Is it a good idea or a bad idea to use PvE chars to do PvP?

Big Fat Duck

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

Is it a good idea or a bad idea to use PvE chars to do PvP?
I have a bunch of clanmates who repeatedly use PvE chars to fight GvG and such. I've thought the entire time that using PvE chars for that is a bad idea, but they insist otherwise. What reasons are there to use PvE chars instead of PvP chars?

Acan Vishnu

Acan Vishnu

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/N

Personal preference really. The only thing that a PvE character can have that a PvP character can't is Ascended or Obsidian armor.

In most cases I feel that a PvP character is better though, unless you've farmed or obtained in some other way all the maxed out equipment you need for your builds.

Jaythen Tyradel

Jaythen Tyradel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

PVP charcters are for PVP only.
PVE can be used for both.

Both have advantages and disadvantages depending on your playing style.
At the moment, PVE, IMO, has an advantage for the ability to get new skills and unlock upgrades and runes faster.

Enigmatics

Enigmatics

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Tenafly, NJ

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W/Mo

Pve characters have 30 extra attribute points due to the two quests that give 15 extra each, apart from that they're more expensive to respec into different builds than a pvp character.

Acan Vishnu

Acan Vishnu

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/N

Err, not so much. If you don't do the attribute point quests your PvE characters have a total of 170 points to spend, PvP characters always have 200.

deathwearer

deathwearer

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Canada/Quebec

Silentum Altum

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Acan Vishnu
Err, not so much. If you don't do the attribute point quests your PvE characters have a total of 170 points to spend, PvP characters always have 200.
Like he said, it is the PvE char that has a disadvantage if you don't make the 2 +15 attributes quest.

JoDiamonds

JoDiamonds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

New England

A weird advantage for PvE characters in PvP: You can carry around a whole bunch of different armors, for whatever you might fight against. This matters a lot for elementalists, for instance, who can have armor protecting from fire, water, earth, or air. If you aren't facing an air spike team, the air armor is probably pointless, but in that case it's invaluable.

Chev of Hardass

Chev of Hardass

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2005

Under a rock

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Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by JoDiamonds
A weird advantage for PvE characters in PvP: You can carry around a whole bunch of different armors, for whatever you might fight against. This matters a lot for elementalists, for instance, who can have armor protecting from fire, water, earth, or air. If you aren't facing an air spike team, the air armor is probably pointless, but in that case it's invaluable.

Does anybody really do this?

Ohh and for warrior classes, I feel that some btter shields are out there, as well as the option to have more weapons. My warrior carries 3 axes. And two swords. And two hammers. And a bow. And a smiting staff, and ankh and stuff. Addict?

theclam

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

I always use PvP characters. I don't have to spend thousands of gold on equipment, I don't have to worry about refund points, and I can play class combinations that I don't have in PvE.

Plus, if I choose a premade, but change it, I'll have access to skills that I haven't unlocked yet.

PieXags

PieXags

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

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I always use my PvE characters, I like to bring the characters I worked hard on into battle.

Grinch123456

Grinch123456

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2007

United States

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Quote:
Originally Posted by JoDiamonds View Post
A weird advantage for PvE characters in PvP: You can carry around a whole bunch of different armors, for whatever you might fight against. This matters a lot for elementalists, for instance, who can have armor protecting from fire, water, earth, or air. If you aren't facing an air spike team, the air armor is probably pointless, but in that case it's invaluable.
I'm pretty sure that was fixed when people brought +3 DF headpieces for boonprots.

MithranArkanere

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Join Date: Nov 2006

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Kattar

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Join Date: Mar 2007

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This thread doesn't even belong here anyway. Closed.