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Locations of nodes within Arathi Basin.

If you are attacking a flag that is being attacked for the first time or that is fully owned by the enemy team, a capture time begins of one minute.  That is, once a flag has been assaulted, it takes one minute for it to be fully captured and start collecting resources. 

If a player assaults a flag that is already owned by the opposite team, a player from the opposite team has one minute to defend the flag.  The 8 second assault timer also applies to players defending a base.  If the player successfully defends the flag it is automatically recaptured and there is no one minute capture timer.

Only bases that are fully controlled will collect resources.  The more bases that are controlled, the faster resources are gained.  A team cannot run out of resources, only gain them.

The above graph depicts the number of resources a team will accumulate depending on the number of nodes the team has captured.


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Bonus Buffs: 

Standing at a flag that your team owns grants you an "Honorable Defender" buff that will gain you 50% more honor for each honorable kill.

Each of the bases also spawns one of three possible buffs.  The buffs can be picked up by one person only.  They are located inside the structures at Stables, Lumber Mill, Blacksmith, and Farm, and just outside of Gold Mine.


A restoration buff inside of the Blacksmith.


The 3 types of Bonus Buffs that you can get in Arathi Basin are:



 
the restoration buff restores health and mana.


 



the berserking buff increases damage dealt by 30%,  damage taken  by 10%, and slightly increases your size for 1 minute

 


the speed buff increases your speed by 100% for 10 seconds 




Which Bonus Buffs should I use?

You shouldn't necessarily take a bonus buff just because it's there.  Buffs have specific purposes and are not beneficial to everyone.  You do want to prevent the enemy from using as many bonus buffs as possible.  Even if you don't need the buff, you may want to take it if there's a risk the enemy might take it.

Speed Buff:  Can be used by anyone.  Beneficial if you are being chased in combat or attempting to chase someone else.  Can be used to get to another location faster.  You can also take this buff in hopes that another, more beneficial buff appears next.

Restoration/ Rejuve Buff:  Take this buff if you are low on health or mana.  Very beneficial buff for healers, especially during long battles.  If you're a healer involved in a long battle (i.e. defending a node with several teammates), try to stand near the bonus buff spawn point to quickly grab it when running out of mana.  Attempt to keep the enemy from using this bonus buff.

Berserker Buff: This buff should be taken by damage-dealing (dps) players and not healers.  Take this buff whenever you are in battle with enemy players or if you are planning on immediately engaging in battle (i.e. zerging a node).  Keep in mind you also take damage with this buff on.  Attempt to keep the enemy from getting this buff and steer clear of enemies that do have it.

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Honor Gains:

For every 260 resources collected (260, 520, 780, 1040, 1300, 1560) you receive 20 bonus honor at level 60.  During the battleground holiday, bonus honor is collected with increments of 160 (160, 320, 480 etc.).  As well, winning the match will grant you an additional 20 bonus honor.  You will also gain honor from honorable kills and standing at a node grants a buff which allows you to gain an additional 50% honor from honorable kills. (Note that players now receive Justice Points.  This section will be updated shortly).


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Reputation Gains:

Arathi Basin matches grant reputation for the League of Arathor (alliance) or the Defilers (horde).

You receive 10 reputation for every 160 resources gained.  So at 480 resources, you will have gained 30 reputation.  This is equal to 100 reputation if you win the game.  You will need to win 320 matches, excluding matches during the battleground holiday, to become exalted with your particular faction.  Playing Arathi Basin matches during the holiday will grant you 10 reputation for every 150 resources for a total of 130 reputation for each win.


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Experience Gains:

You will need to win about 16 matches to level one level.  Players are awarded approximately .8% of a level for:

- Every 260 resources gained
- Completing a match
- Winning a match


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