With the next update for World of Warcraft, Blizzard aims to appeal to long-time fans – Tarrens Mill will become a battlefield.
Anyone who has been playing World of Warcraft for 12 years or knows someone who has, will have heard of the legendary battles in the Hillsbrad Foothills. The two cities Tarrens Mill (Horde) and Southshore (Alliance) were closer together than any other major settlements in the game world. This led to players from both factions showing up there every day to beat the enemies: Open World PvP.
There was no real reward for this. An honor system was not implemented at the time, and a display that counted victories over other players was only developed later. It was purely the “Alliance vs. Horde” feeling without any real incentive from the game – just for the fun of it.
With Patch 7.2, Blizzard wants to revive this battle in the form of a “Brawl”. These are limited-time PvP events intended to provide variety for PvP players and will be renewed at regular intervals, just like the card chaos in Hearthstone or the Brawl in Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm.
In the past, for the 10th anniversary of World of Warcraft, players could register for the battlefield “Tarrens Mill vs. Southshore” and earn some achievements.
There was no real map objective back then, besides “Kill as many enemies as possible!” – that’s probably the case this time as well: a “team deathmatch” until one side runs out of tickets. In the official forum, Community Manager Lore has already confirmed that there will be few deviations from the event back then, wanting only to test the stability of the battle around Patch 7.2.
Cortyn says: Even if the developers surely mean well to evoke some nostalgic feelings, I am not convinced by the idea. Hillsbrad is, just like the old Alterac Valley, associated with so many memories that new content simply cannot reach, no matter how much effort is put in. Some legends are better left undisturbed – as only then is it a true legend.
