Now....some things not to do..... don't take things personally. Most characters are really reasonable when it comes to PvP. Saying, "sorry my summon attacked you, here let me heal you." tends to get out of situations more times than I can count.
If you want to avoid PvP then there are places you should be more cautious around, Avendell, the LA faction areas, Mountain Trail, AO, Drow, MA territory. So far these areas have yielded the highest amount of PvP from what I have seen. TC doesn't have high enough chars to PvP people consistently. People in Daeron (NC) are generally good guys so PvP doesn't happen much
Now, remember folks, this is just a game. However if you push your PvP too far, it stops being a game and gets personal quickly. Yelling on shout to someone "OOHH I pwned j00 newb! don't come back here or else I'll make you my b**** again!" Goes beyond the, its just a game, framework. If you rock someone in PvP please be gracious about it and just ride on.
The key thing is this, PvP is sensitive, and upsetting at times. But it makes the game hazardous, caustic, and fun. It forces your char to use ingenuity to maneuver out of situations, and also forces better build creation.
Simply PvP can't and shouldn't be removed. As many people argue for more RPing and more realism in the game, PvP seems to be one of those most realistic factors that not many seem to advocate anymore. Furthermore, i am pretty sure PvP isn't ever going to be considered to be removed so lets do the following:
1: Try and talk over problesm that occur in game. Simply saying sorry and explaining your situation can go a long way.
2: If you can res or raise dead the char you just killed in the spirit of honor and warrior code. If you beat the char once, technically raising them to 1 hp shouldn't be that much of a threat.
3. Using PvP to resolve a dispute sounds like a good idea, but generally leads to infantile banter like the example above. (the pwnz j00 one)
4. If you are PvPing to get even, that is perfectly valid. however, revenge is a double sided sword, one that is a neverending cycle of revenge till one of the players decides to stop.
5. PvPing just to upset a char is generally reserved to Okies. Even though it is technically legal, that doesn't mean you should do it. For example.....>Smoking...legal, doesn't mean you should smoke.
6. MOST IMPORTANTLY.....don't use the forum or the /s command in abusive ways to solve the problem. I tried it and the people aren't buying. Instead, use shout maybe 2-3 times max, explain your upset from dying to PvP, and see if someone will help.
There ya'll go..this is simple PvP. Everyone can understand this, its not rules, but an explanation of what to do fi you get PKed, and also the reason why PvP must be in NS
