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Alterac Valley ('''AV''' or just '''Alterac''') 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 . BACKGROUND Before the First Great War, '', but the Frostwolves decided to remain in the valley led by the shaman, Drek'thar . However in the ''World of Warcraft'', the introduction of the Dwarven Stormpike Expedition into the valley in search of ancient relics has sparked conflict between the two encampments. INSTANCE Alterac Valley was one of 2 battleground Instances introduced in Patch 1.5 of the MMORPG ''World of Warcraft''. It contains Dun Baldar, the Dwarven Stormpike Expedition base and Frostwolf Keep, home of the Frostwolf Orcs. Gameplay Alterac Valley is a PvP (Player vs Player) arena, allowing 40 players on each side. The quests available to each Faction are essentially the same:
It is known to take up to two days to complete a battle in Alterac Valley. It is unlikely that one player will be fighting the whole time. Rewards Participating in Alterac Valley can not only be fun, but can be rewarding. There are multiple ways to earn rewards in AV. The first is by completing quests like retrieving the Frostwolf banner from Wildpaw Cavern on the Horde side. The second is to get reputation with your factions AV allies to get purchasable items including Epic weapons, and the best vendor purchasable ammo in the game. The final way to get rewards is via honor system using the contribution points earned by both killing other players, and by staying in the instance until it is completed. Winning an Alterac Valley battleground will net you substantial contributions points in the honor system, along with any honor earned by killing enemy players. The Unstoppable Force is just one of the epic rewards available for people that are exalted with Alterac Valley and is the best 2h weapon available until rank 14 or instances such as Molten Core. EXPLOITS Up until patch 1.10, it was possible to destroy an opponents towers without, entering the flag room, by "capping" the tower flag through the wall. After the most recent patch this exploit was removed. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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