Blizzard has announced some upcoming Classic WoW changes that are coming to Alterac Valley in the near future, including making honorless targets unlootable, allowing parties of 5 to queue together, removing the number in the name of the battleground screen and more! ( Source: Blizzard ) We’ve prepared a collection of improvements that we’re going to make to Alterac Valley in WoW Classic over the next few days. Our goal is to make surgical adjustments that address some of the more prominent pain points and unfortunate behaviors, without cracking open the substance of the battleground. As Soon As Possible We’re working on a hotfix that will go live soon that will make honorless targets unlootable. This is intended to further discourage camping the starting caves as an efficient activity. With Scheduled Weekly Maintenance Several concurrent adjustments should positively affect the initial state of each instance of Alterac Valley: Alterac Valley will now allow parties of up to 5 players to queue together. When a party queues together, they will be placed into the same battleground. There will no longer be a number in the name of the battleground in the “Join Battle” screen. We’re fixing a setting that allowed the battleground to start with as few as 20 players on a team. Soon After the Weekly Honor and Raid Reset In WoW Classic (and original WoW), players who get fewer than 15 kills aren’t given any rank progress and are given a standing amongst other players who had fewer than 15 kills. This standing is ignored and causes confusion, so it will no longer be displayed. Finally, we’re updating the calculation of diminishing returns to match patch 1.12 of original WoW. When WoW Classic first launched the Honor System, we made the decision to decrease Honor by 25% per repeated kill. With world PvP being the only option for obtaining Honor at that time, this made sense. Now, PvP has primarily moved to battlegrounds where repetitious engagements can happen with much greater frequency. Starting next week, Honor will now decrease by 10% per repeated kill in both battlegrounds and world PvP.

Blizzard has announced that a new Classic WoW content drop will be going live on February 12th! This includes Blackwing Lair, Level 50 Class Quests, Eternal Quintessence and more. The Blackwing Lair attunement quest will also become available starting tomorrow on all realms! At 3:00 p.m. PST (6:00 p.m. EST) on Wednesday, February 12, we will unlock the following WoW Classic content simultaneously on all realms: Blackwing Lair In the dark recesses of the mountain’s peak, Nefarian, the eldest son of Deathwing, conducts some of his most awful experimentation, controlling mighty beings like puppets and combining the eggs of different dragonflights with horrific results. Should he prove successful, even darker pursuits rest on the horizon. And, yet, the Lord of Blackrock is not a mere scientist - he is a great dragon cornered in his lair. Can he truly be defeated by mortal hands? The Blackwing Lair attunement quest, “Blackhand’s Command”, will become available on all realms tomorrow, Friday, January 10. Level 50 Class Quests All players, starting at level 50, can now begin class-specific questlines offered by class trainers in capital cities. These quests conclude with a choice of one of three powerful rare items. New Reputation Rewards The Argent Dawn, Thorium Brotherhood, Timbermaw Hold, Silverwing Sentinels, and Warsong Outriders faction vendors now offer reputation reward items that were added in patches 1.6 and 1.7 of original WoW. Eternal Quintessence Players who complete “Hands of the Enemy” and reach Revered reputation with Hydraxian Waterlords may now obtain Eternal Quintessence from Duke Hydraxis. Darkmoon Faire – Coming Earlier in February A gathering of the exotic from around the world and beyond, Silas Darkmoon has brought together the Darkmoon Faire as a celebration of the wondrous and mysterious found in Azeroth. While the Faire spends most of their time in parts unknown, they do stop from time to time in Mulgore and Elwynn Forest. When the faire is on its way barkers will stop by Orgrimmar and Ironforge to announce its arrival. The first Darkmoon Faire in WoW Classic will get underway in early February, with barkers and the Faire setup appearing on Friday, February 7, and the festivities opening on Monday, February 10. Look for the many Darkmoon Cards that make up the beasts, elementals, portals, and warlords sets to begin dropping from enemies and bosses on Wednesday, February 5.

Slightly old news but as of December 10th: The time has come to put your PvP skills to the test. The Warsong Gulch and Alterac Valley Battlegrounds are now available in WoW Classic. Warsong Gulch Test your teamwork in this 10v10 capture-the-flag Battleground. The first team to capture three of the opposing team’s flags wins the match and earns Honor toward their PvP ranking. To join the Battleground, you’ll need to be at least level 10 and visit the Battlemaster in one of the capital cities to queue or, if you’re feeling adventurous, travel to the Battleground in the Northern Barrens (for the Horde) or Ashenvale (for the Alliance). You’ll be matched up with other players within a specific level bracket as follows: 10–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60 Check out Wowhead’s complete guide for tips and strategies to help you and your team make the most of your time in this classic Battleground. Source: World of Warcraft News @World of Warcraft Players

With scheduled weekly maintenance in each region, Blizzard will update WoW Classic to version 1.13.3, which includes several updates to the game. This patch will deploy with weekly maintenance starting at 7:00 a.m. PST (10:00 a.m. EST) on Tuesday, December 10. World of Warcraft Classic Version 1.13.3 Battlegrounds The fields of battle are open, and the Alliance and Horde are set to clash over Warsong Gulch and Alterac Valley. Warsong Gulch is a 10v10 game of capture-the-flag, with each faction attempting to carry their opponents’ flag all the way back to their own base, while preventing the opposition from doing the same. Players fight in level-ranges in Warsong Gulch: 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and level 60. Alterac Valley is a large 40v40 tug-of-war zone, with many quests, objectives, and areas of interest. All players at level 51 and higher are placed into a single level-range in this epic struggle, with rewards via reputation as well as quest rewards. Some Alterac Valley rewards are highly sought, such as Don Julio’s Band, Lei of the Lifegiver, and Ice Threaded Arrows/Bullets. The Alliance entrance to Warsong Gulch is in Silverwing Grove in Ashenvale Forest, and the Horde entrance is near Mor’shan Base Camp in the northern Barrens. The Alliance and Horde entrances to Alterac Valley are in northern Hillsbrad Foothills. Both Warsong Gulch and Alterac Valley can also be entered by speaking with the appropriate battlemaster in your capital city. Battlegrounds are cross-realm, which means you’ll fight alongside allies and against opponents from all of the realms in your region. Elemental Invasions Across Kalimdor, Blazing, Thundering, Watery, and Whirling Invaders now occasionally appear in Un’goro Crater, Azshara, Winterspring, and Silithus respectively. The elementals appear to be seeing just how far into these territories they can penetrate before being beaten back by the forces of the Horde or the Alliance. Keyring The key button in your micro menu now opens your Keyring, an additional bag for keys only, that scales up to hold up to 12 keys. Additional Updates The lua API has been modified 4.9k to prevent some addons from using communications channels in ways that are contrary to the spirit of the game. This patch includes client support for the Paid Character Transfer service, which may be enabled at a future date. The World of Warcraft Classic executable file on your PC has been renamed. Bug fixes.

Kaivax (Blizzard Community Manager): Warsong Gulch and Alterac Valley will open in WoW Classic simultaneously on all realms the week of December 10. At the same time, Elemental Invasions will occur in Kalimdor, with Blazing, Thundering, Watery, and Whirling Invaders appearing in Un’goro Crater, Azshara, Winterspring, and Silithus respectively. We’ve been following the deadly deeds of the Classic community closely over the last week as the Honor system sparked an impressive amount of World PvP on PvP realms, and we’re excited to see what might transpire over the next three weeks. Nonetheless, like many of you, we can’t wait to charge into some battlegrounds, so we’ve detached this content unlock from the plan we previously announced. Blackwing Lair and Darkmoon Faire are coming in early 2020. We’ll have an exact timestamp for this content unlock to share with you in early December. Source: https://eu.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/classic-content-unlocking-in-december/106144 @World of Warcraft Players

Congratulation boys!!

Congratulations to @Mentallock and @quicksilverr for your TeamSpeak Commitment Awards! @World of Warcraft Players

I've never played retail but it looks interesting.

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What is TeamSpeak TeamSpeak is a proprietary Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) application for audio communication between users on a chat channel, much like a telephone conference call. Users typically use a microphone enabled headset. The client software connects to a TeamSpeak server of the user's choice, from which the user may join voice channels. Many gaming communities, as well as organizations such as NASA, Boeing, and Lock Martin, utilize TeamSpeak. TeamSpeak 5 is currently in a closed beta, learn more. Getting Started Follow these 6 steps to get started Download the TeamSpeak 3 Client Set up your Identity Add the Server to your Bookmarks Configure your Capture Device Sync your TeamSpeak UUID to your Forum Account Connect to the Server Download Get TeamSpeak 3 Important Information before Connecting Nickname No offensive (sexual or racist) names Names containing sexual or racist reference is not allowed and you will be asked to change your name If you refuse, you will be removed Warning about TeamSpeak Add-ons Do not use any anti-auto-move or AFK prevention add-ons These add-ons will cause you to SPAM the server which will auto-banned you We ask that you disable or uninstall them prior to connecting Set up your Identity Your identity is used to identify you each time you connect to the server. It provides your member privileges, entitlements, and shows off how many awards you've earned. The TeamSpeak UUID identity hash key typically consists of 28 characters Do not share this code with anyone, except with our forum of course From the menu bar, click Tools Then click Identities Click on Create Give the Identity a name Default or Your nickname are great choices Your Nickname, what should other's call you Click on "Go Advanced" Copy the Unique ID aka TeamSpeak UUID to your clipboard [Ctrl]+C This will be needed later in this guide Click "OK" Add the Server to your Bookmarks Creating a bookmark will allow you to connect without entering in the information each time. Click button Add Bookmark Bookmark Name: United We Stand Nickname: Your Forum Name or Character Name Server Address: ts.uwsgaming.com Click on Go Advance Enable Connect on Startup This will not start the program on Windows startup. Only when the program starts up. Click OK Configure your Capture Device Sometimes it may be necessary to force select your capture device. Click on Capture (on the left) Select your capture device Typically your headset Set Push-To-Talk [PTT] Configure your Hot Key Click Begin Test to see if you can hear yourself Enable Echo cancellation Click OK Sync your TeamSpeak UUID to your Forum Account This is used to identify you each time you connect and will sync your member permissions and awards to TeamSpeak. Click to Enlarge Connect to the Server Each time you open TeamSpeak, it should auto-connect you. If it doesn't follow these instructions to connect. From the menu bar, click on Bookmarks Click on "United We Stand" to connect Our TeamSpeak Bots UWS Doorman Greets users =UWS= AdminBot Sync's entitlements and permissions from the website Handles moving AFK or Away users Ban's users Will get handsy with unruly users Music Bot Hangs out in the Chill Room Provides users with music Help Seek Help from the Community Create A Topic TeamSpeak FAQ

Realm: Thalnos (US East) Faction: Alliance Guild Leadership Community Admin Wetredneck Guild Leader @kaosaxis (Morgz) Guild Co-Leader @Donkey (Donkeysprout) Officer @quicksilverr (QuickTank) Officer @Tictacs (Tictacs) Officer Open Position About the Community United We Stand was created 15 years ago. We're a general gaming community open to any and all players interested in interacting with others. Our supported games range from FPS shooters to MMOs such as World of Warcraft! We have a wide variety of players and personalities from all over the world. Drop on by our TeamSpeak, and be sure to browse around our awesome website to keep up to date on anything guild, community, or game-related. Become a Member Today Benefits of Signing up There are NO interviews, nor a required amount of playing time All GAMERS are accepted and are welcome We help our members level Easier to group up with others Earn awards and rewards Membership is 100% Free, though we do accept donations Signing up is easy, follow these steps Register here Create a Forum Account Fill out the Membership Application (ages 17+) Once your application is reviewed and approved A Guild Leader or Community Captain will approve or deny your application within 24 hours. = Community Trial Membership & promotion to Guild "Member" + Reward: (1) Free Guild Tabard per member/account (If available) See Kaosaxis (aka Morgz), or Donkey (aka Donkeysprout) for your reward. After 2 weeks: your community membership is upgraded from "Trial Member" from "Member". You are not required to only play World of Warcraft, feel free to join other members on TeamSpeak for other games. TeamSpeak Voice Chat We utilize TeamSpeak for voice communication for a number of reasons over Discord. Discord is perfect for smaller communities but it's not the right fit for ours. Voice quality is superior with TeamSpeak Granular access control Due to the size of our community 1k+ members Badges and awards Temporary voice channels Our TeamSpeak runs on a dedicated vps service We're sponsored by TeamSpeak and TeamSpeak 5 is coming Have a headset? We hope you'll come and join us even though we're old school Follow these steps to get started or Connect Now Guild Structure ┌▪ UWS Community Leadership └┬▪ Community Admin [1] └┬▪ Guild Admin/Leaders [2] └┬▪ Officers [2] └┬▪ Legacy Members └┬▪ Veteran Members └┬▪ Members └┬▪ Recruits └▪ Timed-Out (CA) Community Admin / Guild Head Ensures the values of UWS are being upheld The position in the guild is mostly administrative (GA) Guild Leaders / Admins Runs and manage the guild Helps grow the Wow Classic community (O) Guild Officers & Raid Leaders Moderates guild chat, coordinates event Serves as raid leaders Please bear in mind Only the CA, GA, O's have the ability to make changes to guild ranks. Rules Community Rules Show respect to everyone, and treat others as you would like to be treated No sexually explicit, racist, discriminatory or otherwise insulting remarks. Excessive flaming is also discouraged No discussing instructions on the use of hacks or glitches or you will be subject to removal Please do not openly accuse other players or members of cheating in the channel. If you have an issue, seek out an admin and they will address it (please provide evidence) Please do not come into a channel and be disruptive. If you are being disruptive and someone asks you to stop, please do so Voice Spamming or playing music over TeamSpeak with the intent to disrupt game-play is not allowed Advertising products, sites, clans and services not related to UWS is not allowed unless you have been given direct permission from either Trunkz Jr. or Comrade Using 'voice activation' mode is allowed, but highly discouraged. When using a headset, we implore you to utilize PTT (Push to Talk) If you must use voice activation PLEASE make sure to set up sensitivity in such way that your microphone isn't triggered by your breathing or your neighbor's chainsaw No offensive (sexual or racist) names. Names containing sexual or racist reference is not allowed and you will be asked to change your name. If you refuse, you will be removed We're an anti-cheating community. Using cheats, glitches, or hacks of any kind is not tolerated. Do not instruct or discuss with other members on installing them. You are summarily warned. Guild Rules Do not swear or cuss-out other members in guild chat, you'll be removed Do not ASK other members for gold, silver, or copper Do not NINJA loot other players! No exceptions No Reserving Loot, Need before Greed Do not spam or advertise in guild chat Freedom of speech and the right to your opinions is protected as long as it doesn't violate our above rules Have fun! Events & Guild Calendar We're currently are in planning on some awesome upcoming guild events. These events will be published to our Guild Calendar on the forum. Members that wish to participate must have a forum account and RSVP, this allows us enough time to plan for rewards. Some events may require a Guild Tabard, these events will be noted clearly for the requirement. All guild events are optional and attending is not a requirement. Guild Calendar Event Categories Tournaments Raids In-Game Meet-Ups Community Meetings Guild Meetings Additional notes All rewards are granted and collected in person, rewards will not be mailed in-game. Events listed on the calendar automatically take into account your current time-zone. Recommended Add-ons Content coming soon Recruiting Guild members with the rank "Member" or higher, may invite whomever they wish to the guild so long as they hold the values of UWS Type slash command /ginvite <playerName> Raiding We plan to do raiding very soon, so stay tuned Check the guild calendar for scheduled events Member Purging Time to time [In-Game] we may purge inactive guild members starting with recruits that haven't signed in the longest Your community and forum status will remain unaffected If we accidentally booted out one of your characters, just ask for re-invite Problems Our members... (that's You), matter to us. We're a relaxed and fun community. We like to foster a safe and meaningful environment for all. However, we recognize there may at times be personality conflicts. If you're having an issue with another player? Don't fight! /ignore them, mute them on TeamSpeak, and then report them. Complaints are hidden from members Avoid adding more fuel to a fire Don't do anything to provoke further conflict /ignore <playerName> and mute them on TS Take screen-shots (PRT-SCR), [WinKey]+Shift+S We'll need evidence Leadership will investigate both sides Talk with a Guild Admin / Leader or an Officer, we're happy to assist you. Issues with Guild Leadership Any complaints or feedback regarding guild leadership may be directed to Wetredneck .