If you want to feel like a true hero, the Warfronts will be just what you are looking for. In the next addon for World of Warcraft, Battle for Azeroth, these PvE events promise to put you in the spotlight as commanders.
The Warfronts are one of the key features of the new WoW addon Battle for Azeroth. Alongside Island Expeditions, they are the second novelty aimed at expanding endgame content.
Warfronts in WoW serve as a counterpart to the Expeditions. While you explore unknown territories with a small squad on the islands, you fight massive battles with up to 20 players – or entirely alone as the shining hero of the army.
What are Warfronts?
The locations of the new feature are key positions in Azeroth, where one faction establishes itself while the other tries to take it over. Warfronts are PvE events in which up to 20 players can participate simultaneously.
A Warfront becomes available for the faction as soon as it has gathered enough resources to attack a position. Players invest these resources in various buildings, similar to what is done on the Broken Shore, which then provide bonuses for a limited time.
Once a Warfront is opened, players of the corresponding faction can participate for one week. According to the developers, initiating a Warfront is already as good as winning it.
The first Warfront to be available in Battle for Azeroth is Stromgarde Keep in Arathi Highlands. It will initially be held by the Alliance, allowing the Horde to initiate the first Warfront.
You are the heroes of your faction
If you have gathered enough resources and begun the battle, you can sign up for a Warfront. The process aims to bring back the feeling of the classic strategy game Warcraft 3.
You will not be the floating hand of the commander, who commands the troops and builds structures, but the hero. You gather soldiers around you and lead them into battle yourself.
Be part of the command or the lone wolf
The troops you can command apparently depend on the type of buildings you have constructed before. Recruit soldiers from the barracks and coordinate with your fellow players on how to coordinate the attacks.
Coordination is important – but not necessarily required. You can also take matters into your own hands. If you want, you can recruit troops entirely on your own and lead them against the enemy wherever you please. Whether alone or in a team – you are the hero.
Adapt to the circumstances
While you engage in battle, the scenario of a Warfront can change. Similar to the Island Expeditions, your actions can change the circumstances you find yourself in.
Various strategic positions in the Warfronts can be taken and thereby change the situation. Prepare for these changes to ensure victory.
What’s the point?
During the week in which the Warfront is active, it apparently doesn’t matter whether you win or lose. Unlike PvP content, there are no defeats. Initiating a Warfront is already enough.
The developers have not yet revealed what this means exactly and how it is supposed to work. The answer to the question of what rewards await you is still outstanding. Speculations suggest that there will be daily quests for the respective faction during the duration of control.
Especially important is that the end of a Warfront heralds the beginning of a new one. Once the Horde has taken an area previously held by the Alliance, they now get the chance to gather resources for a counterattack. This is meant to ensure dynamism.
The developers hinted in an interview that players’ decisions might influence the development. Whether Horde or Alliance can hold a point permanently and thus unlock a new scenario will still be seen.
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