Saturday, September 11, 2010

BG's

I'm gonna share some of my tips / bits of advice for how to BG proficiently.

Positioning:
     While you are a Warlock that can tank a good deal of damage, it's generally far better for you to try & stand towards the back of battles, out of range of melee, to allow you to consistently nuke people down.  Also, always be aware of your surroundings & nearby enemies.  Throughout battles, you need to regularly check if you can better position yourself to better adapt to how your enemies have moved.

Be Smart: 
     If you & some of your teammates are trying to kill someone, but they keep getting heals, don't be a derp & keep spamming your nukes on the guy; Fear the healer.  If you see one of your teammates getting opened up on by a Rogue, Fear them to help your teammate out.  Constantly look out for people needing peels, a quick Fear or Shadowfury can change the momentum in your favor.

Defend & Call Out Incs:
     This speaks for itself, if you cap a node, be prepared to defend it.  If you're with 2-3 other people at your node & you see someone call out in BG chat that there are a few incoming to Farm when you're at LM, be sure to go help them out as they likely won't be attacking LM soon & you'll be able to spare a person or 2.  If you see people coming towards your node, call out in BG chat so you can get some help as soon as possible, don't be a hero & cost your team a node.

Fight On Nodes:
     Don't waste your time dismounting to kill someone out in the middle of a road, if you aren't attacked first of course.  It's more important to go attack a node & potentially secure the game for your team.  On the subject of that, call out if you notice there are only 1-2 people defending an enemy node, state that they are vulnerable to a quick assault of 3 or so of you guys.

Group Up:
     You will get a lot more accomplished with 1-2 other people with you.  I usually serve as a 'floater' of sorts, traveling between nodes with a few others to respond to incs that were called out.  Also, this saves you from being killed by some Rogue in a CS -> KS while mounted, which means no Soul Link for you!

Tada!  You are now considered top tier BG Hero material, congratulations.

99 comments:

  1. It is always a good idea to group up no matter what.

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  2. WoW... you know theres better games out there? =P

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  3. If I ever play Wow I guess I'll keep this in mind.

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  4. good tips here, and jeffy, your wrong. my main is on a pve server too :P

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  5. if i wanted to start playing WoW, should I just wait for the Cataclysm?

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  6. Love the BG's, can't wait for Cataclysm!

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  7. congratulagions same... :D

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  9. There goes my social life again!!

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  10. Great ! Been a long time since I've done a good BG, miss the old AV in BC.

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  11. I haven't played WoW in months. These are some great tips for BGs...keep up the good work!

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  12. I too dont mind the BG's.

    Although i do prefer Alternative Rock. Hmmmph.

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  13. Thanks for the tips, I will keep these in mind next time I play WoW.

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  14. AWESOME BRO, but I'm not down with the computer gaming anymore. It took my soul, but luckily I rescued that shit and GTFO.

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  15. Interesting. I don't play WoW, but I didn't think it was this intricate. Bitches be into some vidya games.

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  16. Following and supporting bro, nice tips, reactivating wow xD

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  18. If only I would have read this before I cancelled my subscription :P

    oh well, nonetheless it is some bomb info, will pass the link on to friends who could use some extra battlegrounds knowledge.

    thx ^_^

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  19. I hate going against locks....

    Fear makes me rage

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  20. followed, supported.

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  21. thanks
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  22. Gear always has a huge part tho :)

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  23. guides upon guides of these tips could be spread through the internet and people will still not follow them..

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  24. reat info, now if only my brother could play better...

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  25. i never really got into pvp much. I can never seem to focus on the simple group tactics in BG's. So I stick to my PvE :)

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  26. Wow, this is actually some excellent strategy. I'm not very proficient at strategy games, so I'll be taking this to heart. Oh and by the way, I've decided to follow your blog. I like it quite a bit. :D

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  28. LOLOLOL! BG

    Showing my daily support, would appreciate if you would visit my blog and have a read and comment what you think.

    :)

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  29. Thanks for the advice, I'll have to try this soon.

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  30. Very nice guide. Can't wait for cataclysm.

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  31. Sweet! I love Warlocks. It's a shame Haiti got the cataclysm expansion before anybody else, right?

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  32. Never been much of a WoW player myself, but you have my full blown support brohamlet.

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  34. I definitely think communication is one of the most important components of arena. I play a 2.6k+ rated Gladiator Warrior. :)

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  35. I dont really know much about WoW, except that I watched it ruin one of my flatmate's lives haha

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  36. I love writing game tips too! Different games, but same style..

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  37. Thats some good advice.. thanks alot mate !

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  38. pretty basic tipps. do you have other chars at lvl 80?

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  39. My brother-in-law has been wanting me to play this game with him badly. I only played it during a free week trial..... Still pondering on whether or not to actually start.

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  40. I need to get more game time, haven't played in 3 months, but then again i just moved.

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  41. sweet, once my mage has better gear ill try these tips out =D

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  42. Gave up WoW a while back :( too time consuming!

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  43. level 80 pally tank, gave it up too hard aha :P
    thought i would leave you a comment, good blog ;)

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  44. Nice. Ima follow ur tips once i start playing wow! :) looking forward to more tips from u. followed

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  45. awesome advice, thank you! can't wait to use it!

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  46. Awesome, thanks for the tips/advice bro!

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  47. theyre really not as bad as people really think.

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  48. Showing my support, please follow me :).

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  50. Personally, I think starcraft is better than warcraft. But this is very well put together anyway! Cheers!

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  51. some good advices here, will be helpful to my new warlock

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  52. Cool Stuff, keep posting

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  53. y u locks always gotta fear me :'(

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  54. I guess this would certainly be helpful if I played WoW, but I can appreciate your passion for it and the time taken to make this guide for others. Keep up the good work.

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  55. Druids rox :]

    I really can't play any other class :P

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  56. This makes me want to start playing WoW again... I miss my warrior.

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  57. Fantastic info here, I will take it in consideration! Followed*

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