[A-H] [RP-PvP] The Anniversary War 2010

So I finally got some time to write up on some of the stuff I've been having in mind. It's still a bit of a draft of course, but at least some hints on what can be done.


Battle of the Shimmering Flats
Of course, a very old school-ish idea, but nevertheless the last chance we may get to do such a thing on a large scale. The Horde start out at Freewind post, whilst the Alliance gather up at Gadgetzan. They meet in the middle, and all chaos can break loose!

Ashenvale
Once again an oldie. Many people may be talking about the Shimimering Flats as the first biggest battle on this server, the very first one was actually on the first founding day of the server! Led by SGE, all the fresh lowbies of the Horde were led to Astranaar to try and take down those pesky sentinel guards. Unfortunately, the Horde combatants weren't quite as... apt as they are now. A chance for payback, perhaps? Or a chance for the Alliance to take the fight to the Warsong Lumber Mill before the massive revamp of the area!

Desolace is another one of these. Although the area isn't very attractive graphics-wise, it still have several locations that can prove to be quite entertaining if used as a means of a battlefield. I'll be leaving that suggestion for what it is for now though, since it seems there are quite plenty more ideas as is.


I would suggest Dustwallow as well, but I think that Dustwallow Dust-up campaign deserves an actual campaign of its own, not to mention it ought to be done a tad closer towards the release of Cataclysm as well (which, we all have to admit, might still take a while with Blizzard's "it's done when it's done"-policy).

We could do Ashenvale, and depending on which side pushes who, it could be the Horde retreating to the Barrens then pushed back to Orgrimmar or it could be the Alliance retreating to Darkshore then pushed back to Darnassus?

I'd avoid letting the fights take place in major cities, Tashun, since there'd be guard spam, LocalDef pings attracting OOCers, etcetera.

14 September, 2005: This is when it all started. The Mean Machine (cause we all know Vinnie Jones plays on something as awesome as DB as well) known as Defias Brotherhood was unleashed upon the then still innocent RPers of Argent Dawn and Earthen Ring. As one of the two first servers marked as RP-PvP, it was founded to make for a retreat for all RPers longing for a real sense of PvP in the World of Warcraft. And by Thrall's legendary underwear, did it deliver!

Now, on 14 September 2010, it's still alive and running, and ready to honour the days of old in ye good ole Anniversary War! No-nonsense, all-out fun for the kids and family!


The breeze wafted soothingly over the bloodied grass of the forest. Amongst the many, long-buried bones and fresh carcasses here, many wars had been waged. Yet despite all this, the landscape was still very much like it was five years ago, when just another bloodied chapter of this landscape began. All of this, however, was soon to change.

New, ambitious leaders arise on the horizon, ready to lead their people into glory and darkness and beyond, and may what gods have mercy on what may be standing in their way. These are the lands that are marked for disaster, and whether it be due to old hatreds, burning fires or mere grudges, shields and spears are bound to collide here as they have once before.

This is the time for heroes, both young and old, to travel forth and defend their lands again. For King and Country, or perhaps on behalf of his or her commanding chief... or what sinister forces might be operating behind that.


Tl;dr? Fear not! For we can be very brief in all this! The Anniversary War is upon us again! On the coming 14 September, our beloved server will be up in the air for another splendid five years already! To celebrate, we will once again, of course, be hosting PvP events on specific locations - this time focused on the vanilla world of Azeroth for one last time before the Cataclysm is upon us!

Naturally, anyone else is able and even very much encouraged to organize their own events to celebrate the occasion as well! In fact, make sure you either stay tuned to this thread for any updates on any additional events or, alternative, keep an eye on the thread on the server's unofficial RP forums for any closed events!


Carnage in Ashenvale
Monday, 13 September, 20:00

Players from the first hour may well remember the troll-led assault on the town of Astranaar on the very first existing day of the server. All the fresh lowbies of the Horde were led to Astranaar to try and take down those pesky sentinels. Unfortunately, the Horde combatants weren't quite as well-trained as they are these days. A chance for payback, perhaps? Or a chance for the Alliance to take the fight all the way back to the Warsong Lumber Mill, a classical battlefield as well? Either way, a last chance for the entire server to experience Ashenvale in its old shape!


Battle of the Shimmering Flats 2.0
Tuesday, 14 September, 20:00

Another classical battlefield for many players of the Defias Brotherhood. When battlegrounds weren't quite as simple as they are now and when only the most dedicated would get all the purples, a historical battle was waged on the Shimmering Flats, in the Thousand Needles. This place will forever hold a special meaning to many who were lucky enough to witness this carnage (and ultimate lagfest). Sadly, this place will be forgotten in Cataclysm, but before that, all heroes will have one last chance to wage war on this legendary field of battle, which the Alliance will approach from Gadgetzan, and the Horde from Freewind Post!

Posted on http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=14469529206&sid=1. Feel free to make your events here if you'd like them to be closed, but most of all, make sure you promote all of these amongst your friends!

Lok'tar Ogar!

Umm...I mean For the High Tinker!

Yeeeee33eeeeeeuh!

Next year, we should totally have a battle at the bottom of the lake where shimmering flats used to be

Saevir wrote:Next year, we should totally have a battle at the bottom of the lake where shimmering flats used to be

Hahahaha that could be fun indeed !

The blood god demands moar events!

And a bump!

Desolace is another one of these. Although the area isn't very attractive graphics-wise, it still have several locations that can prove to be quite entertaining if used as a means of a battlefield. I'll be leaving that suggestion for what it is for now though, since it seems there are quite plenty more ideas as is.

Gunnell proposed something nice some months ago, as a Theramore Navy event.

Saevir wrote:Next year, we should totally have a battle at the bottom of the lake where shimmering flats used to be

Mounted Sea Horse Cavelry.

Hmm... Could you not have two battles? Where the result of the first will shift the result of the second one. For example...


Durnholde Keep is being assaulted by Horde, BUT Southshore is being held also, and the main objective of the Horde is to secure Southshore to gain reinforcements for Durnholde.

Just an example, excuse me if it sux ^^

If we make it count like that, we might get more complaints about stuff not being fair and the like, not pvp for the sake of a storyline, but pvp for the sake of beating each others faces inn and brag later about it arounda campfire plox.

It definitely doesn't suck, but in these kind of events, we'd like to cover as many varying, interesting places as can be, especially before Cata will make some extreme make-over of things. In fact, there are plenty more areas that I wouldn't mind covering, but I have limited time myself as well, hence other people are free (and still encouraged) to throw in their own stuff. In fact, it would be nice if I would know who would be willing and prepared to take upon him/herself to organize or at least set up the Alliance's raid on the two events that are planned so far.

Kristeas Sunbinder wrote:If we make it count like that, we might get more complaints about stuff not being fair and the like, not pvp for the sake of a storyline, but pvp for the sake of beating each others faces inn and brag later about it arounda campfire plox.

I think it would just take complex organisation and alot of trust for people NOT to wear PVP gear and gank each other silly. You could add people who observe, referee's of sort.. ^^

Ephitos wrote:

I think it would just take complex organisation and alot of trust for people NOT to wear PVP gear and gank each other silly. You could add people who observe, referee's of sort.. ^^

Your argument breaks here, do you think it hasn't been tried before, the more complex it becomes the more drama there will be by default

My argument break's on immature people with pvp gear ganking. Yes these forums are for roleplayer's, but some Roleplayer's think they are above others. And wearing pvp gear suit's there flag rsp of "Incredible strenght".

Not that it is possible to fairly limit gear.

Sure it is.. The rings are tricky and what not BUT... if you really wanted such an event to work could you not have observer's to make sure everything run's smoothly?..

Well, the thing about the Anniversary wars is that they are open to everyone. People in the raids still get kicked from them if they spam OOC shit, and reports and such.
But generally pretty much all types show up. And it's not a battle of "looking the best" It's a battle of "being the best".
And I've done enough "non PvP geared" battles to know that the PvP gear is more or less always more ballanced.

Also, I never -ever- want to be an observer for something like that at an event where there might be 3 full raids on each side.

Marogg/Helanie wrote:Well, the thing about the Anniversary wars is that they are open to everyone. People in the raids still get kicked from them if they spam OOC shit, and reports and such.
But generally pretty much all types show up. And it's not a battle of "looking the best" It's a battle of "being the best".
And I've done enough "non PvP geared" battles to know that the PvP gear is more or less always more ballanced.

Also, I never -ever- want to be an observer for something like that at an event where there might be 3 full raids on each side.

At last some optimism, i know observing is boring, but for people like myself for example who don't have the time to participate fully i would not mind bringing my 78 and looking out for you's. I would be on the sideline in any gear and would point out people OOCing, but im just saying... ^^ I hope it goes all well for you, sadly i won't be there.

While I'd love to participate in my RP outfit, I too would rather folks wore their PvP gear so they didn't have to watch the event from the graveyard!

Millana wrote:While I'd love to participate in my RP outfit, I too would rather folks wore their PvP gear so they didn't have to watch the event from the graveyard!

Agreed level 42 RP gear doesnt stand a chance vs level 80 spell.

The Alliance will be launching an offensive this evening, starting with Tarren Mill for old times sake. We will then be moving on from settlement to settlement. Please come along if you see World Defense popping.

o/ Have fun.