Tag Archive: player versus player

A world of hurt

Back when Azeroth was young – when Arthas still loved Jaina, Molten Core was at its zenith, and Wilford Brimley had yet to be used as a model for the Kalu’ak … Back then my troll hunter was venturing through Gadgetstan on to Ungoro Crater for the first time.   I stopped at the inn for…

Balancing Act

Balancing Act   The simple fact of the matter is that no one (short of sadomasochists I suppose) likes to lose at player versus player (pvp) all the time.  This is, no doubt, one reason why game balance has been tough ever since Dr. Richard Bartle  and Roy Trubshaw  said to each other “hey have…

Pvp so bad you can hear it stink

Most people have heard the expression “that stinks out loud”.  If you haven’t, now you have – my mother and grandmother used to use it all the time. It’s what I call a “grandma-ism.”   Forewarned is forearmed so the old adage goes. So  here is the warning. If you are a big fan of Star…

Power Trip

There is nothing like a little good pvp – and ganking is nothing like good pvp. That said, for those uninitiated among our readers out there (read those who are new to mmo gaming) Player versus player (pvp) is a far cry from a process called “ganking” (a term which I can only assume owes…