I've starting doing some research, reading threads, etc around here. Maybe I missed it, but:
What's the etiquette, unwritten rules, and so on that is generally a part of PvP?
I'd like to learn of course, so when I get into it more, I won't be ticking anybody off, at least in my interactions with fellow PvPers.
Just doing my best to learn of course.
I remain empathetic to the concerns of my community, but do me a favor and lay off the god damn name calling and petty remarks. It will get you nowhere.
I must admit, respect points to Trendy for laying down the law like that.
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vids and guides and stuff
[9:52] [Zone #11] Neal@trapper1532: im a omega force shadow oprative and a maoc elite camander and here i am taking water samples
Really no rules... Best advice is to step carefully for a while, cause we have some people in here who have a serious grasp on how STO/PvP works, and you may ruin your credibility by not listening to them
Or if you don't care about your credibility, just follow the few others down that path...
So far season 6 has been a blast the devs added some great bugs for us to play with so it's down to you as a player do decide if you want to use skills and abilities that you know are overpowered or just plain broken even if another player uses them on you.
Or at least try the "you AMS'd first noob rule"
1 thou shalt not spawn camp
2 thou shalt not turn about (take turns to lose)
3 thou shalt not rig matches or games
4 a member of your guild/clan/fleet on the other team Dies FIRST
5 if someone has to go to the bathroom do not shoot them while they are gone
6 Hiding in the scenery (glitch abuse) is cowardice
7 he who speaks the word PWNED must die by the hand of his own team for dishonouring his team
8 There is no greater dishonour than to team someone who calls for a fair fight.
9 if you are an organised team up against irregulars it is down to you to explain the codes before the battle
10 the winning side says "Good game" or "better luck next time" the losing team says "Well done"
if ANYONE says Owned , pwned , rolled , beasted etc the winners default
If I had known that was what was slowing down the respawn rate on you guys I'd have never used the darn thing! My bad.
Run away Thissler, while you can.
i have mixed feelings on some of the things i use, but i can live with them, id be basically ineffective without them. the glider, buffed with flow cap consoles makes a big difference, at least when i use it im not using shield hp consoles so there is a trade off. the borg set is a cheap super heal, but everyone is using 1 of these sets or the other and your simply not in the same league without 1 of them.
i feel sort of bad loading up on snares, having EWP and TB on the same ship. who doesn't HATE being held like that. at least its a player doing it to you and not a thrice damned pet.
doffs really throw the game for a loop. distro doffs are simply insane in their full effectiveness, and other doffs remove the need to run multiple powers of the same type. they have also taken quite a few skills out of obscurity, for better or for worse. they are gear that is more important then what engine, deflector and shield you run now. i disprove of a lot of them, but being so widely available they simply raised the baseline, not using them is not an option.
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[9:52] [Zone #11] Neal@trapper1532: im a omega force shadow oprative and a maoc elite camander and here i am taking water samples
but they are so pretty!
besides pet spam is way more offensive and I wager has a larger impact on lower specced machines
But I love my fireworks
Honestly I never thought about lag. For the future I will refrain from using it during battle unless all my power levels drop to 0. Than all bets are off.
And of course I might use it before/after the battle.
My stomach is clear and my mind is full of bacon!
1. As a pvper myself I can say I play to win!
2. I pvp because I believe theres more challenge in other humans than in AI (pve)! That is why I also hate and only do grinding best items on pve missions for pvp.
3. Im very interested in game mechanics and the most efficent ways to use those against other players!
4. Im observing my own performance very seriously to become better! When I or my team fails I have to find out why!
5. I respect all players which follow the mentioned points in a pvp match!
Does that actually work? *buys fire-crackers*
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"In war there is no greater honor than victory", meaning whaever dishonorable action taken is smaller than the honour of winning!
PWND!
"victory without honour is worse than defeat"
thats why no one celebrates the VICTORY of the mexicans at the alamo
"Never underestimate the power of fireworks!"
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Ah, thats why I saw that being used all the time in Ker'rat.
The most basic etiquette of PvP is no cheese (except in Ker'rat. Its the PvP moshpit)
and Everybody fights, nobody quits.
R.I.P
Maybe in America, but certainly not on Quo'nos!
True canon reference ftw!
he is less Klingon than DAX
also look at all the times he was Defeated utterly
I try to follow a simple maxim.
Don't be a jackwad to my opponents. This means I don't insult them, or belittle them without just cause. Now if the other guy starts it? I'll be more than happy to trade barbs. Or just save it to my Archive, so I can post it later and we can all get the last laugh.
If possible I try to help them improve if they want to learn from their mistakes, or even from my own.
I don't go out of my way to abuse game mechanics that are clearly not working as intended.
That being said, pretty much everything else is fair game for me.
If you don't do your job, I'll shoot you myself. :P
Really, PvP ettiquette is pretty straightforward. I find it important to keep a sense of humor about it; no matter how good your ship is, you won't always win, and it's better to laugh or shrug it off than get upset. (And if you do get upset, no yelling in zone chat.)
The PvP queues are usually more structured, but all bets are off in Ker'rat.
Oh noes! I better get more FIREWORKS!
About the only time I 'bully' someone like that is when the Feds outnumber the KDF and are all grouped together. As I PvP using a hit-and-run BoP, it's often pointless to try doing a run at 'em, as I'll likely get snared and blown to hell before I can actually kill the target (unless I manage to kill in a single run). At that point, I just pick off PvEing stragglers because I'm bored, and need to pass the time to wait out the grouped-up feddies :P
Oh, and occasionally I'll say something like 'BOOM' or whatever, if I pull of a particularly effective surprise attack from the aft quarter. IMO, nothing feels better than swooping in suddenly and wiping someone out with a single attack run.
Anyways, my personal rules are:
1. Be polite. If it was a good match, say so. If you stomped someone 30-0, it wasn't a good match and saying "gg" only makes you look like a prick.
2. No exploits.
3. No stupidly broken weapons/abilities. (I'm looking at you, hyper compressed cryo launcher)
4. Always help those who ask for it.
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