Rated battlegrounds
battleground & arena gameplay different gamers like different styles: AV vs WSG vs arena alternative way to get arena points aveneue for fun group/guild activities with unique rewards -- ties into guild advancement system
sign me up! - featured weekly battleground - to concentrate the queues so as many people as possible are in the one queue and not split among six so for the battleground weekend, it'll also be the battleground for the week it'll concentrate the queues keeps the gameplay changing from week to week
new UI - queue from anywhere (as now) with the new 'rated' option
how does it work? - win BG, gain rating (YMMV) win BG, gain arena points there's no concept of a team, but you must queue with a full group (/2, guildies, etc...) AV/IoC-25 person max group (down from 40) arena points awarded as you win games (not every tuesday). limit # points gained per week based on your rating (higher rating, more points). to limit the grindfest lose bg, no rating loss (but, no points game) -- individual players have less control over the battle compared to arenas, so no penalty for getting in a crap group. rating: highest rating you've ever earned - for points matchmaking rating: like arena matchmaking, going up/down
UI showing stats much like arena stats, most stats are just there for coolness, no gameplay
rewards? honor titles, epic ground mounts, arena points, guild achievements/levels if you play with enough of your guild mates, bging will count towards achievements