the trap and lure of running to the front gates and not really doing their part to help win the match.

The best thing I have been able to do, is to help us keep control of WG 90% of the time.  For the outnumbered Horde, this may seem outrageous, but when ever I play we tend to win.  And yes, for the record, I play Horde.

For all players, both attackers and defenders, advertise, advertise, advertise.  I start advertising WG matches about 20 mins prior to a match.  I run the trade channel down to a 2 minute warning, at which time I do announce “Final Call”.  This changes the people on our side from 40 people during the day to 80 – or more.  In the early morning, instead of having 2-3 people, we will often get 15.  I can assure you that 15 is enough to grab or hold WG, when the other side only has 5, because they don’t advertise.  The least I have ever participated in taking WG, was with 8 people.

For the defenders, keep this noted… take control of chat.  DO NOT talk in the Raid chat, instead focus on the General chat area /1.  This will help people who are not in the raid, know where to go and what to do.

When you first see people on, before the game, tell them to grab RPGG’s now, not later when they need them.  Also tell them to fly up and sit on top of the walls and buildings, to keep the other faction away.

Once the match starts, they need to know that their duty, is to get on the guns and announce INC attacks, and where they are hitting.  If at all possible send a rogue or druid to watch the East and West parks, in order to get advanced notice of incoming attacks, and numbers.  When incoming attacks are going to come in, tell people “REAR EAST x5 Siege” or FRONT WEST x8 Siege” this will help them get to the proper location faster and not be searching around.  Also, if any walls get breached, and there are still incoming attacks, tell them “MIDDLE NOW”.

When you or anyone gets rank for siege engines or demolishers, it’s a good idea to remind people to get those towers down.

When we defend, we only want either Demolishers or Catapults.  Yup, that’s right I said it, Catapults.  Catapults have the advantage of going anywhere you can run, inside WG fortress.  They can go up the turrets, between the doorways, or stay in the middle, when all the walls are up.  They are nice little AOE attacks on the enemy, and you can replace cannons or add more attacks to the cannons hitting the other peeps.  Demolishers are faster then Siege Engines, so we can often catch up to them when defending, and use them to hit them from the side or behind.

A nice tip, is if you are on the inner guns, and the enemy has not yet broken through the outer walls.  Attack the base of the wall, and the damage will go through to the siege engines on the other side as well as any attackers on foot at the base on the other side as well.

I once saw a Warlock get on the wall near the WG Graveyard.  He could move out of view so he wasn’t attacked.  Now there’s a little trick that he can use, to get massive amounts of honor.  Everytime someone is rezzed, he needs only to tap the person with a small DOT.  Once they die, he gets credit for the kill, thus getting a lot of honor.

For attackers, the main thing they need, is rank.  The easiest way to get rank, is to attack the front gates.  Unfortunately, this also gives the enemy rank as well.  In fact, they are likely to get more rank, as they can hit aoe with the guns.  So instead, we want to take out the guards.  Over near the middle bridge, there are 4 guards posted.  If we work as a group, and all put DOT’s on them, we can all get rank.  It’s just a matter of running back and forth to get it.  The area of the 2 sets of 2 guards, are between the bridge and WG fortress, out of range of the guns.

Once you have the rank, then you want to get Siege Engines, if there are a lot of you.  If there aren’t, it’s important to get Demolishers, as you can have 2 attacks for one person.  DO NOT get catapults.  Catapults are great for defending, and terrible for attacking.  If you are using siege engines, make sure that the person on your gun, knows to hit the walls, not the people nearby, when they are in range of the guns.  Attacking the walls with your gun, takes them out that much quicker, and can allow you to attack them when you arent up to them yet.

If the enemy takes your workshop, then you need to get it back.  This is very important.  However, if you are vastly outnumbered, hit them from the other side.  Once you start to hit the other side, then those guarding the workshop will leave it, opening your chance to get it.  Once you have control, you can then attack from the other side.

One of my tricks things to do, is to get a rogue or druid inside the enemy’s gates.  It’s an easy trick that we can do.  Simply fly North out of WG and at the edge of IceCrown, do not join the queue.  After the battle has started, you can fly into WG, and land near the East or West guns, and attack them and take them out.  Remember to announce what you are doing, so people can attack from that side.  If you attack the guns too early however, then the guns will regenerate.  So the best thing we can do, is take them to low health, and leave them, so that 1-2 hits will take them out when our Siege and Demo’s get there.

The most important thing to remember, is to take control of the chat.  Tell people where to go, and what to do.  If no one tells them they will do their own thing.

I highly recommend the Carbonite addon as well as using my favorite food for PvP, Blackened Worg Steak.  I use the addon as a small map, always on, right above my chat window.  I can see incoming siege weapons, and where they are hitting from, as well as how the towers are doing, and where our forces are.