Friends become enemies. Enemies become friends.

Cross-Faction Grouping and Battlegrounds are LIVE on Sargeras

Heroes of Sargeras,

We come to you today to announce a change; a change brought about by the voices of the players. You spoke out to us, told us what you wanted. And we have listened.

Cross-Faction is coming to Sargeras.

This update will introduce two major cross-faction systems: cross-faction grouping, and cross-faction battlegrounds.

Cross-Faction Grouping

Cross-faction grouping will allow players of the Alliance and Horde to band together in a single group or raid to conquer the challenges you face. This means that you will now be able to party and raid with members of the opposing faction. In addition, the language barriers between the two factions will also be absolved, opening new opportunities for communication between players. Our hope is that this system will create new groups and new guilds, allowing access to content previously unavailable to many.

The following are becoming Cross-Faction: Grouping, Trading, the Calendar, and Chat, Mail, and the ability to add friends of the opposite faction to your friends list. And of course...

Cross-Faction Battlegrounds

Cross-faction battlegrounds will allow Horde and Alliance to join the same team in battlegrounds. Whereas before, one sided battles were common, now each match will test the specs and skills of each player in it. Arathi Basin will rely now on teamwork, Warsong Gulch will be a test of communication and strategy. Each new victory relies more than ever on you.

While this update is first releasing on Sargeras, we will be considering implementing Cross Faction Battlegrounds on Andorhal as well, if we see that it improves the quality of PvP for all players.

May this new update forge you new friendships, and new allies, Heroes. And rest assured…

...this update is merely the first of many. This week.