It's a simple question, has a simple answer, and a complicated solution. What's stopping you from PvPing? For many of us, particularly here at WoW Insider which trends to be more PvE focused, PvP has taken a back seat in our gaming experience. It's something we do occasionally and not all the time -- it's something that, and I'm speaking purely for folks like me, isn't as much fun as getting together for a raid.
Over Twitter the other day I asked people for their opinion as to why they don't PvP. I've always had my thoughts, but I wanted to see what the masses said. After all the PvP game itself is fun; battlegrounds are compelling, arena teams offer laddered play, and the system itself forces you to use all your abilities, something that doesn't happen in PvE content. The reaction over Twitter was pretty one sided.
It's the players.
Well... huh. That's not something that a new ability or battleground mechanic is going to take care of. The habits of players is exceptionally hard to change, especially in a game as old as WoW.
When people say it's the players they don't mean it's the way the players play skill wise. They mean it's the way the players on their own team interact with each other. People in PvP have a tendency to be rather mean in random or semi-random groups. There's not a lot of forgiveness, and the strategy, if there is one, is often determined by who can yell the loudest. That's not a compelling group of people you'd want to play with in a primarily social game.
Over Twitter the other day I asked people for their opinion as to why they don't PvP. I've always had my thoughts, but I wanted to see what the masses said. After all the PvP game itself is fun; battlegrounds are compelling, arena teams offer laddered play, and the system itself forces you to use all your abilities, something that doesn't happen in PvE content. The reaction over Twitter was pretty one sided.
It's the players.
Well... huh. That's not something that a new ability or battleground mechanic is going to take care of. The habits of players is exceptionally hard to change, especially in a game as old as WoW.
When people say it's the players they don't mean it's the way the players play skill wise. They mean it's the way the players on their own team interact with each other. People in PvP have a tendency to be rather mean in random or semi-random groups. There's not a lot of forgiveness, and the strategy, if there is one, is often determined by who can yell the loudest. That's not a compelling group of people you'd want to play with in a primarily social game.
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What's stopping you from PvPing? A cause and solution. originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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