Mal ein paar Informationen zum PvP in Guild Wars 2 von der PAX:

PvP wird es in zwei Formen geben:

1. Arena
Im Grunde ein 5vs5-Battleground mit Matchmaking-System und Rankings. Skills sind ggü. PvE für die Art des PvP angepasst (ähnlich GW1).

2. World vs World
"Massive unbalanced PvP"

Das ist im Grunde kein Open-PvP, aber trotzdem recht ähnlich. Auf einer Extra-Map oder einer Extra-Zone (wird wohl ziemlich groß sein) spielen 3 Seiten gegeneinander. Jeweils ein Server gegen 2 andere Server. Dabei ist es egal wieviele gerade schon in der Map sind, also 2vs200 oder 50vs50 ... alles ist möglich. Die Skills sind die normalen PvE-Skills. Es gibt Objectives, Gebiet/Objekte einnehmen und besondere Tasks, die belohnt werden. Es gibt Player-Looting (wird generiert, also ohne Verluste für Verlierer) und XP. Mann kann von Lvl 1 bis MaxLevel ausschliesslich hier leveln, wenn man möchte.

Open-PvP ohne Instanzierung auf dem eigenen Server wird es nicht geben. Grund ist: Sie wollen auf dem Server das Zusammenspiel fördern (Server-Community) und keine Konkurrenz und Kämpfe gegeneinander. Mann soll sich auf dem Server kennen und respektieren. Durchs PvP kann man sich auf dem eigenen und den anderen Servern einen Namen machen.

Gruß Sila.

World versus World (Also known as WvW, World PvP, and Casual PvP) is a mode of Player versus Player combat which takes place in the Mists. Worlds, or servers, are randomly matched up against two other worlds. Those match-ups will be rotated every week to match worlds against those of similar strength. The combat is open and features many objectives and roles which players can do; "players may decide to fight alone against a supply caravan, join a single group and capture a mine or create a large alliance to assault one of the numerous fortress that could give an advantage in the zone." The battle is on a large scale, where hundreds of people can fight on each side in week-long battles.

Each opposing world starts out with castles, mercenary camps, mines, lumber mills and villages. Separating the starting zones are neutral zones controlled by no one, also containing fortresses, mines, and villages.

The resources gained from mines and lumber mills are used to rebuild walls, create siege engines, and generally defend the team's fortress.

These territories and control points will confer benefits to the world that controls them; "maybe everyone gets increased energy regeneration or healing rate or enhanced loot drop rate." Players can gain experience and level their character entirely in World PvP. Killing people in World vs World gives the player loot. Guilds will be able to take and hold keeps.[1]

Players are free to come and go from the battle as they please and there is no limit to the number of players entering. Players enter with a character of any level and use skills they have available to that character. Characters can enter as a sidekick which will allow them to play as a higher level character.

World PvP is intended as a casual form of PvP, designed to be a more relaxed bridging point between PvE and the tactics and pressure of structured PvP. It is hoped that players of any level or PvP experience can participate and be useful.

Structured PvP, also simply referred to as Player versus Player, is a PvP mode which will allow players to compete with each other on an even footing. There will be two primary modes of play; Tournament and Pick-up play.

Tournament play will be similar to Guild Battles from the original Guild Wars, where pre-organized teams of five fight on level playing field through bracketed tournament play. Pick-up play allows individuals or groups to join a game based on map, available space, and other settings. It will have variable team sizes allowing larger teams than tournament play and will be 'hot-joinable'.[1]

A character used to enter structured PvP will retain race and profession. The character will be given a fixed maximum level, and all skills and items will be available without the need to unlock them first. Player statistics will be tracked and used to generate a player ranking.