12-05-2004, 05:22 PM
I'm very glad that I recommended to my fellow Lurkers to stay off the PvP servers at retail. See link:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.a...al&T=178465&P=1
While the honor system is actually in the game manual, it will never be implemented. Therefore, the ganking and griefing will be very prevalent on these servers, and it's just not worth it. Blizzard continues to say that Battlegrounds will be on ALL server types, so you can still get your PvP action on a Normal server.
Thus, PvP remains fairly pointless - from my months of play on the PvP server in closed beta, I found that 80-90% of all fights are unwinnable for one of the participants due to level difference, and actual PvP fighting really has no point because nothing is gained by either side.
Of course, there are many players who, hoping for an honor system to be implemented post-release, started out on PvP servers. That's a decision that, had I purchased on opening day, I would have struggled with as well. Now that Blizzard has finally come forth and stated that an honor system won't be implemented that stops griefers, these players want out, and they can't transfer.
I had written in my Server Type Decision thread:
I hope some of you took my advice and aren't stuck on a server that will get pretty nasty in a month or two if you're not one of the level 50+ chars out there. Even still, adventuring in areas such as Stranglethorn Vale just isn't interesting when you can't quest without being attacked all the time, especially when going to town.
In the end, PvP servers will simply be PK and griefing servers, and it's a shame. Based on the initial statements from Blizzard, I had high hopes of an exciting gameplay style that would make the levelling up process more interesting, but I know from my beta days that the interesting moments were too few and far between.
-Bolty
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.a...al&T=178465&P=1
While the honor system is actually in the game manual, it will never be implemented. Therefore, the ganking and griefing will be very prevalent on these servers, and it's just not worth it. Blizzard continues to say that Battlegrounds will be on ALL server types, so you can still get your PvP action on a Normal server.
Thus, PvP remains fairly pointless - from my months of play on the PvP server in closed beta, I found that 80-90% of all fights are unwinnable for one of the participants due to level difference, and actual PvP fighting really has no point because nothing is gained by either side.
Of course, there are many players who, hoping for an honor system to be implemented post-release, started out on PvP servers. That's a decision that, had I purchased on opening day, I would have struggled with as well. Now that Blizzard has finally come forth and stated that an honor system won't be implemented that stops griefers, these players want out, and they can't transfer.
I had written in my Server Type Decision thread:
Quote:IF Battlegrounds are implemented as Blizzard says they will be, they'll exist on all server types, meaning that Normal server players can get their PvP jollies all they want once they reach the end-game. If that's the case, you may ask yourself why bother with a PvP server when I can level up to 60 on a Normal and THEN go for the fights when I'm bored?
That's what I'm asking myself, too. With no honor or reward system, and a promise of a PvP raid area for all server types, I can't see any reason to recommend PvP servers to Lurkers. Although some of the advantages of PvP servers (as listed above) are *very* nice, they generally don't outweigh the nasty disadvantages.
I hope some of you took my advice and aren't stuck on a server that will get pretty nasty in a month or two if you're not one of the level 50+ chars out there. Even still, adventuring in areas such as Stranglethorn Vale just isn't interesting when you can't quest without being attacked all the time, especially when going to town.
In the end, PvP servers will simply be PK and griefing servers, and it's a shame. Based on the initial statements from Blizzard, I had high hopes of an exciting gameplay style that would make the levelling up process more interesting, but I know from my beta days that the interesting moments were too few and far between.
-Bolty
Quote:Considering the mods here are generally liberals who seem to have a soft spot for fascism and white supremacy (despite them saying otherwise), me being perma-banned at some point is probably not out of the question.