New member, old player. Curious about pvp on this server. Is it popular?

Hello, it is a pleasure to stumble upon this server. I used to be a fairly serious d2 player, specifically the pvp side of it. It got to the point that I would play for 8-12 hours straight, every day, for years doing little but pvping, trading for pvp oriented items, or organizing and meeting up with potential and current clan members to establish the baddest 4v4 group on USEast.

I want to know, is this a server full of PvM kiddos? Or are there cut-throats here? I don't like east, it is full of hacks, cheats, and dupes. It does have some good members, but the community is fairly toxic compared to what it was, at least as far back as I remember during the 2005 era when I quit playing.

I am currently downloading the patch now, and will definitely give this server a look. I just want to know ahead of time, is there a thiving, and a skillful pvp community?

I would feel pretty salty if I ended up being able to 1v7 people without breaking a sweat. Wasn't that hard on East either tbh.

Also, what are the rules for BMing, and is there a PvP section? Sure would be nice if there was. Also, if someone uses healing pots vs me, am I allowed to NK them and talk shit? Or do I have to report it to a mod?

Thx

 

Hi and welcome!

Usually on any server you will go, the pvm players > pvp players , but you will find some "Duel" games pretty much in every day, also we have some pvp events where you can show your skill.
The good thing here is that you wont find cheats/dupes/bots and on rare ocassions you will find toxic players (thats up to your behaviour against others too).

that depends on how good you play, the only one who can answer that question is yourself by seeing the results in duels.

Server rules and some respectable rules for pvp can be found here . Some pvp rules are not mandatory (regarding gear, etc.), you can talk with the player that you duel and establish the rules. (but the ones like " no killing naked " must be followed).
If you feel that someone breaks the rules, you can /ignore and stop dueling him. You can report the dude in the Player report area if is a serious problem.

Enjoy your staying !

 

Nowadays public duel games aren't as popular as they used to be in the beginning of a ladder. It's quite a natural process, I believe. I do agree with with zguby that majority of players are sticking strictly to pvm (though you can find a "lost soul" in a duel game, who just hosts and attacks everyone, but the outcome of such an action is obvious - the culprit easily dies and leaves). They're usually the ones who use full rejuv potions or steal gold but that doesn't happen often.
Based on my experience and this only my personal opinion, this server has only a handful really good PvP/TvT players and if you manage to bump into them, no matter how good you think you are, I believe they will provide quite a challenge for you.

And I think it's crucial to emphasize that those duel events that zguby mentioned almost always are aimed at low level players.

 

Not so srs pvp sceene here. But not sure how high the skill cap was in 2005era, you missed some tactic developed later on. Not sure if you followed the game by any means be it jsp youtube or whatever. Back to the server though, people are mainly pvm and wolf dru focused here. Was trying to set up some kind of fpk community also pw'd accs to some widerly known pvp ppl who i trusted, but even thisway the "project" ended up failing due to lack of intrest / decent players with viable chars. Also it worths to mention whoever i invited here to pvp (including myself too) complayned about mysterious lag issues that couldnt be solved thisfaar.

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Also i have a video topic in the general section check it out. All footage is from this server ... easyer if i ling i guess: http://forum.europebattle.net/threads/general-pvp-videos-topic.539421/

 

I did notice some lag as well. I was pretty hyped last night but I am starting to think this is not the server for me. One thing I will comment on, by making it a ban worthy offense to PK others outside of a duel, it puts the responsibility on the administrators to take care of threats, rather than putting the responsibility on the individual to make their own PvP character and handle a problem themselves, or with their friends. This in truth, is why PvP became so popular on the other servers, and in my opinion, why Diablo II had such a long lasting end game. The final boss (other players), could never really be defeated.

 

Just dropping my thoughts, I don't mean to offend, and I would actually love to work with you and the community to make the server more pvp friendly. I think it could actually be, in fact, quite profitable, considering how much a grudge between players or clans can encourage people to only seek out the best of the best. Rare jewels, 45 life skill GCs, rare diadems, .08 items, etc. Either way, thanks for hosting, I am glad to know there is still a thriving community.