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The thing about PvP in this game is that its all skill.
In any other game with PvP, one can pretty much always calculate who wins. In WoW, if I've got almost no HP and you attack me, you're gonna win. Same in pretty much other system. In VO, I've killed many many people with less than 10% health left.
Also WM's list needs some updating
Nerde should be up there
MT should not! Half his PKs must be a glitch, and the other half are composed of Bind-Dodging and typekilling
And if being able to kill 5 of the people on the good list (and 3 on the bad!) counts for anything, I should be there too! [/modesty]
In any other game with PvP, one can pretty much always calculate who wins. In WoW, if I've got almost no HP and you attack me, you're gonna win. Same in pretty much other system. In VO, I've killed many many people with less than 10% health left.
Also WM's list needs some updating
Nerde should be up there
MT should not! Half his PKs must be a glitch, and the other half are composed of Bind-Dodging and typekilling
And if being able to kill 5 of the people on the good list (and 3 on the bad!) counts for anything, I should be there too! [/modesty]
Blix , don't think of VO as a game with fixed rules that determine what goes on , think of it as a framework onto which players hang different behaviour according to circumstance.
For instance I as a trader will be challenged by a pirate of my own nation , a fight will ensue . later on I will be fighting alongside the same pirate at a nation War. TGFT as a guild will announce a convoy : pirate guilds will attack and destroy us as a convoy . The guild and pirates may well be of opposing "nations" but work together as a guild . If I go to b8 or h2 for some fun , I might enjoy a duel with another member of my guild or a player of my nation.
There is nothing that says you can't have a guild who's objective is just to kill players of an opposing nation. Just start one and declare your objectives. Take over an area of space , and defend it against the rest of us......could be fun.
Cheers
Ecka
For instance I as a trader will be challenged by a pirate of my own nation , a fight will ensue . later on I will be fighting alongside the same pirate at a nation War. TGFT as a guild will announce a convoy : pirate guilds will attack and destroy us as a convoy . The guild and pirates may well be of opposing "nations" but work together as a guild . If I go to b8 or h2 for some fun , I might enjoy a duel with another member of my guild or a player of my nation.
There is nothing that says you can't have a guild who's objective is just to kill players of an opposing nation. Just start one and declare your objectives. Take over an area of space , and defend it against the rest of us......could be fun.
Cheers
Ecka
@Nigel
Pvp in VO is good fun.
Vast majority of players are involved in pvp one way or the other and making any list as to who is 1337 or not is just silly.
We all have our good and bad days and in VO there is always someone better then you.
Its true, pvp in VO is skill and tactics based. Good levels just give you access to good ships and weapons.
Imho wiki has good basic info about it and just about anything else that you might be interested in regarding VO pvp you can learn from seasoned players. Just ask on ch 100 for a pvp mentor. Someone will prolly respond.
Pvp in VO is good fun.
Vast majority of players are involved in pvp one way or the other and making any list as to who is 1337 or not is just silly.
We all have our good and bad days and in VO there is always someone better then you.
Its true, pvp in VO is skill and tactics based. Good levels just give you access to good ships and weapons.
Imho wiki has good basic info about it and just about anything else that you might be interested in regarding VO pvp you can learn from seasoned players. Just ask on ch 100 for a pvp mentor. Someone will prolly respond.
Hahaha. Yeah Don't ask me to mentor you in PvP. Anyway...
PvP is the single best thing about this game, and it's better than any FPS out there as far as skill level required to be good.
There are tactics that are usable in this game in 3D space that make it much more fun than your standard DeathMatch in Halo, or Unreal, or Quake, which are essentially limited.
PLUS - your skill is based on your actual SKILL. Not your levels or your goodies or your equipped weapons. A good pilot in a Centurion can kill an average pilot in a Prometheus almost all the time. Your actual personal skill and eye-hand coord and muscle memory and combat knowledge etc etc are what matters.
And, so it's fun. Getting your ass kicked by a better pilot is a little tougher to take because there's no excuses that he's higher level or had better stuff. Of course, the thrill of winning combat is also greater when the outcome is ALWAYS in doubt no matter who the other person is.
Go have fun!
PvP is the single best thing about this game, and it's better than any FPS out there as far as skill level required to be good.
There are tactics that are usable in this game in 3D space that make it much more fun than your standard DeathMatch in Halo, or Unreal, or Quake, which are essentially limited.
PLUS - your skill is based on your actual SKILL. Not your levels or your goodies or your equipped weapons. A good pilot in a Centurion can kill an average pilot in a Prometheus almost all the time. Your actual personal skill and eye-hand coord and muscle memory and combat knowledge etc etc are what matters.
And, so it's fun. Getting your ass kicked by a better pilot is a little tougher to take because there's no excuses that he's higher level or had better stuff. Of course, the thrill of winning combat is also greater when the outcome is ALWAYS in doubt no matter who the other person is.
Go have fun!