RP PvP Woes

[JustAGuy]

I'm not going to discuss the specifics of exploits, rather address your question "Where do I go now?"

Thanks! The original post wasn't really about justifying the exploits, it was more of a mis-worded cry for help, seeing as my poor pally had become goal-less.

First it looks like you've painted yourself into a corner with the game.  There is only one little pond (PvP) that you like to swim in, and your guild pee'd in it so no one will play with you.  Sounds like cleaning up the pond isn't going to work, since your old adversary's won't trust you anymore. 

You are quite correct, since the PvP aspect had grown to become my favourite aspect. Now, the real competition has left, and it's much harder to get into Warsong and practically impossible for an AV to start up.

Here are your choices as I see it;

1)  Disassociate yourself from the guild and denounce exploits and join the next best PvP Alliance guild on the server.  If you were never the one to do the exploits, then your name should be clean and only your current guild wears the Scarlet A.

I was never the one to use the exploits. I'm likely to leave the guild and join the other Instance Raiding guilds, for reasons stated in your option #2. This RP server really isn't a hot-bed for PvP action. I was lucky to find this group that let me join in on the consistent action. Most of the time, there's a WSG game going on, but if I play in a pick-up group, it's usually a loss. As I said before, the pick-up Alliance groups suck. They just blow. Hard.

2)  Expand your love of the game to more content.  If you haven't attempted Onyxia, MC, BWL, and the new upcoming raid dungeons, then you are missing a big portion of the end game.

I've only done a few of the high end instances, but not any of the ones you've listed. I am reluctant to go because my gear is so mediocre, and my Paladin's role isn't as fulfilling as I feel that it should be. It's been said many times that playing the poor Pally is a lot of waiting and damage based on timers/luck. The upcoming patch (which I've played on the test server) should help with the Hammer of Wrath, but overall, it's tough to "get up" for playing him these days.

3)  You are on a RP server, so RP.  What would your character do?  Look for other ponds of joy within WOW, re-roll on a different server, or quit.

I've stated before that my reasons for choosing an RP server were for the players' maturity levels, not the actual RPing. The reasoning for the assumed elevated aggregate maturity level for RPers was that, in order to RP, you have to have the intellectual capacity to stay in character. This is generally my feeling while playing on an RP server, and for my first run at retail WoW, making a character on an RP server was a decision I do not regret. It's just unfortunate that things unfolded the way they did after I had developed such a taste for PvP.

I've since rolled on Ursin, a new PvP server. I've started a Horde Shaman, and NO JOKE OR EXAGGERATION, he is out DPSing my Paladin. He's 27, and he's out DPSing my 60 Paladin (Who uses the Ice Barbed Spear, a 53 dps polearm).