PvE to PvP? Bring ‘em on!
September 12, 2008 by Matticus
Filed under All Stories, General WoW Gaming, News and Opinion
No doubt you’re aware of Blizzard’s can opening, jaw dropping, eye popping PvE to PvP transfer availability announcement.
What did my blogleagues think of it?
- BigBearButt is “okay” with it
- HonorsHammer is taking advantage of it by attempting to recruit players (Sneaky fellah, them Paladins)
- Rohan is unsure if it’s a good change but felt that it may have been a necessary one
- isheepthings plans to just stay put
Personally, I’m rather stoked. I’ve leveled mostly on PvP servers my entire life. It’ll be refreshing to have some new victims players around.
So come on my PvP friends! Let’s give our PvE transferees the welcome that they so wonderfully deserve!
I'm Matticus and I play a Dwarf Priest. My home is in Conquest, a raiding Guild that I have founded. Every week, I log 12 hours raiding on Ner'Zhul.
Wynthea is the Troll Priest with the best Mohawk on Firetree. Currently, I raid 4 nights a week in a hardcore guild. I started playing WoW in May 2005, and raiding end-game in May 2007. My guild is currently working through 25-man WotLK content. I've tried playing other classes, but Priests are my passion. I am extremely fond of Dwarves.... especially with Ketchup. 
My name is Sydera and I like to heal things--think Florence Nightingale with foliage. I play a night elf druid on Ner'Zhul, and I raid 12 hours a week. As a guild officer for Conquest, I coordinate healing and recruit new raiders. I started playing WoW in Fall 2005, and it was love at first click. Before I discovered the joys of Broccoli-stalk healing, I raided as a holy paladin, and I now have alts in all healing classes. I have to say, though, bark beats poofy dresses and heavy plate in my book.
I’m PVE and intend to stay that way. I don’t have the temperament for PVP. (I literally did AV over ~10 levels to get enough honor for my trinket, just in case I ever saw Archi. I’ve not been into a BG since!)
“So come on my PvP friends! Let’s give our PvE transferees the welcome that they so wonderfully deserve! ”
So . . . . camp their alts and kill them while farming! Party on Wayne! Party on Garth!
Drotaras last blog post..A big thanks to the folks at Intense Debate!
Fresh meat lol
Carebear flavored PvP snacks for all!
Really, how much world PvP really goes on on PvP servers? My main is on a PvE one but I’m levelling a new rogue on a PvP server and in 35 levels I’ve been played with once by what I assume was a level 70 Mage in Tarren Mills: he sheeped me twice and then killed me with a frostbolt. But that’s all for “ganking” and as for the rest, had two encounter with more or less same level characters that could have gone either way.
Azandes last blog post..Addon Highlight – Hemlock
@Azande: Believe me. Most 70s will not generally go out of their way to a lower level zone and just gank people for the heck of it unless they’re really bored or traveling through the area.
Now doing Sunwell Island dailies might be a bit of a challenge depending which faction happens to be the dominant one at the time.
I view it as yet another subtle thing Blizz is doing to try to make keeping your guild alive through end-game a little easier.
Removing attunements to T6? GREAT! Now I don’t have to run ssc/tk every 3 weeks to get my 2 new recruits keyed so they can xfer later. Also, I can bring alts.
NOW you’re telling me I can recruit raiders from PvE content??? OH HAPPY DAY!!
I’ll be happier to welcome PvE folks if they appeared in the middle of Orgrimmar, nekkid, with a zone wide emote asking for every citizen to welcome them. Especially Alliance transfers. O:-)
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I agree with Wyn. Anything that expands the pool of possible recruits is a good thing.