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That's not good enough. All because you say one thing doesn't mean I have to go along with it. I pay to do things the way I want now have a debate with me good sir.

And why not.

Shoosh you. I am at least on vent right now.

I can understand that. Sudden Death is a pain but only when you tie. The concept is nice and all but it doesn't work well in a game like this.

Everyone has their own way of having fun. I don't like to stand around and mash buttons(fiteclub). I do prefer to finish a fight but I don't see anything wrong with someone taking off when they're close to dying. Breaking LoS and phasing are all valid tactics that should be used if the going gets rough. I don't see anything wrong with getting away from someone, recovering health/end and coming back for more since that's the other persons fault for not pursuing and finishing off the target.

If someone believes that dying is honorable and running is being a coward in a video game then they need help.

There is no "deserved" victory in this game. Like I already stated it's your responsibility to pursue a target if you really want to beat them. You could consider that you won by a target fleeing from you I suppose. I agree that people shouldn't get mad for losing though. Like I said before people have different ways of enjoying the game so the way they like to PvP will be different as well.

If you don't like targets getting away then the arena is the best place to go. Playing with friends and others that share the same interests as you will help you enjoy it more. Zones have many different factors that will most likely conflict with what some people enjoy. I go to zones when I'm bored for the chaos that can take place.


Also do you still play WAR and what server do/did you play on? I used to play but I can't afford multiple MMO's atm.

I really think that zones bring so much hate towards PvP and PvP'ers. If you like to get your feet wet and try PvP, zones are the worst place to do it. It's a good idea to go to the arena with friends or a PvP'er that is willing to help you learn. I really don't frequent zones very often anymore but I still go there occasionally when I'm bored.

I'm not that great in PvP but hell, if it'll help change others point of view towards it in this game, I'd be willing to help others learn in the arena.

You need to introduce me to this said friend. Also I need to get me a decent villain to 50 on Virtue so we can all go to zones together.

This.

I turned it on once, showed it to a friend and never used it since. I also don't have any female toons so that may be another reason why I don't use it.

It's not really the focal point of Freedom but since it's the most populated server a majority of the PvP'ers, myself included, have toons over there just for that purpose. I do PvP, both in zones and arena, on Virtue but there just isn't as much action here as there is on Freedom. Unless you PvE with your PvP toons alot it's better to make them on a different server anyway so you'll have more slots you can make alts on.

There's a youtube video of three crazy people that took it from under Atlas to AE to Pocket D....

The bad thing is enemy chat's default setting is set to off. So that means they are willingly subjecting themselves to said trash talk for reasons unknown. I used to say this so much I just got tired of it. Sadly it's a really big misconception that will most likely stay.

This.

Maybe two months ago I used to pvp alot both in zones and arena with an I12 spec'd Rad/Son defender. The build has zero purples and one LOTG+. I slotted the build with cheap +Rech sets to try to get AM perma and did fine in zones. Sure I died alot on it in zone vs more than two people. I only lost in the arena on it when I jokingly engaged in fiteclub vs a BS/Regen with no inspis.

Until I put purples on my Mind/Therm I did zones with it and faired better vs multiple targets since the build has phase instead of trying to rely on the temp phase like I did with my Rad/Son. I even occasionally break out my Fire/Elec dom that is pve spec'd and do decent. The bad thing is I'm not that good at pvp. The only good thing I've done in the arena is win a small pvp tourney on virtue for a costume code.

tl;dr: Practice and knowing how to play your toon makes a world of difference. Remember kids knowing is half the battle.

This.

The unstable version works perfectly btw. I use it all the time now with support toons.

If I frankenslot Soul Storm with 2 Unbreakable's and 2 entropic's I can get the same +regen and an extra 2% +recov. Thanks for the help all.