Whats the point in PVP?
Hurricane jr
ok so i know you get titles but is it like a dungeon where if you win HA you get a chest or is it just for fun?
Gabriel of Ravn
For RA just another title.
GvG chance of a permanent gold trim on your cape if you win the monthly automated tournament plus tournament reward points. Also another title.
For HA there is always the victory chest which can drop very good items. Also just another title to grind out.
Codex Arena just another PvP title to grind.
GvG chance of a permanent gold trim on your cape if you win the monthly automated tournament plus tournament reward points. Also another title.
For HA there is always the victory chest which can drop very good items. Also just another title to grind out.
Codex Arena just another PvP title to grind.
Swahnee
Play for fun...
Artisan Archer
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Play for fun...
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Winstar
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.
Essence Snow
Tbh...idk really, the cons outwiegh the pros by such, that it's not worth it imo.
scythefromunder
Some people enjoy the challenge of working with others to defeat other players instead of NPCs. That's my thought on why people PvP.
Winstar
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Tbh...idk really, the cons outwiegh the pros by such, that it's not worth it imo.
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To answer the question, as mentioned, there are a variety of rewards for PvP. They all give you Balth faction which can be turned into Z-Keys which can be sold or traded. They all give titles of some kind, some give emotes and GvG gives capes and reward points (more keys...).
BUT, this all more or less misses the point. For anyone who likes competitive gaming (be it MTG, Starcraft, TF2, HON, DOTA, whatever) or sport the point is probably not these rewards. The point is the competition itself, the teamwork, coordination, and high challenge level. When I still played the game somewhat seriously, PvP (GvG in particular) was easily the most fun to be had in the game. If you enjoy competitive play and high challenge level, then you should try getting into it (though I don't know how easy that is at this point or what the state of the game is in terms of player base). If you don't like competition, then its probably not for you.
rkubik
I only play for the balth faction for Zkeys and luxon or Kurzick points. I rarely play any other PVP as my personal experience has not been very good.
sonofthort
There's something about competing with real people that PvE just can't bring. It's alot of fun tbh, and there are some in game rewards like others have pointed out.
Apple
People play pvp so they can be best at the guild wars.
Xx Droid xX
To make the other people feel like they are idiots and terrible at life, something along those lines
Shadowhaze
Supposedly it's for fun, but some people take it way too seriously. 
But yes, if you manage to beat enough, you'll get a chest that can drop some pricey things.
For more on it, check here.
But yes, if you manage to beat enough, you'll get a chest that can drop some pricey things.
For more on it, check here.
shillo
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To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.
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Guildies have a talent for coming up with *seriously* twisted GvG builds.
Premium Unleaded
Well, GvG used to be for money...
Ghandi Andy
Well the whole objective of a game is supposedly fun, so im going with that 
lemming
The point is to win.
Essence Snow
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What are the cons for you? Just curious.
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~General additude of the PvP Community (not saying everyone, but it's almost a definate that you'll run into it every match)
~Ping interference (ping plays a big part, whether one can play PvP effectively)
~Stale maps (pretty sure everyone knows what I mean)
~Too gimmicky (most times you can tell what other ppl are running b4 engaging them)
Franksalot
TBH i've never really gotten the point of PvP, at least not just PvP its alright now and then but i know people who just sit in RA all day... just seems like more grind to me. I much prefer PvE far more to do, far more variation and less "Not so agreeable people" to deal with most of the time.
pinkeyflower
Play to win and have the satisfaction of knowing that you're better than other players instead of repeatedly killing the same gimped-up AI.
KPEATOP
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play to win.
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to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.
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= epic gg :d:d:d:d
Darth The Xx
Definately because playing against people who are trying to beat you is more fun than creaming NPCs who have been designed to be beaten ...
gremlin
Think you have all the pros and cons of pvp there.
It was intended for players to have fun competing against each other.
Sadly the designers failed to realise that in any human vs human competition there will always be problems.
You need strict rules enforced in real time by other humans and if you cannot do that get into some other business.
Yeah the playing against people part is great but I really wish there could be a way around the waiting times.
Played a pile of online games and always ended up playing with a couple of friends against the AI.
Ok pve is easy but you can always handicap yourself and in some games tweak the Ai for a harder fight.
Far too much time is taken up with getting ready for the pvp games then there is the attitude of players the wasted games where people drop out and just general frustration with pvp.
After a load of wasted evenings listening to moaning players accusations of cheating etc you just start to think is it really worth it.
I recon if GW had a normal mode a hard mode and an elite almost impossible unless you have godlike gaming abilities mode I would never even consider pvp
It was intended for players to have fun competing against each other.
Sadly the designers failed to realise that in any human vs human competition there will always be problems.
You need strict rules enforced in real time by other humans and if you cannot do that get into some other business.
Yeah the playing against people part is great but I really wish there could be a way around the waiting times.
Played a pile of online games and always ended up playing with a couple of friends against the AI.
Ok pve is easy but you can always handicap yourself and in some games tweak the Ai for a harder fight.
Far too much time is taken up with getting ready for the pvp games then there is the attitude of players the wasted games where people drop out and just general frustration with pvp.
After a load of wasted evenings listening to moaning players accusations of cheating etc you just start to think is it really worth it.
I recon if GW had a normal mode a hard mode and an elite almost impossible unless you have godlike gaming abilities mode I would never even consider pvp
Zebideedee
Same reason as killing players in FPS (without the aimbots)
chullster
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To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.
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Quaker
Since there is no "professional" GW league with prize money, etc., the only "point" to playing any aspect of GW is to have fun. Even if there was a chest, the point would be to have fun opening the chest.
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.
Some people's idea of "fun" is different than others of course.
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.
Some people's idea of "fun" is different than others of course.
Zakarr
Tense PvP boosts your adrenaline.
Of course, angry messages from pwned players will make my day.
Of course, angry messages from pwned players will make my day.
Sogy
Ive been addicted to playing AB for the past couple of days for sum reason they just a lot more fun than campaign for me
i haven't even completed the campaign that i have lol
its always fun to see people complain about stuff
like when ur a mes and u put empathy on a sin
all u see is ...
i haven't even completed the campaign that i have lol
its always fun to see people complain about stuff
like when ur a mes and u put empathy on a sin
all u see is ...
Spookii
Meh, people play it to have fun just as you would play anything in a game. Sure you can get rewards from it, titles and Zkeys. But some people (like myself) just genuinely don't like PvP. I'm not a competitive person, and PvP in this game seems more intense than most other games I've run into. Lately, I just like to get on now and then, play new content when it's released, and collect armor/weapons. So, meh, it's all about what you enjoy doing in a game.
irundroks
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Of course, angry messages from pwned players will make my day.
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