Hey all, i just today activated my 10 day free trial to see if i could get into this game, i played a rogue to 40 something when game first came out but because of lack of RVR/PVP i quit. Any suggestions on a good class and can anyone tell me if the RvR situation here has changed? ive read some that these new expansions have made it better but id like some consumer input.

thanks

Run away, run away!

Seriously though, Battlegrounds seem to be where all the action is, not much world PvP unless you're out looking for people to gank.

Class is up to you really, what you prefer. I love Hunters, my first Class, and likely the last I will ever play now.

 

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There is no RvR. If you are seeking DAoC-style PvP, you will not find it in WoW.

 

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what are these battlegrounds? Im just looking for some type of PvP content even if its a instanced group vs. group or w/e im just wondering what the system is like..?

There's a bunch of them. Like the ones in DAoC, but a lot different.

Examples:

Warsong Gulch is 10 vs 10 Capture the Flag.
Arathi Basin is a multiple bases 15 vs 15. 5 capture bases, first team to 1600 points wins. You gain points by controlling the bases.

More info can be found here:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/pvp/battlegrounds/

You join a Queue to get in, either randomly selected, or you can specifically join one. Servers are on Battlegroups, so the queues generally aren't too bad. You'll have say 10 servers per Battlegroup, and everyone trying to join from all of those servers will get pooled together for PvP.

 

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YouTube it.

 

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Pvp right now is in the worst shape it has ever been in in the history of WoW. If you are coming for the PvP, look elsewhere.

 

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yeah this is a horrible time to be checking out the pvp. the classes and gear all just underwent massive changes that are still in the process of being tweaked and balanced out.

 

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This is not the game you want if PVP is your primary interest.

 

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Agree, but I have yet to see any MMO that has a good design for PvP. It's inherently unbalanced because of gear discrepancies and the heavy reliance on having a good team.

Having said that, WoW does a lot of things right too and the PvE leveling content should be a lot more fun since the recent Shattering patch.

However, many of the most frustrating core systems haven't changed drastically over 6 years. Blizzard is great at making slow, positive iterations to WoW, but they generally fail to actually solve the underlying problems and hide most of them by rewarding the player with gear/tokens for putting up with the negative aspects of the game.

Best advice for new players though is to just play the game and decided for yourself.

 

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