Incentivizing PvP

[easy_lee]

PvP is scary. You risk having to do a corpse run and being humiliated through YT. For people to want to PvP, there needs to be incentive.

This was easier during the classic time line because much of the content did not require large raids and the game world was smaller. People would fight over individual camp locations, often in small groups. For our small server population, this was ideal.

In Kunark and, to a greater degree, Luclin, zerg raids are the norm. Most content requires large numbers of people, and non-raiders / new players don't have the gear or numbers to contest. Thus, there's nothing to PvP over. There's no incentive. Most PvP now takes the form of infrequent one-offs and increasingly ineffectual counter-raids.

So what could be done? Besides reseting the timeline to classic, what simple thing could the administration do to encourage PvP here?

Increase the PvP level range?

Offer rewards for PvP kills beyond the platinum people don't even carry?

Change the resist code again? Probably not a good move unless they implemented some sort of partial resist system (80% FR means 80% damage reduction) which wouldn't even be classic.

PvP events?

Implementation of anti-zerg controls?

[Vile]

heh

[shokar]

I'd be very happy if people just stopped petitioning after every PVP death.

[heartbrand]

Originally Posted by shokar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'd be very happy if people just stopped petitioning after every PVP death.

do ppl rly still do this?

[grannock]

Once strength of the elements is in there is gonna be more contestable 3 day spawns. If you want pvp dont burry it at 4am.

[Kergan]

A lot of problems would be solved if they just added PVP tokens and added like 3rd tier raid equipment to a vendor.

[Bokke]

Originally Posted by heartbrand [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

do ppl rly still do this?

I have this ever increasing folder of screenshots, logs, and videos that's only purpose is to protect me when some one is petition questing.

[shokar]

Originally Posted by heartbrand [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

do ppl rly still do this?

if it's not 1v1 fully raid buffed within 5 feet of a zoneline, and so much as a snow bunny gets involved, there will be a petition.

[Redi]

i thought pvp petitions ended when brobb got griefed off the box

[Thomas Paine]

<Gay Blades> still recruiting?