Call for Submissions: 3 fresh ideas for world PvP events
by Lisa Poisso 
Jul 16th 2010 at 5:00PM
WoW.com is accepting article submissions describing three fresh ideas for organized world PvP events. Submissions should be between 750 and 1,000 words. We will not accept articles submitted under player names or pen names; please use your real name and email. Artwork is not mandatory, but any you choose to include must be your own work or from creative commons.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Jejin Jul 16th 2010 5:07PM
Best world PVP I participated in was a cross-faction 'battle for Ashenvale'. The rules were followed, the turnout was great, and the manhunt was awesome. I think there's some videos on youtube of it...
Fyet Jul 16th 2010 5:07PM
I was one of the 40 Paladins Vs. 40 Shamans in that video on Youtube it was definitely the most fun.
Nawaf Jul 17th 2010 6:22AM
That was completely epic
Toranja Jul 16th 2010 5:08PM
First WG I got into. I got addicted. But then I noticed that my faction didn't like PvP, so I stopped. :(
dodgeballer2005 Jul 16th 2010 5:10PM
If you want an idea for a PVP event, go Old World. Stuff like Silithus and EPL is barely visited or used and it's almost endless.
shockologist Jul 16th 2010 5:14PM
Starts out as a timed vs 5 man...5 ally 5 horde....pve for a boss or so then major 5v5 PVP encounter.. and for an added twist after pvp encounter both teams must unite to fight last boss.
Vespene -GameTrailers- Jul 16th 2010 5:16PM
Make some zones conquerable by guilds and flag other guilds as hostile in those zones, regardless of faction.
greenglassdoors Jul 17th 2010 9:13AM
That is an amazing idea! I think I may also draw a lot of players to pvping. Would be nice to see blizzard do that and also add in a reward system to give a reason to occupy the area, like in wg and halaa. They could even make it mostly vaniety items and not have to create much more content.
Airleagan Jul 16th 2010 5:50PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAHmDY6RsbY
It wasnt set up by me but when we did it it was tons of fun
Freddo Jul 16th 2010 6:04PM
I've had lot's of fun in Nagrand with the battle of Halaa. I liked the spontaneous effort it took to get a raid going and then winning if all went well.
Ty Jul 16th 2010 6:42PM
Halaa was great. Something like that should be reimplenmented
Slaytanic Jul 16th 2010 6:35PM
Every single BG, and also, every single world PvP event, always has some sort of goal....capture the flag, control an area, etc. The PvP combat always seemed...secondary. ESPECIALLY in AV. Most people have come to recognize AV as more of a PvE event. You can play an entire game to completion and never see another player from the opposing faction.
Put all that objective shit aside and make a Deathmatch BG. The object is purely to kill. And kill. And kill. Pure, unstoppable PvP. No flags, no towers, no general.
Ty Jul 16th 2010 6:41PM
THIS!!!!!
Only problems are stealthed rogues/ druids hiding the whole time, and that one tank with 3 pocket healers and next to impossible to kill. Other than that... Best BG idea EVAR
RussGreene Jul 17th 2010 1:31AM
That's actually an interesting idea. Especially given the increased tensions between the Alliance and the Horde, and the almost full-out declaration of war.
And Ty: simplest way to do that would be to have a sort of anti-Tenacity: every 10 seconds you go without dying, you get a stacking debuff that reduces healing received by 1% and increases damage taken by 1%. All those numbers came out of my lower intestine, but something along those lines would be great. Also, if stealthers are just hiding in the corner sucking their security blanket, then they're not racking up kills, then are they? ;)
KrusherX Jul 17th 2010 10:59AM
Isn't that called arena?
vinniedcleaner Jul 16th 2010 6:52PM
Rather than take the time to draft a SEED article just to be rejected, for what I can only guess is the crime of stepping on some ganking toes, I'll briefly cover my idea for world PvP.
HONOR... not honor points, but honest-to-goodness honorable combat. To quote Jejin: ...The RULES were followed, the turnout was great, and the manhunt was awesome....{emphasis mine}
What is missing from world PvP is rules of engagement. No matter what awesomeness is implemented, it will fail miserably unless the gankers/griefers are dealt with completely.
erknost Jul 16th 2010 7:18PM
Maybe it is not fresh for the WoW Universe, but it can be for the players born in the postBG's era. It call it the Battle for Hillsbrad Foothills. A massive on-line war between character from Southshore (Alliance) and Tarren Mill (Horde). It will be a veritable wall of Alliance charging the town Tarren Mill (Horde), to retake if for the Humans from the Forsaken, with another wall of Horde rushing forward to Southshore (Alliance).
And quoting Slaytanic: "The object is purely to kill. And kill. And kill."
KJP Jul 16th 2010 7:56PM
Technically, the Zombie Invasion was a World PvP event, right?
stevo Jul 16th 2010 8:30PM
You should make an article called, "Flying mounts and the death of world PVP"
Catbwoy Jul 17th 2010 12:00AM
Why? I don't think I understand your comment.