World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 1 | Page 43

World of Warcraft Community Magazine // 43

a magnet for those who want to

team attempting to sneak in and

comrades in case of sapping or

harvest a few kills. In fact this is a

grab flags. It doesn’t happen quite

blinding. Staying alive and keeping

key to most WSG tactics and the

so much these days but it does

your buddies alive will go a long

best teams will ignore these pesky

occur and you can use this to your

way to helping win matches.

few in order to achieve the higher

advantage. By using classes who can

goal; flag capture. Doing this will

move faster on foot i.e. mages with

sucks. It has gone hand-in-hand

hopefully allow your flag team to

blink or druids with travel form, you

with Warsong Gulch since the

be on their way back before your

can attempt to grab your opponents’

Battleground was introduced and

flag gets grabbed, or even better,

flag and steer wide of the zone. Be

it brings out even the most even-

stops them grabbing it at all.

aware that a flag carrier rarely gets

tempered Warcrafter in a major

Rogues, Druids and even Hunters

away totally unhindered but the

nerdrage. It is exacerbated now by

are your go-to classes here as they

middle ground distraction can help.

the fact that Blizzard dropped the

Graveyard ganking! Oh this

level of the graveyards so that there

can get close without being seen

Rogues and cat Druids are a

and spread a lot of panic fighting

big thing to watch for. WSG works

was only one direction to leave;

in the first few seconds, seconds

in such a way that teams easily get

towards your waiting foe. Back

which are vital to your flag person.

disjointed, leaving easy pickings

before that little change you could

for pesky stealthers. Always try

at least make a break for the flag

scrap in the middle ground ‘zerg

to move in at least small groups

room to get away. The best way to

zone’ with a handful from each

and keep an eye out for your

deal with this aneurysm-inducing

Often WSG descends into a

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