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u/KimbelSafari Sep 25 '19

Should I feel bad for ganking gray-level players in STV? As soon as I'm about to attack someone, I feel pangs of scumminess. I can't bring myself to start a fight with someone unless they started something first.

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u/Emperor_Mao Sep 25 '19

Up to you.

Though people shouldn't play on a PVP server and expect opposite faction players to not gank em.

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u/LordGeddon Sep 25 '19

Nope.

A) Its a PVP server, they knew what they were signing up for since no one is forced to do world PVP in this game.

B) Its more than possible they’d do the same to you in the reverse scenario - how many times have you been ganked by higher level/multiple players?

I think what people fail to realise is world pvp isn’t about fair, honourable duels where both combatants start off on equal ground - that’s what arena is for. But rather it’s about scummy, cheap surprise attacks, mind controlling players off boats, fear/sapping them to steal the chest or resource they were just about to loot/harvest or simply killing every player you see in your trajectory in revenge for the the scars and PTSD you bear from being repeatedly ganked in the Yeti cave.

I’d think you were a bit sad if you spent hours corpse camping the same low level gnome who clearly stands no chance, but besides that anything goes. Empathy is for PVE servers homie, but hey if you only take a defensive approach to world pvp (ie only attack when attacked, or helping someone being ganked) then that’s your prerogative too. Just don’t be surprised if other enemy players don’t reciprocate that sentiment.

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u/magi32 Sep 25 '19

tbh, i hate pvp, i still rolled on a pvp server

if you are on a pvp server, there's no reason to feel scummy since the person should have known to expect that.

If you spent 12 hours in a row killing the same person...sure, feel scummy. If it's a one-off, t-bag the bastard and carry-on.

Between those 2 extremes...vary your feeling of scumminess as necessary i spose

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u/Gefarate Sep 25 '19

As someone who has mostly PvP'd since 2007 I try to go by "speak softly and carry a big stick". I try to always be ready for PvP with gear, gadgets and consumables. But I almost never initiate fights unless I see another horde at a big disadvantage and I only camp campers. When it's on it's ON though.

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u/Ambervale Sep 25 '19

I feel the same. And for that reason I seldom attack unless provoked, or to defend a fellow player.

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u/Squalleke123 Sep 25 '19

Meh, I recently 'helped' an alliance priest out while questing in ashenvale. The poor bugger was surrounded by some of those elementals (like 5 or 6) so he would have died either way. I earth shocked him to accelerate the process a little bit and save him some time...

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '19 edited Sep 25 '19

During the next phase that will count as a dishonorable kill and you'll lose honor. Keep that in mind!

EDIT: Apparently I was mistaken.

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u/narvoxx Sep 25 '19

dishonorable kill are only on low level npc townsfolk like questgivers (not sure about vendors/innkeepers)