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The Battle for Arathi Basin!

Additional requirements to obtain this quest:
Assault the mine, the lumber mill, the blacksmith and the farm, then return to Field Marshal Oslight in Refuge Pointe.
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Mine Assaulted
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Lumber Mill Assaulted
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Blacksmith Assaulted
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PvP H-Mid Credit Marker slain

Description

<name>, the battle for Arathi Basin is a battle for resources and territory. Key points in the area must be held and operated in order to supply our forces with much needed raw materials and supplies. I charge you to assault the points farthest from our Arathi Basin base.

Assault the farm, the mine, the lumber mill and the blacksmith when they are controlled by the enemy. Find the enemy's banner and rip it from its flag post!

When you have done this to all four points, return to me.

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Rating: +11 [-] [+]
By danozz on 11/20/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
Completing this quest increases your reputation with The League of Arathor by 500, and leads to Control Four Bases.
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By Anonymous on 02/15/2007 (Patch 2.0.7)
Well first off if your dense like I am and you don't think that the quest can be in the battleground your wrong. I went all around the Arathi Highlands trying to find the basin when low and behold it is the battleground that you leave for from Refuge Pointe.
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By Anonymous on 09/15/2005 (Patch 1.7.0)
You don't have to assault it yourself, just stand close when someone does so. And remember that the stables won't count.
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By Anonymous on 10/26/2005 (Patch 1.8.1)
Is there a bug in Arathi Basin quest? I have assaulted the mine more than 10 times. In one of them i have captured it by myself. But nothing has changed. The others are finished but mine is still uncompleted
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By Saphirah on 12/08/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
Obviously with a preformed group your margin for success is much greater and especially if you end up against a PuG.

Thing to remember with AB is it is ALL strategy. Gear helps, but if you have 15 people who play well together your chances for success against better geared opponents are still far greater.

Some tips for winning:

Ensure your groups are even...try and have a healer, DPS, CC and Plate in each group if possible. Make group 1 heavy plate and DPS with a healer and one CC. Set your macro as follows:

/bg GRP 1 BS
/bg GRP 2 MILL
/bg GRP 3 Mine
/bg One person from group 3 grab and guard Stables (Designate this person before the BG begins)

Once you cap these for leave 2 defenders at each of the 4 nodes you have, preferably a CC and a melee and send the rest to farm. Once the farm is capped run the graveyard and keep them in their gates.

Obviously this will only happen when everyone listens and does their job. But the strategy is sound. When going against another preformed group you may set the groups differently. Make 5 groups by dividing up groups 1,2 and 3.

Place 2 people only into groups 3 and 4 and the last person into group 5. Set your macro as follows:

/bg Groups 1 and 3 Blacksmith
/bg Groups 2 and 4 Lumbermill
/bg Group 5 Cap and guard Stables.

This is know as a 7 and 7. You send heavy reinforcements to the Smith and the mill with the hopes of taking one or the other. If either node looks takeable at anytime have the rezzers reinforce that node as well as have 1 or 2 (Designated by name) head to the mine for your 3rd node.

Yes, I know this is a bit much, but it is merely strategy to help complete your quests as well as gain some honor and advantage.

Enjoy!
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By Medicia on 10/15/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)