Begining PvP - Guild Wars Forums

EatMoreCarbs · Jan 05, 2007, 09:26 PM // 21:26

Im a 6-month PvE player and now im looking to delve into PvP. I tried doing Random Arenas to unlock TA and i got to 4-consecutive wins and lost. What is their i should know about PvP and how a PvE player can become competitive in PvP?

Senator Tom · Jan 05, 2007, 09:29 PM // 21:29

learn iway, get rank 9, then serious pvp

TurinPT · Jan 05, 2007, 09:39 PM // 21:39

or... get a friendly pvp guild and ask for advice, go to the Gladiator's Arena section and read the guides, etc
don't give up after just one game, experience is important too. Try to see what works and what doesn't.

EatMoreCarbs · Jan 05, 2007, 09:39 PM // 21:39

So i should just become any iway warrior and try to work my way up to HA and gain rank?

Hurricane · Jan 05, 2007, 10:26 PM // 22:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Senator Tom

learn iway, get rank 9, then serious pvp

Is this a JOKE?

wetsparks · Jan 06, 2007, 08:06 AM // 08:06

Personally, I think IWAY is for people that cant hack it with a normal build, but what do I know. Also, keep doing random and then team arenas until Heros Ascent opens up and then find a big guild that regularly runs it and go from there.

EatMoreCarbs · Jan 06, 2007, 04:35 PM // 16:35

How are Touch Rangers in RA?

lennymon · Jan 06, 2007, 04:57 PM // 16:57

in RA pretty much a build with 6 resurrection skills and reversal of fortune has a decent chance of winning. RA is really the place where you test builds, those that pass muster then move up as it were. touch rangers 'can' work well there, or you may just draw a lot of fire from the folks who think they are 'overpowered' or just don't like em...

Thomas.knbk · Jan 06, 2007, 04:58 PM // 16:58

IWAY is dead. It's been for some time now.
Play several professions. Decide which one(s) you like best, and specialize in them. Play a lot, play even more, and play a lot. If you either have some decent people on your friends list, or have enough fame/faction to be taken serious, give trying a PvP guild a go.

Ashleigh McMahon · Jan 06, 2007, 07:54 PM // 19:54

My advice to you is just switch through builds/characters/classes and find a class that suits you.

Once you've found a class/s your good at, try it out in HA.

good luck

Yanman.be · Jan 06, 2007, 08:02 PM // 20:02

If you think HA is pvp, and if you think rank is pvp, and if you think iway is the good way to pvp, go pvp the way you want it.

Darkobra · Jan 06, 2007, 10:55 PM // 22:55

I say try a little of everything in PVE. I got to know every single class, their strengths and their weaknesses in PVE. After a year, I decided to PVP with a class I felt comfortable with. Feel free to try a variety of skills and see what works for you and your team.

crazyFanatic · Jan 07, 2007, 12:36 AM // 00:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas.knbk

IWAY is dead. It's been for some time now.
Play several professions. Decide which one(s) you like best, and specialize in them. Play a lot, play even more, and play a lot. If you either have some decent people on your friends list, or have enough fame/faction to be taken serious, give trying a PvP guild a go.

i agree.

u should also read about pvp builds and how to run em, how to run a build is pretty important

RA:it isnt hard to get 5 wins in ra, if u try long enough u will eventualy end up with a desent group.
If u get a party with no monks dont leave, i have done 15 consecutive wins without a monk so monks aint everything
btw i usualy play monk or assassin in ra i think its the best

TA: When u get here just join some random groups and figth, and if no one is making a group dont be afraid to make one.

HA: prepare for a hard time...

Buzzer · Jan 07, 2007, 08:42 AM // 08:42

Play RA, AB and Fort Aspenwood for a while imo. These are areas where you won't be under too much pressure. You'll learn how to play better.

taffette · Jan 07, 2007, 11:16 AM // 11:16

I tried Fort Aspenwood etc and found that people's attitudes towards newer PvP players was bloody awful - at the first sniff of inexperience they ditch, leaving you with half a team and a thinking that it's really not worth trying.

So I quit PvP and went back to PvE

thedork01 · Jan 08, 2007, 12:13 AM // 00:13

Really? I did Fort Aspenwood for some of my first pvp and I thought it was really low pressure, and one of the more fun pvp areas. I can't stand RA....

taffette · Jan 08, 2007, 09:07 AM // 09:07

I think I found one team out of 3 goes that didn't leave after calling us noobs. I wasn't impressed! It's not like there's anywhere to get in PvP practice either, apart from if you have a guild that'll do regular scrimmages...

Jan 05, 2007, 09:26 PM // 21:26	#1
EatMoreCarbs Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NJ, USA Guild: Dragons Will Eat Your [Face] Profession: R/Mo	Begining PvP Im a 6-month PvE player and now im looking to delve into PvP. I tried doing Random Arenas to unlock TA and i got to 4-consecutive wins and lost. What is their i should know about PvP and how a PvE player can become competitive in PvP?

Jan 05, 2007, 09:29 PM // 21:29	#2
Senator Tom Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: California Guild: [Dark] Profession: W/	learn iway, get rank 9, then serious pvp

Jan 05, 2007, 09:39 PM // 21:39	#3
TurinPT Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2006	or... get a friendly pvp guild and ask for advice, go to the Gladiator's Arena section and read the guides, etc don't give up after just one game, experience is important too. Try to see what works and what doesn't.

Jan 06, 2007, 08:06 AM // 08:06	#6
wetsparks Desert Nomad Join Date: Nov 2006	Personally, I think IWAY is for people that cant hack it with a normal build, but what do I know. Also, keep doing random and then team arenas until Heros Ascent opens up and then find a big guild that regularly runs it and go from there.

Jan 06, 2007, 04:35 PM // 16:35	#7
EatMoreCarbs Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NJ, USA Guild: Dragons Will Eat Your [Face] Profession: R/Mo	How are Touch Rangers in RA?

Jan 06, 2007, 04:57 PM // 16:57	#8
lennymon Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle Guild: Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: R/	in RA pretty much a build with 6 resurrection skills and reversal of fortune has a decent chance of winning. RA is really the place where you test builds, those that pass muster then move up as it were. touch rangers 'can' work well there, or you may just draw a lot of fire from the folks who think they are 'overpowered' or just don't like em...

Jan 06, 2007, 04:58 PM // 16:58	#9
Thomas.knbk Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2006	IWAY is dead. It's been for some time now. Play several professions. Decide which one(s) you like best, and specialize in them. Play a lot, play even more, and play a lot. If you either have some decent people on your friends list, or have enough fame/faction to be taken serious, give trying a PvP guild a go.

Jan 06, 2007, 07:54 PM // 19:54	#10
Ashleigh McMahon Site Contributor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: North East England Guild: WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld] Profession: Mo/Me	My advice to you is just switch through builds/characters/classes and find a class that suits you. Once you've found a class/s your good at, try it out in HA. good luck

Jan 06, 2007, 08:02 PM // 20:02	#11
Yanman.be Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Guild: [ROSE] Profession: A/	If you think HA is pvp, and if you think rank is pvp, and if you think iway is the good way to pvp, go pvp the way you want it.

Jan 06, 2007, 10:55 PM // 22:55	#12
Darkobra Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scotland Guild: Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot Profession: E/Me	I say try a little of everything in PVE. I got to know every single class, their strengths and their weaknesses in PVE. After a year, I decided to PVP with a class I felt comfortable with. Feel free to try a variety of skills and see what works for you and your team.

Jan 07, 2007, 08:42 AM // 08:42	#14
Buzzer Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia	Play RA, AB and Fort Aspenwood for a while imo. These are areas where you won't be under too much pressure. You'll learn how to play better.

Jan 07, 2007, 11:16 AM // 11:16	#15
taffette Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sunny ol' Manchester Guild: The Trumpet Blowers Profession: R/	I tried Fort Aspenwood etc and found that people's attitudes towards newer PvP players was bloody awful - at the first sniff of inexperience they ditch, leaving you with half a team and a thinking that it's really not worth trying. So I quit PvP and went back to PvE

Jan 08, 2007, 12:13 AM // 00:13	#16
thedork01 Academy Page Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: All over the place Guild: Broken Circle Profession: E/Me	Really? I did Fort Aspenwood for some of my first pvp and I thought it was really low pressure, and one of the more fun pvp areas. I can't stand RA....

Jan 08, 2007, 09:07 AM // 09:07	#17
taffette Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sunny ol' Manchester Guild: The Trumpet Blowers Profession: R/	I think I found one team out of 3 goes that didn't leave after calling us noobs. I wasn't impressed! It's not like there's anywhere to get in PvP practice either, apart from if you have a guild that'll do regular scrimmages...