World of Warcraft Outdoor PvP Coming (PC)
Blizzard is setting out to reinvigorate world PvP.
By Li C. Kuo | July 28, 2006

Ever since battlegrounds showed up in World of Warcraft, there hasn't been a lot of interest in world PvP among WoW players. Now Blizzard is setting out to change that. The developer has recently announced that the new 1.12 patch for World of Warcraft will introduce outdoor PvP objectives to help renew interest in world PvP. These new objectives are titled A Game of Towers and The Silithyst Must Flow.

A Game of Towers takes place in the Eastern Plaguelands and has Horde and Alliance players vying for control over key strategic points that are represented by four towers. In The Silithyst Must Flow, the two warring factions will have to collect a strange red dust called Silithyst. This is a premise that many players made fun of and compared to Dune. It looks like Blizzard is running with the comparison and turning it into an homage to the popular sci-fi series.

Since both objectives are non-instanced scenarios, you'll have to contend with all the dangers that roam these areas. This means not only will you partake in PvP, you'll also have to keep an eye out for roving mobs of Plague Bats and Scourge in the Plaguelands and Sand Worms in Silithus. Both areas are outdoor zones with some of the most high-level NPC enemies you can find in World of Warcraft.

So far, no release date has been announced for the new 1.12 patch, but you can get a sneak peak right now on the Test Realms.