PvP for melees :: World of Warcraft

#1 Nov 24 2004 at 12:59 PM Rating: Decent

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Oii all,

I'm a EQ convert to WoW and a red server player for 5 years. Needless to say I've gotten quite a bit of PvP in over the last few years playing tank, hybrid and caster classes. Currently I'm thinking of Rogue or Mage for my PvP first class in WoW. What I'd like to know is....

1) how are tanks Vs casters in WoW.
a)Is it another gimp fest where tanks are slaughtered by casters? IE.. Distance nuke, nuke, shadow step, nuke, play with your kill then waste em?
b) are Tanks nasty enough to make short work of casters should they get close enough.

2) Rogue stealth
From what I've read rogues are ghosted al la preditor style rather than fully invisible. How hard is it to sneak up on other players when in stealth mode.

3) when you enter a zone is it possible to do a query to find out who is in zone? I'm hoping there isn't Ie it will be easier to hide in zone and sneak attack a player.

4) alliance or horde? Which team tends to have the most players? I want the team with fewer players ... ( ie more people to hunt ). My choice of race will depend heavyly on this.

5) ranged dmg with rogues?
What kind of dmg can we do ranged? What would cause the most burst DMG?

6) is there any GM support on PvP servers? EQ was notorious for providing ZERO GM support for red servers. I'm not looking for ... " I'm being camped, can you help me?" help but something more like ... ," My bodys traped in a wall and I can't seem to pull it out, can yeah grab it for me."

Those are just a few questions for now.

PvPLuva
former EQ junkie ( RZek & SZek )

Edited, Wed Nov 24 12:59:30 2004 by Ironmokey

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#2 Dec 22 2004 at 8:25 PM Rating: Decent

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1) tanks vs casters work very well, warriors have charge to cover the distance to a caster. Mages can blink to get out of stun but overall(speaking from a rogue point of view) I think it works well.
b) yeah tanks can hold thier own.
2) rogues are partially visable to your side, if your fighting someone your same lvl or below it's harder for them to see you, if your trying to stealth around someone higher lvl than you. They are more likely to see you. Stealth is also based on the view rang of the person.. if you stand in front of them, yeah they will probly see you.. if you stay out of thier line of site. then you are less likely to be detected.
3) there aren't really zones in this game. Instances are like zones. the only time the game loads.. if you die, go into instance, teleport(hearthstone) you cannot check who is in a area really. thre are ways but it's not the same as a /whoall from EQ.
4) Horde Typically has fewer players on thier side, starting stats are minor and can be looked up. You should also base your choice of racial abilities.
5) Rogues start with the throw ability.. knives,axes.. you can choose to learn to use a gun or a bow. Burst dmg is from melee combat not really ranged.
6) There is gm support but there is also a unstuck command that moves you if your stuck. if your body is someplace you can't reach. you can rez yourself at the spirit healer in the graveyard, at a cost of a % of item durability.

Tsei
45 Rogue
Tichondrius

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