Rift: Warfronts (with Maps and Videos)

This site has a Warfronts guide that lists the level a player must be to participate and outlines the objectives and basic strategies.  There are a few videos to aid those who prefer visual information.
http://www.kfguides.com/rift/warfrontsguide.php

Rift Junkies explains PvP and Warfronts, including videos and maps.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/01/12/an-explination-of-pvp-and-warfronts-maps-and-videos/

Black Garden Guide
http://horrifticintentions.com/guides/warfronts/436-war-front-guide-black-garden

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PvP Gear in Cataclysm

Cynwise explains all the types of PvP gear available to players now that Season 9 has started.  It's a complex system that is much changed from what was available pre-Cataclysm.
http://cynwise.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/battleground-pvp-gear-in-cataclysm-season-9/

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Battleground Bugs

The Greedy Goblin says to avoid Tol barad until the problems are fixed.  Details (with strategies) here.
http://greedygoblin.blogspot.com/2010/12/ignore-tol-barad-until-patched.html

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Level 1-60 Dungeon Quest Experience Nerfed

Blizzard has decided to cut the amount of XP lower level characters get through dungeon finder so they won't level so quickly.  The article isn't clear whether this will start with Cataclysm or has already been implemented in Patch 4.0.3a The Shattering.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/30/low-level-dungeon-quest-experience-nerfed/

UPDATE: Psynister is compiling a list of dungeons' and battlegrounds' their new level ranges.
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/new-level-ranges/

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Patch 4.0.3 Due Tomorrow, Nov. 16

This is the patch that prepares the game for The Shattering (which will be Patch 4.0.3a which will probably hit Nov. 23).  When this next patch hits tomorrow, the Wintergrasp raid leader won't be able to kick folks from the raid and when in a Dungeon Finder group, going to an instance portal will take you to the Looking for Dungeon entrance, not the normal destination of the portal.  Honorable kills are no longer rewarded for killing players below Level 5.  The rest of the changes are listed here.
http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/2073-Patch-4.0.3-this-week-Tier-11-All-Races-Classes-Preview-MMO-Report-Comics

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Rated Battlegrounds and Starting Zone Guards

When Cataclysm hits, all NPC guards in starter zones will be buffed to Level 90 so griefers can't kill them.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/05/cataclysm-guards-in-starting-zones-buffed-to-level-90/

Blizzard explains Cataclysm's rated battlegrounds.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/04/rated-battlegrounds-faq/

More about rated battlegrounds.
http://cynwise.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/upcoming-changes-to-rated-battlegrounds/

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The Greedy Goblin Invents the Wintergrasp Battleground-Kick Addon

Blessings of Kings talks about the Greedy Goblin's latest idea, an addon that kicks folks from Battlegrounds if they aren't contributing.  This works something like the way the raid-kick feature works in dungeon finder and as far as I know, it is for Wintergrasp only.
http://blessingofkings.blogspot.com/2010/11/leechers-and-automatic-group-creation.html

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Region-Wide Battlegroup Matching

Region-wide battlegroup matching continues.  Blizzard probably finds this to their advantage when it comes to server space.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=173021

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Bugs and Other Problems in Patch 4.0.1

First, a description of the name plates bug and a workaround.
http://clearcasting.wordpress.com/2010/10/21/nameplates/

The most articulate writing about how leveling in Patch 4.0.1 is difficult because "mobs die so fast that you cannot actually play your char" is below. cannot actually play your char.”
http://nilsmmoblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/blizzard-overstrained.html

Cywise says Battlegrounds is broken and lists the bugs he has seen there.
http://cynwise.wordpress.com/2010/10/21/the-broken-battlegrounds/

Samuel is having all sorts of buggy mount problems.
http://samueltempus.wordpress.com/2010/10/21/double-u-tee-eff/

Big Bear Butt has found a workaround that makes X Perl useable again.
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/10/20/bug-hotfix-x-perl-unitframes-right-click-dispell-buff-workaround/

An interesting discussion of balancing realms and ways to make it better.
http://blacksen.com/archives/211

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Healer Placement in Battlegrounds

A five part article.
http://www.p-vee-p.com/index.php/battlegrounds/healing-in-battlegrounds.html

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Cataclysm Battlegrounds and PvP and Gear

A summary of what PvP and Battlegrounds game mechanics will look like once Cataclysm arrives.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/23/the-art-of-war-craft-the-shape-of-cataclysm-battlegrounds-pvp/

More info.  The author thinks Cataclysm PvP will kill solo play.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/30/the-art-of-war-craft-building-your-battleground-kill-crew/

UPDATE;  Battlegrounds PvP Gear in Patch 4.0.1
http://cynwise.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/battleground-pvp-gear-in-4-0-1/

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New Cataclsym 10v10 Battleground Information

Details on the Battle for Gilneas.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=168595

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Battleground Holidays and Why We Love Them

What Battleground holidays are and how to profit from them.
http://blessingoffish.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/the-benefits-of-battleground-holidays/

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Retribution Paladin PVP Information

All about retribution pallys in PvP and Arena.
http://ferarro.blogspot.com/2010/08/retribution-pvp-battlegrounds-and-arena.html

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Keeping Score in Battlegrounds

The Battlefield Manual discusses the scoreboard and why it is misleading.
http://cynwise.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/the-battleground-scoreboard/

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Intro To Warlock PVP (Lich King Edition)

Want to beat the boredom by trying Battlegrounds?  Have a warlock?  Here's a nice introduction that explains what talents, glyphs, macros and addons will help you in the PvP world of Patch 3.3.  There is even some information about strategies the various flavors of warlocks should try.
http://cynwise.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/a-belated-introduction-to-warlock-pvp-in-wrath-of-the-lich-king/

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How To Do A Group Battleground

Running a Battleground with a group of friends is called "premades."  Here is a bit about how they are organized and how they work.  The article helpfully lists restrictions that apply to each battleground, too.  Good article.
http://forceinbalance.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-to-run-premade.html

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Cataclysm's Region-Wide Battlegrounds (Plus Wargames)

In other words, you'll get to meet every idiot in North America if that's the region you play in.
http://www.wow.com/2010/06/11/cataclysm-to-bring-region-wide-battlegrounds/

UPDATE:  Something called "war games mode" will be added to Battlegrounds.  It seems to be a way to invite groups to challenge other groups to battle in a specific Battleground.
http://www.wow.com/2010/06/12/war-games-mode-coming-to-cataclysm-battlegrounds/

UPDATE #2:  Gordon is starting to wonder why Blizzard and other game developers have a new emphasis on PvP recently.
http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2010/06/11/pushing-pvp/

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Battlegrounds Objectives Maps

Cynwise has created maps that show strategy and objectives, not terrain, to help players understand various Battlegrounds.    The maps are simple but are meant to help players and guilds figure out strategies.  This blog entry has maps for Eye of the Storm, Arathi Basin, Strand of the Ancients, Isle of Conquest, Alterac Valley, Warsong Gulch, and Wintergrasp.
http://cynwise.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/a-different-kind-of-battleground-map/

Great article, Cynwise.  Thanks.

UPDATE:  Cynwise is now selling t-shirts with various maps and tips on them.
http://cynwise.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/cynwises-battlefield-store/

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Fish Explain Battleground Behavior

If you ever wondered about why folks behave the way they do in Battlegrounds (i.e., mass chaos) you will want to read this.
http://gnomeaggedon.net/2010/04/13/fish-explain-battleground-behavior-better-than-i-do/

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