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The Blackwater Raiders for which the realm is named are the group of pirates led by Baron Revilgaz in Booty Bay.
Overview
Online since October 5, 2006, Blackwater Raiders is a US-based RP server with a population of approximately 5189 players (April 2011). There is an Alliance to Horde ratio of 1.8 : 1 according to present figures, but an activity ratio closer to 1.2 : 1 with peak times reaching approximately 1800 players. The server maintains US Pacific Time, or UTC -8:00 (-7:00 during Daylight Savings). Updated lists of the Alliance, Horde and the specific listing of Roleplay Guilds are maintained on the World of Warcraft Community Site and updated frequently.
Guilds advertise according to their primary goal - Player Versus Player (PvP), Player Versus Environment (PvE) or Roleplay (RP).
Currently Blackwater Raiders is regarded as having poor overall quality concerning PvE progression, PvP, and even RP. The community, however, tends to be very warm and welcoming due to the smaller size and more prominent members. Newcomers are advised to enlist within a guild of their choice for personal progression.
Origins
Blackwater Raiders is a roleplay server that went live two years after Warcraft's release in November, 2004. The original Roleplay servers are Argent Dawn, Cenarion Circle, Earthen Ring, Feathermoon, and Silver Hand. BwR initially faced unique challenges after it was mistakenly listed as "Recommended" on both the Roleplay and PvE/Normal server lists.
Community
At any given time BwR has a server population the size of a small city, between five and six thousand players.. With peak player populations of less than two thousand in the evenings, there has not been a queue to log into the server since the launch of Wrath of the Lich King. Because of the confusion encountered after launch, many players joined to locate friends already playing on the server, but had little if any interest in roleplay. The roleplaying atmosphere tends to be very low as a result, though all players remain respectful of roleplayers.
Roleplay in major cities and across the realm can be easy to find--with some larger guilds developing exhaustive histories and lore. For the best roleplaying experience, newcomers are advised to ask around for the active and larger roleplaying guilds and to apply to them.
Economy
The server economy is very healthy, with prices for high demand items tending toward the higher end, especially end level items. Demand for items of all level is generally healthy on both sides, and many players advertise crafting skills for provided materials. Since Cataclysm, however, brought easier-to-obtain Bind-to-Account gear, low-level armor do not sell as well or as fast due to the low server population and prevalence of niche, high-level guilds. The materials to make them still sell quickly and at high prices.
Progression
General raid progression information can be found both on the official realm forums and Blackwater Raiders Guild Progression. Currently guild progression rankings are based on the three factors reported from the World of Warcraft Community Site: boss kills, loot awarded and achievements received. The most readily available ranking system is available from GuildOx.com.
Guilds of the Blackwater Raiders
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