Still on the topic of PvP, can you explain the Ashenvale Open World PvP event? From what we got, it kind of sounded like Alterac Valley.
Well, it is a bit different because you have to queue for Alterac Valley and it takes place in an instanced zone. But if you're in an outdoor world, you're up against everyone else. The rewards we're putting in, which have different levels, there is a reward for just participating. There are also camps, some special characters like a Horde Blademaster. These camps are spread out throughout the zone and maybe it's in your favor to defend these or attack these camps. Participating in the event, you'll also earn Reputation for the Warsong Gulch. We're also adding new items to these Reputation vendors. There are also going to be Ashenvale only mounts you can use within the zone. Winning the event will also reward you with an item that has an on use World Buff. You can even bring these to your raid and save them for later.
Oh my god, we love World Buffs in Classic! Yes!
What you just described sounds like it could be opening the door for the fabled Azshara Battleground, which was a large 40 vs 40 map, with three lanes, similar to Defense of the Ancients. it was one of the many unfinished projects during Vanilla development.
What I will say is that I think the outdoor world content that we're building in Ashenvale is more representative of what we want, we want there to be discoveries, to encourage players to dig into the unknown places. We want to build on the existing lore and fantasy of zones, and have more outdoor world content. Whether that's PvP events or new world bosses, whether there are things to discover that aren't necessarily associated with new abilities. Maybe there are new elites in certain zones, or new events related to the fishing tournament.
