Blizzard Release More Information about WoW Classic PvP

• Blizzard reveals PvP content release plan
• All iconic battlegrounds, from Warsong Gulch, to Alterac Valley, to Arathi Basin to be featured
• The PvP content will be released along with the six-phase content release plan for PvE

Blizzard published a new update about their upcoming World of Warcraft Classic initiative, fleshing more information about how PvP will work. The company previously clarified the PvE system.

Introducing PvP to WoW Classic

If you love World of Warcraft, then there’s definitely lots of reasons to be excited. Another blue post appeared on April 8 and this time the PvP buffs among us got what they needed to know. Blizzard are again taking a gradual approach to how they release the full-scaled version of Player versus Player.

According to the company’s Classic community manager, Bornakk, Phase I will be very liberal in terms of what you can do. For instance, Blizzard isn’t planning on penalizing Dishonorable Kills during this stage of PvP implementation.

Should you want to hunt down NPCs in Stranglethorn Vale, Bornakk noted, this will be something you can do to your heart’s content. However, come Phase II, and things will change. Blizzard will begin introducing order in the unfolding chaos of World PvP, and those who shine at it will be rewarded. Phase II will feature:

• Honorable Kills
• Dishonorable Kills
• PvP Rank Rewards

All PvP Rewards will match those that were originally featured in Patch 1.12. You will start as a Scout and progress all the way up to High Warlord, going through 14 distinct ranks.

How to Become WoW Classic Warlord

Just as Bornakk sagely warns on the Blizzard forum, climbing though the ranks would require a substantial time investment. Whether you are a Grand Marshal (A) or a High Warlord (H), you will need to accumulate 60,000 Honor Points and then outdo all the other PvP aficionados on your realm.

Only 0.1% of the players can carry the rank and this will usually mean one individual player for the majority of the realms making the contest pretty cut-throat. Even reaching Marshal General would very possibly require you to spend the entire weekend playing Battle Grounds and then dedicating 4 evenings to a fiery action.

The more you advance through the levels, the better perks you will get depending on your rank:

RANK	ALLIANCE TITLE	HORDE TITLE	PERKS
1	Private	Scout	Tabard
2	Corporal	Grunt	Team insignia trinket
3	Sergeant	Sergeant	Superior-quality cloak, 10% discount on all goods and repairs from your faction’s NPCs
4	Master Sergeant	Senior Sergeant	Superior-quality necklace
5	Sergeant Major	First Sergeant	Superior-quality bracers
6	Knight	Stone Guard	Access to officer’s barracks, officer’s tabard, and potions
7	Knight-Lieutenant	Blood Guard	Superior-quality boots and gloves
8	Knight-Captain	Legionnaire	Superior-quality chest armor and leggings
9	Knight-Champion	Centurion	Battle standard Use: Place a Battle Standard with 1500 health that increases the maximum health of all party members that stay within 45 yards of the Battle Standard by 15%. Lasts 2 min.
10	Lieutenant Commander	Champion	Superior-quality helm and shoulder armor
11	Commander	Lieutenant General	Commander’s epic mount
12	Marshal	General	Epic-quality chest armor, leggings, and boots
13	Field Marshal	Warlord	Epic-quality helm, shoulder armor, and gloves
14	Grand Marshal	High Warlord	Epic-quality weapon and shield

Alterac Valley Is Coming to WoW Classic

Alterac Valley did divide the community when it was first announced, but it is now coming to WoW Classic and it’s the 1.12 version one we will get. There will be also Warsong Gulch, naturally, which is a natural part of the progression. The vendors will also be featured, so there will be accessories for all.

This will be supplemented with Arathi Basin in Phase IV along with its specific vendor and new opportunities to meet the opposing faction. Phase VI will feature specific PvP objectives in Silithus and Eastern Plaguelands and it will coincide with Naxxramas.

For a full list of the PvP content release plan, refer to the following list:

Phase 1 (WoW Classic Launch)

• You can PvP one another in the world, but there is no tracking, and no formal rewards for doing so.

Phase 2

• Honor System (including Dishonorable Kills)
• PvP Rank Rewards

Phase 3

• Alterac Valley (version 1.12 2.9k)
• Warsong Gulch

Phase 4

• Arathi Basin

Phase 6

• World PvP objectives in Silithus and Eastern Plaguelands