My PvP Rant

So, as always there are those who complain that PvP in CoH is either broken or practically non-existent. When I read these posts I laugh to myself while bemusedly shaking my head and sipping my refreshing beverage. Nothing could be further from the truth! There is a Player Vs Player system in City of Heroes which is alive and well...

It's called a PUG.

You don't think I'm serious? Just another silly Steelclaw thread...? Hmph. The Tank refuses to lead the charge because he's made an all-secondary offensive themed character. The Empathy Defender goes afk but not after setting Healing Aura to spam and setting Follow... to the Controller. The Brute is screaming at the AoE Fire Blaster for stealing all his Fury. The Stalker attacks the Boss once with his AS then goes to pick daisies or his nose until the end of the battle.

Come on, folks, I'm not even trying.

These people are out to get you killed. It's not that far a remove from just trying to kill you outright. Every other "team" member in your PUG is secretly running a Mastermind and counts every MOB on the map as one of their pets.

Still don't believe me?

How many times have you been on a team that got wiped.... except for that ONE character who JUST HAPPENED to get out alive? Chances are it's the same character whose actions got you wiped in the first place.... Say that /regen Scrapper who aggroed the whole map and then brought them back to the team to play.

Every instanced map on a PUG mission is a PvP zone. Heck, the Devs may as well put in place a special Drop Table for the last surviving player of Team Wipes.

ScrapperLocke: Hey guys, sorry about leading the mission map back to you like that! But at least I got this great Gladiator's Armor recipe! That'll complete my set!

There are even special versions of PvP in PUGS! Like Capture the Flag in First Person Shooters, these games can make a normal PvP Pug more interesting and fun (at least for the ones who win).

There's the ever popular "Team Within A Team" PUG. (Do NOT use the acronym for this in-game or else you'll get yelled at.) This is where the eight man team spits up into either two or even three mini-teams that just go where ever the heck they want to on the mission map; as long as it ISN'T where the other teams go. The mini-team that lives the longest wins.

Then again some strange individuals love to play the "Suicide Pact" version of PUG PvP. That's where one player does something abysmally stupid which gets himself killed. This starts a chain reaction of players dying as a result of the first death. Scoring is based on how many of your team mates die as a result of your own attempted moron-icide. A couple of strong players can make a Defeat All mission as fun as a trip to The Bamboo Splinters Nail Salon.

So, the next time you feel like complaining that PvP is dead in the City, just get together a PUG in Atlas Park or Cap Au Diable. Don't set level restrictions. Don't ask for specific ATs. Just make it first-come, first-serve.

Then get ready to fight for your life.

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My mind wanders so often you've probably seen its picture on milk cartons. - Me... the first person version of the third person Steelclaw

YAY!!
I've been PvPing all this time and I thought I was a bit unfamiliar with that aspect of the game.
It's time I start fighting back!
I've been getting pwned... but... with this great guide, I think I might have finally learned some things that will help me out!
Thank you, once again, Steelclaw!!!

*cheers*

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I pvp every time i enter icon/facemaker. pretty sure i critted arbie fab.

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Positron's i13 letter: We are trying to make PvP more accessible to new players, while giving experienced PvP'ers the advantage that comes with formulating tactics around the new systems we're putting in place. PvP from now on will be on our priority list. If something isn't working out, we'll be in there tweaking it and making it work, for the entire future of the product, not just Issue 13.

Yes.

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