Warsong Gulch (WG, WSG or just Warsong) is a location set in Blizzard Entertainments video game and book series, Warcraft. In the MMORPG World of Warcraft it acts as an instance dungeon in the virtual world. The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... Blizzard Entertainment is a PC game developer and publisher. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... The Warcraft Universe is the fictional universe in which the Warcraft series of computer games and announced movie are set. ... Players interacting in Ultima Online. ... World of Warcraft (commonly abbreviated as WoW) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ... In MMORPGs, an instance dungeon is a special area, typically a dungeon, that generates a new copy, or instance, for each group that enters the area. ... A virtual world is a computer-simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars. ...

Instance

Warsong Gulch was one of two battleground instances introduced in patch 1.5 of the MMORPG World of Warcraft. Located in the southern region of the Ashenvale forest near the northern entrance to the Barrens, and each entrance guarded by many NPCs. The entrances to the battleground is either through Silverwing Outpost for Alliance or Warsong Lumber camp for Horde. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Instance (World of Warcraft). ... Version history for Blizzard Entertainments MMORPG computer game the World of Warcraft. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... This is a list of the major and minor Locations ordered by region (after the events of Third Great War) in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of video games and books are set. ... A non-player character (NPC) is a character in a role-playing game whose actions are determined by the gamemaster. ...

Gameplay

Warsong Gulch is a 20 man capture the flag Battleground instance (10 per team). The objective of the match is to capture the opposing factions flag and return it to your base three times to win. This is one of two Battlegrounds (abbv. BG) to allow mid-level characters with BG instances for levels 10–19 (added in patch 1.8), 20–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, and 60 (brackets). The battleground area is evenly divided into two halves, one for Alliance and one for Horde. If a game starts and the numbers of players on each team is not approximately equal, a warning will be issued to all players and the game will end after 5 minutes. If, however, enough players join the outnumbered faction to bring the numbers to approximate equality, the timer will not continue to run. Capture the flag is a traditional outdoor game often played by children where two teams each have a flag and the objective is to capture the other teams flag, located at the teams base, and bring it back to their own base. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Instance (World of Warcraft). ...

Objectives

• Capture enemy flag and return it to players faction base 3 times. In order to score, the team must have its own flag in their possession.
• Players defend their flag from the opposing faction.
• Added honor bonuses after flag returns to players faction base. This honor increases when you are in a higher level bracket (e.g. A player in the 60 bracket would receive more honor per capture then someone in the 20–29 bracket).
• Added reputation (faction) bonus when the flag is captured.
• Experience is awarded after player's faction is victorious in the BG. This also increases as you go into higher level brackets.
• Take an insignia from an opposing player's body after they are killed to keep them from returning to their body.
• 3 respawning power-ups:
  • Berserking: Increases damage inflicted by 30%, received by 10% and character size by 10%.
  • Restoration: Restores 10% of health, mana, pet happiness a second for 10 seconds.
  • Speed: For 10 seconds speed is increased by 100%.

Upon victory the players are rewarded with 3 tokens that may be given to an NPC outside of the instance to recive a reputation and experience bonus. After the release of Patch 1.7, one token is awarded when your faction is defeated. You can still turn in 3 tokens to get a reputation bonus (in other words, 3 defeats is the same reward as 1 win). Power Up, the Professional Organization of Women in Entertainment Reaching Up is an organization with the stated mission to promote the visibility and integration of gay women in entertainment, the arts, and all forms of media. Power Up provided funding and assistance to the 2003 short film . ...

Exploits

Until 1.9, all players were able to use a terrain glitch to climb the cliff where the horde graveyard is located. This forced the pursuers to take a longer route. This was viewed with harsh criticism as most players could not perform this feat.

In early level games, Shamans and Druids tend to have an advantage as each acquires a travel form that is more efficient and faster than other classes. Druids become even more powerful in the late-game, when PvP equipment allows them to travel faster than a base mount. They are also able to instantly enter travel form while in combat and use transform out of slowing and stopping effects.

See also

• Warcraft Universe
• Locations in the Warcraft Universe
• Organizations in the Warcraft universe

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References

• Warsong Gulch website
• Warsong Gulch at WoWWiki, a World of Warcraft wiki