Battleground Survival Guide.

One of the biggest aspects that I enjoy about this game is PvP. Nothing feels better then to actually cut down a foe or put an arrow in the skull of a gnome. Even though the thoughts of such activities sounds enticing they are rather intense and just like sex you need practice and intelligence to be any good at it.

This short guide will prepare you for starting PvP and give a refresher course to the seasoned killer.

Let me first start off telling you about my experience in battlegrounds. The highest rank that I had ever achieved was 90% of the way into rank 9. Then life set in and I had to take my leave. Of course this was on the server Burning Legion and with a shaman. Burning Legion for those who haven't heard much about it was one of the more elite PvP servers. It's home of Enigma, OG, Jagd and original home to Executus's famous Ropetown.
I have had the privilege to play along side some of WoW's true champions. However it was so hard to rank up on Burning Legion that most people PvP'd simply for sport or rep with the various factions.

The best way for me to describe how to be elite even though I'm not myself is to explain what I've been taught by the masters and what I've learned along the way. Just a note before you get to deep into this type of game play style. It's tough, you'll loose, you'll nub out, but never ever let it discourage you. You'll learn with time and with the proper gear and patience you'll eventually push yourself to the next level and destroy all that stand in your path.

Practice with duels: Join your guild mates in friendly duels to sharpen the skills you'll use against battleground opponents. The more you duel the better you'll get. Your friends will be more than happy to tell you of your mistakes and from that you'll learn tactics the will aid you in defeating opponents from each class. So practice, practice, practice.

Travel in groups: PUGs suck, in PvE as well as PvP. Especially so in Warsong Gulch where if your PUG can't score a single time you'll waist a good portion of time, and there is no reward for being the suck. Instead join battlegrounds with guild mates or friends, use ventrillo to communicate, and learn the tactics that best suits your team then stick with it.

Know when to run away: Say you're at the farm and 2 warriors and a druid come charging at you. RUN! Run to the nearest group of friendlies then turn around and fight. 3 >1 always. But still use your brain. For instance, you're in the flag room when 3 opponents come running to grab the flag. Your job then is to stall them as quickly as possible and keep them in position till help arrives. Even if that means that you have to die in the process.

Spec and Gear: As a hunter the best PvP build in my opinion is 0/21/30. You would not believe the difference this setup made in my PvP life style. Each class has it's own tried and true PvP spec so the best thing to do is to read the forums and find out what works best for you.

For most classes there is gear that will benefit you more in PvP then PvE. Your job when starting the PvP train is to do some research. Check our what stats you need then fill up on it. For instance hunters need +agility and +chance to crit. We can get most of the stats we need from our Giantstalker's set. There is also the PvP armor that you can buy as you rank up. A good place to find out about armor and items for your class is again on the WoW forums.

Play Smart: This is self explanatory.. For the love of god use your brain.

PvP can be fun, and rewarding so DO IT. Trust me it'll breath new life into the game.