Worth rolling on PvP server?

[Sillyfish]

Hello.

I understand that it might be easier to roll on the new PvE server if my goal is PvE progression, however I have a different question.

Is it worth rolling on the established PvP server if my goal is to engage in PvP, improve my personal ability as a PvPer, advance my character and obtain as high a rank as my ability and time will allow?

[teddysx]

yes

[winfernal]

if your goal is pvp, roll pvp
is your goal is pve, roll pvp
if you will ragequit in stv because of the evil rogues ganking you, roll pve

[trololol]

if your goal is to make others ragequit in stv, being one of the evil rogues ganking others, roll pvp.

[Dr. Doom]

I play in the PvP server. I highly recommend you play the PvE one.
Population isn't absurdly high and you can actually quest/gather materials in peace without a legion of people being a nuisance.

[Steelbash]

yes

[Dr. Doom]

Hello.

I understand that it might be easier to roll on the new PvE server if my goal is PvE progression, however I have a different question.

Is it worth rolling on the established PvP server if my goal is to engage in PvP, improve my personal ability as a PvPer, advance my character and obtain as high a rank as my ability and time will allow?

World pvp is very casual compared to battleground pvp. It's largely people in average gear and levelling talents who are bored for a while, aiming to rust a few feathers.

Battleground pvp is done with people wearing rare or epic pvp sets, a good deal having run engineering for trinkets and bombs, and sporting pvp specs designed precisely for 1v1.

You won't really be gaining much in terms of skill from a couple of people ganking you while you gather some herbs.
You do learn patience though, as you become accepting of the ganks and corpse runs entailed.

When it comes to rank, it actually helps to join a server where less people are grinding honor. Since rank is awarded by standing, you'd need to do less to rank up. So that's another reason why PvE is better.

But honestly, if I had joined Nostalrius later than what I did, I would have gone to PvE. Just because progression is merely starting and above all, you don't feel like you entered the Tokyo subway at a peak hour.

[fredge]

I play in the PvP server. I highly recommend you play the PvE one.
Population isn't absurdly high and you can actually quest/gather materials in peace without a legion of people being a nuisance.

I 100% agree with everyone about the PvP server just simply being more fun than the PvE server long term. But know this:

- You will be ganked non-stop on your journey to 60 (usually by people 10+ levels higher)
- You will struggle to complete quests because 100 other people are on the same one
- You will get ganked trying to complete every escort quest making you just give up on it
- You won't really find any leveling guilds to group up w/ players and quest together
- When you finally do hit 60, if you want to farm BiS gear in dungeons, unless you are a tank, you will be waiting a log time to create/join a group

As much as it sounds like i'm complaining, i'm not. I just wish I knew all that up front. I might have seriously considered the PvE server.

[sojs]

more braindeads then usual posting

[Setup]

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