06-18-2005, 04:53 AM
I had a rather epic match last night in Warsong.
It started out as 4v10. With that few people, the game is supposed to end in 5 minutes. Upon seeing that message, my team decided to just rack up the HK's, since there was no way the 4 of us could defend against 10 alliance. Just before the BG was set to close (after the 15 sec warning), more people joined, and it was about 8v10. We all set to defend to see how long we could last.
One lone rogue got their flag and turned it in, bringing much joy to our side. We defended a while longer. I ended up outside about halfway across, so I decided to take a stab at the flag. It was lightly defended, so I shielded, screamed, and renewed my way across the battlefield. The score is now 2 to 2.
By this time our team had finally filled, just in time. We organized groups, with most people defending. A shaman and I went for the flag, he grabbed it and I shielded and healed him until he could Ghost Wolf away. In the meantime our flag had been taken, so we ended up in one of those stalemates. After hiding for a while under the sawmill, we were discovered, and I ended up with the flag.
I ran to the to to the east(?) of the Horde base. There is a tree there that you can climb that is hidden from the path. The other team has to specifically look for you off the path to see if you are hiding there. At this point our team was tired, and some people had logged. Eventually I was found and no one could come to my rescue. I dropped the flag, and it looked like they were going to win. Fortunately someone was in the base and managed to sneak out before dying.
This went back and forth for quite a while, with several close calls on both sides. Finally, it looks as though the Alliance are going to win. A rogue's got the flag and our entire team is chasing him. He hits sprint and is very close to their flag. Fortunately, the 100% speed buff respawns right then, and someone manages to grab the flag milliseconds before he gets credit.
Or so we thought.
I heard the "Alliance flag taken" noise before I heard/saw the "end of game" message. Looking at the shouts, the game ended, and then our man grabbed their flag. It was still such a great battle with two fairly evenly matched teams.
On another note, hunters, rogues, druids, and to a lesser extent mages, rule the field. Hunters can harass me so much, with traps, stuns/snares, DoT's, and the pet that will follow you anywhere. Rogues and Druids can sneak in after a distraction and stealth behind a flag, wait for it to be turned in, then go. Mages can grab the speed boost, Frost Nova the defenders, and blink out before anyone can respond. As a priest, I find defending or protecting the flag carrier the most effective job, but I can be very effective as a decoy flag carrier to let a rogue get in position, as PW:S, Scream, and Renew make me very durable as long as I don't have the entire team attacking me.
It started out as 4v10. With that few people, the game is supposed to end in 5 minutes. Upon seeing that message, my team decided to just rack up the HK's, since there was no way the 4 of us could defend against 10 alliance. Just before the BG was set to close (after the 15 sec warning), more people joined, and it was about 8v10. We all set to defend to see how long we could last.
One lone rogue got their flag and turned it in, bringing much joy to our side. We defended a while longer. I ended up outside about halfway across, so I decided to take a stab at the flag. It was lightly defended, so I shielded, screamed, and renewed my way across the battlefield. The score is now 2 to 2.
By this time our team had finally filled, just in time. We organized groups, with most people defending. A shaman and I went for the flag, he grabbed it and I shielded and healed him until he could Ghost Wolf away. In the meantime our flag had been taken, so we ended up in one of those stalemates. After hiding for a while under the sawmill, we were discovered, and I ended up with the flag.
I ran to the to to the east(?) of the Horde base. There is a tree there that you can climb that is hidden from the path. The other team has to specifically look for you off the path to see if you are hiding there. At this point our team was tired, and some people had logged. Eventually I was found and no one could come to my rescue. I dropped the flag, and it looked like they were going to win. Fortunately someone was in the base and managed to sneak out before dying.
This went back and forth for quite a while, with several close calls on both sides. Finally, it looks as though the Alliance are going to win. A rogue's got the flag and our entire team is chasing him. He hits sprint and is very close to their flag. Fortunately, the 100% speed buff respawns right then, and someone manages to grab the flag milliseconds before he gets credit.
Or so we thought.
I heard the "Alliance flag taken" noise before I heard/saw the "end of game" message. Looking at the shouts, the game ended, and then our man grabbed their flag. It was still such a great battle with two fairly evenly matched teams.
On another note, hunters, rogues, druids, and to a lesser extent mages, rule the field. Hunters can harass me so much, with traps, stuns/snares, DoT's, and the pet that will follow you anywhere. Rogues and Druids can sneak in after a distraction and stealth behind a flag, wait for it to be turned in, then go. Mages can grab the speed boost, Frost Nova the defenders, and blink out before anyone can respond. As a priest, I find defending or protecting the flag carrier the most effective job, but I can be very effective as a decoy flag carrier to let a rogue get in position, as PW:S, Scream, and Renew make me very durable as long as I don't have the entire team attacking me.