tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post3906186427702126045..comments2023-10-17T08:35:27.492-07:00Comments on Ixobelle (archived): I R PvP!Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01024497755617725448noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-79073113212125777062010-03-31T19:38:44.072-07:002010-03-31T19:38:44.072-07:00Hmmm I care too much. And I'm a poor loser. Th...Hmmm I care too much. And I'm a poor loser. There's too much losing in PVP (I mean, even if you're doing well you can expect to lose half the time).<br /><br />That said I encourage people to have a go at PVP on their character. Especially when they think they know it all, or that raiding is only pushing 2 buttons. It gives you a totally different perspective on your abilities and you quickly learn that something with a 2 minute cooldown can be <i>used</i> every 2 minutes or you might never use it at all.<br /><br />I'm not afraid to Pain Suppression tanks on weird trash pulls now. I'll even PS a tank going into that raptor boss in DTK. I've had a couple go splat the first time I've been feared so there's no reason <i>not</i> to use it imo.<br /><br />I still find the thought of Arena a bit overwhelming - the pressure! One day I'll get there, but I don't believe in doing anything in half measures/Cassandrihttp://www.hotsdots.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-60191517047202641002010-03-27T03:55:20.285-07:002010-03-27T03:55:20.285-07:00Aw, man, i SO care ! The carecup is overflowing. T...Aw, man, i SO care ! The carecup is overflowing. The care police arrested me and they're beating me up in the interrogation room.<br /><br />Recently i was talking to someone that only plays for PvE. She just wanted to go about her business and never skirmish with the opposing faction, and couldn't understand why some people corpse camp or kill quest givers or whatnot, the so called griefers. So I did my best to impersonate Samuel L Jackson in 51st State and told her "there's a war going on out there man... A WAR...!" See, i couldn't ever get rid of that, i'm an old timer, by default i want to stomp anyone that rolls human/gnome/night elf/blood elf/draenei. <br /><br />PvP was what made WoW the winner for me, it was truly epic. I can still remember old vanilla feuds with the allies, 8-hour long AVs and WSGs won 3-2 after 2 hours of struggle. See, PvP was like, i dunno, cookies, you'd wait quite a lot to get it, and when you did you tried to make the best of it. Of course, i got disgusted by the way pvp evolved, but i still wouldn't have WoW without it. <br /><br />No one was born a pvp master, hell, i did my share of fuckups, i still find myself playing old school conservative way ("oh, uhm, let's gouge and try to restealth and sap between dots.. ow, nvm, i'm dead") or getting tunnel visioned or not watching the back of my healer, but practice is the mother of all knowledge, you'll get the hang of it.<br /><br />And perhaps, like me, you'll soon find out that there are few things in game as rewarding as looming over the beaten corpse of your enemy... and cannibalizing it.Kensaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968956418513155396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-10148713699909617442010-03-24T15:00:22.794-07:002010-03-24T15:00:22.794-07:00Hah.. I would do Arena with you Lantana. I've ...Hah.. I would do Arena with you Lantana. I've been out of practice for about 2 years so I'm sure my level of fail would far exceed yours. I would, if I weren't terrified of being sucked back into WoW all over again. Detoxing was difficult enough the first time around!Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373253442613354187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-75055121588593681692010-03-23T18:14:04.836-07:002010-03-23T18:14:04.836-07:00I am so with you! I really am terrible at PvP gene...I am so with you! I really am terrible at PvP generally speaking, but I had a time during which a friend and I decided to brave the arenas and embrace the dying. <br /><br />It was SUCH a different game! We actually had to use strategy, think about what things would work, what wouldn't depending on who/what we were fighting. Oh so much fun! To think and puzzle through things in WoW again! Joy of joys! <br /><br />Sadly, that friend no longer plays, so my arena days are no more, but... well, I'll just have to find me another play buddy who's willing to fail a lot, I think.Lantanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16761701885905821475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-33789346399802358102010-03-23T14:09:33.124-07:002010-03-23T14:09:33.124-07:00"do you REALLY not care, or you afraid of hav..."do you REALLY not care, or you afraid of having to learn something new?"<br /><br />I really like this, because it's very, very true. Tobold dislikes PvP because he says he can't deal with the "twitchiness" of it. So he doesn't care. He doesn't want to learn to be better. I played WoW for a couple years and my whole purpose in playing was to PvP. I loved it. I did PvE just to remain competitive in PvP. When I first started playing the game PvP was very nerve-wracking and sent me into fits of anxiety (this was back in the days before battlegrounds and the honor system, when PvPing was essentially just ganking or being ganked in the world). And I found myself falling back on excuses like "well I don't care." I'd find myself being afraid to attack someone because if I put forth the effort and failed, it meant I was deficient. Better not to try, right?<br /><br />Not really. It's very rewarding to learn something. Even if you aren't great at it. Who cares? Someone is always better. And eventually I established myself as one of the top PvPers on my server. Nowadays I get my "PvP" fix with games like Bad Company 2, but it's the same thing. It's very intimidating, at first. But pushing through it is always worthwhile. Testing yourself never does more harm than good.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373253442613354187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-7801576074157829482010-03-22T10:52:05.882-07:002010-03-22T10:52:05.882-07:00PvP, is pretty much an entirely different game tha...PvP, is pretty much an entirely different game than PvE. <br /><br />Some resources that might help you begin your journey are;<br /><br />www.arenajunkies.com [I wouldn't even post here,(the people are 100% unhelpful 99% of the time, especially where new players are concerned) just look at the different teams, see if any strategies for your comp are up to date, get ideas for macros, CASUALLY browse the forums for game play ideas etc...]<br /><br />www.sk-gaming.com Use the sortable top 100 list to look at different talent specs/gem/enchant strategies being used by successful Players of your class! This can really be very helpful.<br /><br />www.warcraftmovies.com Watch some videos (That hopefully include vent commentary/strategy discussion)<br /><br />www.skill-capped.com<br />This is probably my favorite resource! It is a pay site, (~$5 a month, and I'm not being paid to say it and have no affiliation to the management) which features class tutorial videos, comp videos, and forums which are the most helpful I have found anywhere. Plus, Gladiators will actually respond to your posts NICELY! It's amazing that not everyone in the arena scene is a nerd raging ***hole. <br /><br />Finally, although no arena guru myself, (Hit 1800 on a few toons and stopped after I had weapons, my heart is with the BGs!) I have played a disc priest in arena, and would be happy to chat about some strats with you sometime!<br /><br />-GregLudakirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00946436413795265574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-33398130106857578312010-03-22T09:19:19.775-07:002010-03-22T09:19:19.775-07:00When/if I get done with my RP project I would defi...When/if I get done with my RP project I would definitely like to rock my boat again, trying PvP. I just need to find another noob to convince to join me in my mission impossible.Larísahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769822260333419777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-31223423310543903652010-03-22T07:36:30.602-07:002010-03-22T07:36:30.602-07:00That book is amazingly insightful. I read it over ...That book is amazingly insightful. I read it over the summer while participating in an experimental game design class Ian Schreiber decided to do this summer.Saritorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680499054322811762noreply@blogger.com