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This article is an information page for the Velen realm (server) The contents herein are entirely player made and in no way represent official World of Warcraft history or occurrences which are accurate for all realms. The information and events listed are of an independent nature and applied for roleplaying, fictional, speculative, or opinions from a limited playerbase only. |
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| Server Type | PvE | ||||
| Timezone | Pacific | ||||
| Born | January 14, 2007 | ||||
| Balance: | 1.1 :1
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Named for the prophet who has led the Draenei since their flight from Argus, Velen is a PvE server in the Retaliation Battlegroup. Velen was added during the release of Burning Crusade, and has quickly grown to a Medium population server, which it has remained through the release of Wrath of the Lich King.
The Population[]
Opened during the launch of Burning Crusade, Velen has a population consisting largely of post-BC players. However, free transfers to Velen were offered between 2/26/08 and 3/04/08 from the Area 52, Arygos, Ghostlands, Hellscream and Zul'jin realms, bringing an influx of experienced pre-BC players to the realm, and bringing Velen to medium population status.
Mornings are often quiet on Velen, providing an ideal time for solo questing, rep grinding and farming without interruption. The peak time on the server tends to be from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM Server Time during the week, and starts earlier on the weekends. However, queues are nonexistent, even on peak times, and lag is not an issue.
Player vs Player[]
Until mid-2008, despite being a PvE Realm, Velen had an active world PvP environment as guilds including <Veritas>, <Clan of Woe> and <Carebear Club> skirmished and conducted regular town and city raids. However, as guilds began to focus actively on end game raiding, world PvP steadily declined.
Currently, World PvP centers around the PvP zone of Lake Wintergrasp which is actively contested and which changes hands frequently. It is not uncommon for three full raid groups from each faction to be fighting for control of the Fortifications there during peak hours. In addition, regular raids continue to be formed for the purposes of raiding capital cities, although these raids are organized as pick up groups more often than guild-run.
Raiding[]
Despite the phrase 'Velen is for Chillaxin' being frequently quoted on the realm forums, there are active raiding guilds on Velen.
At the time of writing, roughly 20 guilds have made some progress in 25 man Icecrown Citadel. In Trial of the Grand Crusader, One Horde guild and one Alliance guild cleared ToGC shortly after patch 3.3 was released, with a further 4 guilds having cleared 4/5 bosses.
Battlegrounds[]
Battlegrounds at level 70 are of prime importance because of a relatively lackluster twink population. The Horde in this battlegroup have been known to win often in Arathi Basin and Warsong Gulch.
Wait Time (average - 80 bracket)[]
| BG | Alliance
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Horde
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Win Ratio |
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| Warsong Gulch | < 1 min | 1 min | 1:3
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| Arathi Basin | < 1 min | 1 min | 1:3
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| Alterac Valley | < 1 min | 1-3 mins | 1:1
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| Eye of the Storm | < 1 min | 1 min | 3:1
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| Strand of the Ancients | 3 min | 3 min | 1:1
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Useful Links[]
- Official Velen Forum
- Retaliation Battlegroup Forum
- Guild Listing Credit to Tflordmalakt
- Raid Progression Credit to Pkae
- Raid Progression on WoWJutsu
- Warcraft Realms Server Census
- High End Crafter List Credit to Takisis
- Faces of Velen
- Velen Facebook Group Credit to Takisis
Major Guild Progression[]
BC 25 Man[]
| Alliance
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| Guild | Gruul's Lair | Magtheridon's Lair | Serpentshrine Cavern | The Eye | Hyjal Summit | The Black Temple | Sunwell Plateau |
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| Honors Wrath
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Gruul the Dragonkiller | Magtheridon | Lady Vashj | Kael'thas Sunstrider | Archimonde | Illidan | — |
| Redirection
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Gruul the Dragonkiller | Magtheridon | Lady Vashj | Kael'thas Sunstrider | Azgalor | — | — |
| Ascendance
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Gruul the Dragonkiller | Magtheridon | Lady Vashj | High Astromancer Solarian | Rage Winterchill | — | — |
| Unity
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Gruul the Dragonkiller | Magtheridon | Lady Vashj | Kael'thas Sunstrider | Kaz'rogal | Gorefiend | — |
| Horde
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| Guild | Gruul's Lair | Magtheridon's Lair | Serpentshrine Cavern | The Eye | Hyjal Summit | The Black Temple | Sunwell Plateau |
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| Veritas
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Gruul the Dragonkiller | Magtheridon | Lady Vashj | Kael'thas Sunstrider | Archimonde | Illidan | Kalecgos |
| CaReBeaR CluB
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Gruul the Dragonkiller | Magtheridon | Morogrim Tidewalker | Kael'thas Sunstrider | Archimonde | Illidan | — |
| Valon
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Gruul the Dragonkiller | Magtheridon | Lurker Below | High Astromancer Solarian | Rage Winterchill | — | — |
WotLK 25 Man[]
| Order | |||||||
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Naxxramus Abomination Wing |
Naxxramus Deathknight Wing |
Naxxramus Plague Wing |
Naxxramus Spider Wing |
Naxxramus Frostwyrm Lair |
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| Alliance: 25-man
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| Guild | Abomination Wing | Deathknight Wing | Plague Wing | Spider Wing | Frostwyrm Lair | Sartharion | Malygos |
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| Guns and Butter | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed |
| Johnto League | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed |
| Unity | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed |
| Mostly Harmless | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | - |
| Farm Status | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | - |
| Chrome | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | - |
| Fast Action Guys | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | - | Completed | - |
| Splinter | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed |
| Horde: 25-man
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| Guild | Abomination Wing | Deathknight Wing | Plague Wing | Spider Wing | Frostwyrm Lair | Sartharion | Malygos |
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| Veritas | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed |
| Inevitable | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed |
| Bedroom Allstars | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | - |
| Harvest | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | - |
| Procella Oculus | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed | Completed |
| OMG Who Pulled | Completed | Gothik | Completed | Completed | - | Completed | Completed |
| Eternity | Gluth | - | Completed | Completed | - | Completed | - |
Server Kill Records - Major BC Content[]
Thanks to Sylkn for the easy format.
| Boss |  Alliance
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 Horde
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| Date | Guild | Date | Guild | |
| Black Temple | ||||
| High Warlord Naj'entus | 02/07/2008 | Honors Wrath | 01/24/2008 | Veritas |
| Supremus | 02/07/2008 | Honors Wrath | 01/24/2008 | Veritas |
| Shade of Akama | 02/10/2008 | Honors Wrath | 01/28/2008 | Veritas |
| Teron Gorefiend | 03/17/2008 | Honors Wrath | 04/07/2008 | Veritas |
| Gurtogg Bloodboil | 03/31/2007 | Honors Wrath | 04/03/2007 | Veritas |
| Reliquary of Souls | 04/03/2008 | Honors Wrath | 04/17/2008 | Veritas |
| Mother Shahraz | 04/07/2008 | Honors Wrath | 04/21/2008 | Veritas |
| Illidari Council | 04/17/2008 | Honors Wrath | 04/24/2008 | Veritas |
| Illidan Stormrage | 04/21/2008 | Honors Wrath | 05/05/2008 | Veritas |
| Mount Hyjal | ||||
| Rage Winterchill | 01/24/2008 | Honors Wrath | 01/15/2008 | Veritas |
| Anetheron | 01/27/2008 | Honors Wrath | 01/15/2008 | Veritas |
| Kaz'rogal | 02/04/2008 | Honors Wrath | 01/16/2008 | Veritas |
| Azgalor | 02/11/2008 | Honors Wrath | 02/07/2008 | Veritas |
| Archimonde | 03/10/2008 | Honors Wrath | 03/20/2008 | Veritas |
Note: You can see all of the records here
