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Patch 1.5.0: Battlegrounds

Original WoW 1.5.0, released June 7, 2005. Covers Battlegrounds are introduced: Alterac Valley, Warsong Gulch and All members of both the Horde and Alliance are reporting low stockpiles of various textile resources! Donations of cloth are now being accepted in the following locations: Darnassus, Stormwind, and Ironforge for the Alliance; Orgrimmar, Undercity, and Thunder Bluff for the Horde. Seek out an official Cloth Quartermaster for more information..

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Release date

June 7, 2005

Client build

4442

Interface TOC

3975

Source confidence

Blizzard-linked

Practical next steps

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Documented changes

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1Battlegrounds are introduced: Alterac Valley
2Warsong Gulch
3All members of both the Horde and Alliance are reporting low stockpiles of various textile resources! Donations of cloth are now being accepted in the following locations: Darnassus, Stormwind, and Ironforge for the Alliance; Orgrimmar, Undercity, and Thunder Bluff for the Horde. Seek out an official Cloth Quartermaster for more information.

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