- This article is about general PvP 'honor system' info. For the
current PvP system, see Honor System 3.0.
The honor system is a way for players to gain honor rewards and PvP rewards by participating in PvP (Player vs. Player) settings (random, world, arena, battleground, or zone). Initially, only random, world and battlegrounds were available, but arena and zone areas were added to the game too.
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Random PvP
- Main article: Random PvP
Honor Points are obtainable in Random PvP fights by killing enemy players.
World PvP
- Main article: World PvP
Honor Points are obtainable in World PvP fights by killing enemy players.
Arena
- Main article: Arena PvP system
In arena, by killing other players, you will not be awarded with Honor Points. Anyway you get them from the Arena Flush, that awards players who have done atleast 10 Arena Games with Honor Points. The amount of Honor Points are based on Team Rating.
Battlegrounds
- Main article: Battleground
In Battlegrounds you obtain Honor Points by killing enemy players and by playing the Battleground's objectives. Also, when the Battleground ends, if your faction has won, you will be awarded with extra Honor Points.
PvP zones
- Main article: PvP zone
There are basically two types of PvP zones: subzones and full zones. They are distinguished from other PvP areas in that special rules and effects apply while in these zones, but they are not instanced in any way, so players can enter and leave the zones freely. 
World of Warcraft started with PvP tasks in Eastern Plaguelands and Silithus. 
Burning Crusade added more PvP subzones (in Hellfire Peninsula, Nagrand, Terokkar Forest, and Zangarmarsh), and 
Wrath of the Lich King added full PvP zones (Wintergrasp). 
Cataclysm added Tol Barad and Tol Barad Peninsula as PvP zones. 
Mists of Pandaria did not add any PvP zones or subzones. 
Warlords of Draenor added Ashran island as a combination faction quest hub and PvP zone. 
Legion added a PvP subzone for most major zones (except Broken Shore?) plus the Dalaran Sewers.
Subzones
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Hellfire Peninsula PvP subzones:
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- Nagrand PvP subzones:
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- Terokkar Forest PvP subzones:
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- Zangarmarsh PvP subzones:
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- Ashran island subzones outside of Stormshield and Warspear are PvP enabled.
- Dalaran PvP subzones:
- Dalaran Sewers (basically the Underbelly)
- Dalaran Sewers (basically the
- Azsuna PvP subzones:
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- Highmountain PvP subzones:
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- Stormheim PvP subzones:
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- Suramar PvP subzones:
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- Val'sharah PvP subzones:
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Zone-specific PvP tokens
Starting with Burning Crusade, there are PvP tokens earned in specific zones when killing players of the opposing faction:
- [Mark of Honor Hold] - earned in Hellfire Peninsula and Zangarmarsh for Alliance Players.
- [Mark of Thrallmar] - earned in Hellfire Peninsula and Zangarmarsh for Horde Players.
- [Halaa Battle Token] - earned when killing players surrounding Halaa in Nagrand.[citation needed]
