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PvP Week 13
PvP week 13 is here. The third PvP week of the year - I think this may be a record!
Join in, make new friends. And try to kill them.
When will PvP week be?
Thursday 11th to Wednesday 17th September 2014
That gives us a weekend near the beginning, which should work quite nicely.
What is PvP Week?
I think after all the PvP weeks we have done already most people know by now. It is a week of PvP games, intended to be a friendly way to introduce new players to high level duelling. I used to write that it was non competitive, but who am I kidding? Everyone wants to win. Lets just say it isnt a competition. If you are new to PvP but worried about getting smeared all over the Blood Moor, dont be. Your new character may have a steep learning curve, but it is everyones interests that you enjoy it and keep playing. Players can split into teams to even out skill levels. Dont expect to win every duel either though
What happens in PvP Week?
- You will get the best idea by reading the write ups from all the previous PvP weeks - see the list at the bottom of this post.
- The idea is a PvP game, every night, for a week. You dont have to play every night, but you can.
- PvP week is all about high level, bad manners rules duelling. Im not planning to include any low fat, sugar free alternatives like aLLD18 or LLD30.
- You can ask any questions in this thread or The PvP Thread
- Please make sure your characters are up to date in The PvP Thread
- Im not doing the write ups, I need a volunteer please!
I want to have a go, but I have never played PvP before - How do I get started?
If you want to play but havent played before, are here to help you. We can even supply the gear, but you will need to level the character. All you need to do is ask for help in this thread or the The PvP Thread.
The Rules
- We play in 1.13d, Hell difficulty.
This is the first time we have used these rules in a PvP week, so everybody have a read.
General PvP rules:
1. Mana potions are allowed for all classes (except for the ES sorceress).
1. a) It is allowed to drop potions in front of blood moor entrance. Same applies to arrows.
2. No minions that cannot be summoned in town with the exception of Decoy.
3. Replenish life is capped at 50.
4. Slow is capped at 10%.
5. Poison damage from charms is not capped at all.
Skills:
6. Banned skill are: Slow Missiles, Holy Freeze, Mediation, Prayer, Cleansing, Iron Maiden, Decrepify, Bone Prison, Life Tap and Clay Golem. Those skills are banned in any form or shape, regardless of their source. (Doom, Exile, Lawbringer etc)
6. a) Items containing banned skills charges arent banned but using those charges is. (Marrowwalks, Sanctuary etc)
7. Cold Mastery is capped at one point only for Blizzard sorceress class.
8. All charges from items are allowed, with exception of banned skills. (Oak from Hoto is allowed, Wolves from Crescent moon are allowed)
8. a) Lower resists from wand charges is only allowed in team duels.
9. No recasting Cyclone and Bone Armor.
Absorb:
10. Maximum resists are capped at 85 without any absorb.
11. 75 resists + 20% absorb is allowed, 80 resists + 12% sorb is allowed.
12. Two Ravenfrosts are allowed as long as you have 175 cold resists or less.
13. Banned items: 1.07 LoH, Rising Sun, Blackoak Shield, Hotspurs, Thundergods Vigor.
14. Resistance stack is not counted as absorb.
Prebuff:
15. Call to arms can be used from stash for all classes (no buffing with any additional items, including shields; just gear you use)
16. ES can be prebuffed with maximum two items
17. Prebuff is fine for low tier pvp characters (Cold armor sorcs, wolfbarbs, fuzzydodgers etc)
(Grip if you have a later one please let me know. This one was found here)
So What Is This Thread For?
Any questions, pre-match banter, post-match analysis, videos, screenshots, basically anything that you like related to PvP Week.
Im not going to do a sign up table, but if you are in, please post. Especially if you can help with the hosting.
Previous PvP Weeks
PvP Week 1 - no write ups
PvP Week 2
PvP Week 3
PvP Week 4
PvP Week 5
PvP Week 6
PvP Week 7
PvP Week 8
PvP Week 9
PvP Week 10
PvP Week 11
PvP Week 12
PvP week 13 is here. The third PvP week of the year - I think this may be a record!
Join in, make new friends. And try to kill them.
When will PvP week be?
Thursday 11th to Wednesday 17th September 2014
That gives us a weekend near the beginning, which should work quite nicely.
What is PvP Week?
I think after all the PvP weeks we have done already most people know by now. It is a week of PvP games, intended to be a friendly way to introduce new players to high level duelling. I used to write that it was non competitive, but who am I kidding? Everyone wants to win. Lets just say it isnt a competition. If you are new to PvP but worried about getting smeared all over the Blood Moor, dont be. Your new character may have a steep learning curve, but it is everyones interests that you enjoy it and keep playing. Players can split into teams to even out skill levels. Dont expect to win every duel either though
What happens in PvP Week?
- You will get the best idea by reading the write ups from all the previous PvP weeks - see the list at the bottom of this post.
- The idea is a PvP game, every night, for a week. You dont have to play every night, but you can.
- PvP week is all about high level, bad manners rules duelling. Im not planning to include any low fat, sugar free alternatives like aLLD18 or LLD30.
- You can ask any questions in this thread or The PvP Thread
- Please make sure your characters are up to date in The PvP Thread
- Im not doing the write ups, I need a volunteer please!
I want to have a go, but I have never played PvP before - How do I get started?
If you want to play but havent played before, are here to help you. We can even supply the gear, but you will need to level the character. All you need to do is ask for help in this thread or the The PvP Thread.
The Rules
- We play in 1.13d, Hell difficulty.
This is the first time we have used these rules in a PvP week, so everybody have a read.
General PvP rules:
1. Mana potions are allowed for all classes (except for the ES sorceress).
1. a) It is allowed to drop potions in front of blood moor entrance. Same applies to arrows.
2. No minions that cannot be summoned in town with the exception of Decoy.
3. Replenish life is capped at 50.
4. Slow is capped at 10%.
5. Poison damage from charms is not capped at all.
Skills:
6. Banned skill are: Slow Missiles, Holy Freeze, Mediation, Prayer, Cleansing, Iron Maiden, Decrepify, Bone Prison, Life Tap and Clay Golem. Those skills are banned in any form or shape, regardless of their source. (Doom, Exile, Lawbringer etc)
6. a) Items containing banned skills charges arent banned but using those charges is. (Marrowwalks, Sanctuary etc)
7. Cold Mastery is capped at one point only for Blizzard sorceress class.
8. All charges from items are allowed, with exception of banned skills. (Oak from Hoto is allowed, Wolves from Crescent moon are allowed)
8. a) Lower resists from wand charges is only allowed in team duels.
9. No recasting Cyclone and Bone Armor.
Absorb:
10. Maximum resists are capped at 85 without any absorb.
11. 75 resists + 20% absorb is allowed, 80 resists + 12% sorb is allowed.
12. Two Ravenfrosts are allowed as long as you have 175 cold resists or less.
13. Banned items: 1.07 LoH, Rising Sun, Blackoak Shield, Hotspurs, Thundergods Vigor.
14. Resistance stack is not counted as absorb.
Prebuff:
15. Call to arms can be used from stash for all classes (no buffing with any additional items, including shields; just gear you use)
16. ES can be prebuffed with maximum two items
17. Prebuff is fine for low tier pvp characters (Cold armor sorcs, wolfbarbs, fuzzydodgers etc)
(Grip if you have a later one please let me know. This one was found here)
So What Is This Thread For?
Any questions, pre-match banter, post-match analysis, videos, screenshots, basically anything that you like related to PvP Week.
Im not going to do a sign up table, but if you are in, please post. Especially if you can help with the hosting.
Previous PvP Weeks
PvP Week 1 - no write ups
PvP Week 2
PvP Week 3
PvP Week 4
PvP Week 5
PvP Week 6
PvP Week 7
PvP Week 8
PvP Week 9
PvP Week 10
PvP Week 11
PvP Week 12