World of Warcraft PvP Ranking System Detailed

The official World of Warcraft site has details on the Player vs. Player ranking system which they'll be rolling out to the game. It gives meaning to the PvP concept with tangible, and impressive, rewards for engaging in combat with other players, a leader board, and little things like an officer's title. From the article: "As we have mentioned before, when you kill other players or aggressive PvP-enabled non-player characters (NPCs) in your level range, you will receive an honorable kill. All your honorable kills for a week are then calculated to give you an honor score for that week, which then translates into an honor ranking. This honor ranking carries with it titles and material rewards, and eventually, officer status and other perks."

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Re:Not what I was hoping for.

[NexusTw1n]

It's obvious the honour system is designed to stop quest griefing - keeping npc quest givers or vendors permanently dead so players can't peacefully quest.

It isn't designed to stop the slaughter of players, because that is what Blizzard intended to happen on PVP servers. If you don't like ganking, play on a PVE server.

I don't understand why so many people complain about high level players killing low level players - surely that is half the point of being bigger than everybody else?

I play on a PVE server, because I've played enough PVP muds to know that every game like this is ruled by kids with tons of free time, or the unemployed. They will kill anyone they can, whenever they can.

Playing PVP muds casually after work always means sticking with a large group for safety, or sneaking about doing quests hoping the bigger players don't notice me. I correctly assumed WoW wouldn't break this rule.

The only difference in WoW between PVP and PVE servers, is that ganking and corpse camping and general abuse of opposing factions is allowed and frankly pretty much encouraged by Blizzard on PVP but not PVE.
PVE still has player vs player combat, but it is honourable because you choose when and where to do it and you can't jump anyone who doesn't want to be attacked.

The fact that dishonour doesn't count against you when killing low level players, the fact there is a sticky on the BB stating that Corpse camping is perfectly acceptable shows that ganking is exactly what Blizzard intended to happen on PVP servers.

Which is why those of us who want to play for fun and relaxation, not spend hours getting angry and frustrated at bullying, have chosen Player Vs Enviroment with its optional PVP system.