Open PvP

I'd been away from the game for quite a while until recently, so feel free to slap me upside the head and tell me that this idea is already in effect or that's it's been tried in the past without success.

Usually when I venture into a pvp zone (to get a shivan or nuke usually) I almost never see another player. I know from the forums that there is some structured pvp going on (PvP University), but I think it would be fun to have some time (say Wednesday evenings just as an example) set for 'open' pvp where anyone interested would just come to a zone selected for that week for an unstructured hero/villain (and completely non-serious) brawl. This would be mostly for fun, but it would allow a chance at getting pvp and zone related badges.

I know some days are already sort of designated for regular events (i.e. Sunday RWZ raids) so I'm looking for feedback mostly on 1) if there is any interest and 2) what time would be best to avoid conflict with other planned activities. Other than picking a time range (with people free to come and go within it) and a zone designated for that week this would be completely informal with players free to form their own groups or solo without any sort of central command structure.


PS I realize that faction imbalance could be a problem, but we can burn that bridge when we come to it.

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I think this would be fun! Maybe use Warburg that way faction imbalance is not a problem (heroes can fight heroes). Though a lot of people will be sad to lose their set bonuses (WB caps at 40). Maybe we could restart fight night in the arena... but it seems like you want to do zone. Either way would be fun. Hami raids are saturdays at 9 and ship raids are sundays at 8 (both est). Nothing else is scheduled that I can think of.

Welcome back!

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1) Yes there would be interest.

2) Boot camp will be moving to Friday 9pm est (Sometime in the next month or so), Voodoo runs TFs on Tuesdays, Isolaters runs on Wednesdays, Hami raid is on Saturday, and Ship Raids are currently running on Sundays.


The biggest issue with Zone pvp is/has always been uneven sides. However, with the exemption rules and PvP rules things are also a lot different in zone then they used to be.

First off, you now get powers that you didn't have access too. For example in Sirens call instead of being capped at 30, now you get all your powers up to 35. It just changes the whole play style for that zone.

Warburg used to cap out before Epic powers, but now allows you to run the 1st epic power you pick. So stalkers can now AS then throw a shark, its pretty OP.

RV power-wise is the same (obviously) however, since post i13 changes, the NPCs are almost over powered in RV. Certainly the AV/Heroes are, if you have tried to kill them since the changes. All of your def/resist buffs are affected by DR however their damage output and mitagation are what they have always been.

Bloody Bay- has always been kind of a dog (and an ugly one at that) for PvP. I think the only PvP that ever went on in that zone was, stalkers hiding at pill boxes waiting for heroes to try to convert their ore. The zone is just too low level and without powers and decent travel powers it just isn't fun to pvp in.

Having said that, Warburg would be fun, in the sense that it is every man/team for themself, however, my vote would go to Sirens.

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