PvP Changes in Wrath of the Lich King
Battlegrounds
For those PvP lovers, a new instanced battleground is introduced in Wrath of the Lich King. Strand of the Ancients is a whole new twist on PvP. With siege vehicles and a newly introduced defend / attack based gameplay this is an all out war! One team starts on defense and the other on offense. The offense team will start on boats and will have to fight and push their way through the defending team in order to capture objectives. Seige vehicles will be available to the offense team and this is planned to be 10v10 or 15v15. Have fun!
Outdoor PvP: Lake Wintergrasp
In addition to new arenas and battlegrounds, Blizzard introduces the first ever outdoor zone dedicated soley to PvP. The entire zone is PvP, so enter carefully! There are several objectives to complete in order to be victorious. Some features of the zone include:
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Destructible Environment - Destroy buildings, bridges, walls and other objects to give your team the advantage.
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Siege Weapons - Hop on a vehicle and wreck havok! Siege engines, catapults, flying machines and goblin shredders are all available to players to destroy the environment or the enemy player.
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Air Combat - Hop on a flying machine and Bombs Away! Drop bombs and perhaps shoot your enemys out of the sky as well!
New battleground: Isle of Conquest (taken from 3.2.0 patch notes)
Off the coast of Northrend, Horde and Alliance forces are locked in an epic struggle for a tiny island rich in resources. Known as the Isle of Conquest, this rocky battleground's proximity to Icecrown makes it a highly prized base in the war against the Lich King. Both factions have deployed devastating weapons to drive each other from this strategic location. Day and night the ground trembles under lumbering siege vehicles while monstrous airships pummel enemy positions with fiery cannons. The bloody conflict spreads to every corner of the island as new heroes arrive to aid their factions. It remains to be seen whose banner will wave triumphantly over the Isle of Conquest and at what cost victory will be achieved.
