Server PvP Differences

Blackleaf

Aimed mainly at those who play on more than one server, what are the main differences between them with regard to PvP?

Yes obviously Vector is perma-flag but that, I hear, doesn't necessarily make it "better" for PvP.

Also, of course, the server community has a lot to do with such things so I'd expect different experiences from people on Recursion to those on Syntax.

So, oh wise an' mighty PvP'ers, what pros and cons are there for each server?

**Hanzyl and Gretyl**

I find that loads are different between hostile and non-hostile by a little in certain aspects. Stealth abilities for example is used allot on hostile as it allows you to pick your battles.

PVP on non hostile worlds is stuck at one or two locations. For example the machines tried to move pvp from Mara C on recursion once but the other two orgs wouldn't move. So if you want to pvp on Recursion at least you know it's at Mara C. Syntax i think it's Mara C and Tabor W although i'm a noob there so i could be wrong. With this the case you get larger battles typically. On Vector your battles are spread out and can and do move to other places so they can potentially be smaller skirmishes. Mara C is still a spot you can go to if your intentionally looking for a fight though.

Lastly there is no Blue rezes, or Blue attacks on Vector. You can't simply take a break and sit down without a potential to be taken out. Also some factions are kill reds on sight. Others are more diplomatic about it.

One of the funnest things though on Vector is hunting. You pick an enemy character and hunt them till you find them and kill them. You can't do that on non hostile worlds.

**Jameskaimuki**

Recursion usually has a flagged "chicken with its head cut off" every so often who causes one org to attack then that flagged org is attack by the headless chicken org then usually the last org will kill the weaker of the two like the snipers and MKT without shields or the people down too half health sometimes you find to evenly matched fighters in close combat get killed by an outside party when both of their health are next to zero.

Some cases it starts with name calling then the two just go at it with all the backup they could rally up.

Can't say most times for zion but when meros or machines are overpowered by the zion armada they band together until the enemy is dead...then go at it with each other.

Rarely one org faction will call the leaders of every faction in that org and decide to run over mara. (last time i saw this stunt was back in Iterator when we still had aim as communication i think the factions were: Red Code Army as lead, Guardians of Unreality, Endless, Devils Advocate, and Section 8 i could be wrong or missed some though.) Again its rare due to the little amount of people and the less want to do any large gathering if theres not a live event, party, or both.

ThHidden01

In my experiences I find this:-

Recursion:-

James your right mainly it always starts this way most of the time, but we had what I call 'The IP Wars' recently which gave Mervs the advantage. Several names pop up for me from Zion that fought in them and it was really the era where for once we saw Zion fight against the Zerg. Personally I loved 'The IP Wars' (It still exists partially with skirmishes breaking out every so often). It taught alot of us, that we can't use Zerg tactics anymore we had to learn against it, and we really did see who the true pvp'rs were... the guys that stood and fought that is.

Biggest PvP: Zion

Vector:-

Like Gretyl said this can be open, I am yet to see any BIG battles, but as Gret said there are alot of skirmishes. The thing that sets Vector off, and which I do like about it, is the smack talk. No one does it like Vectorites, and the egos out there are a match for my own SMILEY It's got talent out there, but their fashion dress is mainly resistance.

Biggest PvP: Merv

Syntax:-

JUMP JUMP JUMP, it's all I see! This server is okay I guess, but there are alot more noobs. The prime factions being Exploits and Foxhound, seem to be the masters atm. However I personally find that the pvp is less wanted maybe. I've sat as a level 2 flagged for about 20 mins b4 with mervs just watching me, okay fair do's there were alot of zion, but still its a level 2. I see alot of jumps in this server and I am shamed to say its Zion SMILEY I'm zion on rec, merv vec, and a whole host of things on shimtax, and personally all I see is Machines trying to compete with Zion jumpers. As for mervs they dont even fight here SMILEY

Biggest PvP: Mech

TH

Murloc

I couldn't imagine playing on a carebear server in any game.

/shudder

**Mindsweep** · 08/03/2007 00:46:26

ThHidden01 wrote:

In my experiences I find this:-
Recursion:-
James your right mainly it always starts this way most of the time, but we had what I call 'The IP Wars' recently which gave Mervs the advantage. Several names pop up for me from Zion that fought in them and it was really the era where for once we saw Zion fight against the Zerg. Personally I loved 'The IP Wars' (It still exists partially with skirmishes breaking out every so often). It taught alot of us, that we can't use Zerg tactics anymore we had to learn against it, and we really did see who the true pvp'rs were... the guys that stood and fought that is.
Biggest PvP: Zion
Vector:-
Like Gretyl said this can be open, I am yet to see any BIG battles, but as Gret said there are alot of skirmishes. The thing that sets Vector off, and which I do like about it, is the smack talk. No one does it like Vectorites, and the egos out there are a match for my own It's got talent out there, but their fashion dress is mainly resistance.
Biggest PvP: Merv
Syntax:-
JUMP JUMP JUMP, it's all I see! This server is okay I guess, but there are alot more noobs. The prime factions being Exploits and Foxhound, seem to be the masters atm. However I personally find that the pvp is less wanted maybe. I've sat as a level 2 flagged for about 20 mins b4 with mervs just watching me, okay fair do's there were alot of zion, but still its a level 2. I see alot of jumps in this server and I am shamed to say its Zion I'm zion on rec, merv vec, and a whole host of things on shimtax, and personally all I see is Machines trying to compete with Zion jumpers. As for mervs they dont even fight here
Biggest PvP: Mech
TH

Sitting as level 2 flagged can happent on every server and don't proof a s***. I Actully think the PvP is fine on Syntax and there are allways someone to pvp with whatever you are Zion, Mech or Merv. Oh...and get over that Zion jumpers, that is most abused word by someone who hate to loose....come up with someting new instead, becaurse is soooooooo noobish.

Excuse me for being rude, but i am really tired of that Zion/Mech/Merv *CENSORED* jumper acuses evertime and it only spoils the PvP.

**Pylat**

ThHidden01 wrote:

Syntax:-
JUMP JUMP JUMP, it's all I see! This server is okay I guess, but there are alot more noobs. The prime factions being Exploits and Foxhound, seem to be the masters atm. However I personally find that the pvp is less wanted maybe. I've sat as a level 2 flagged for about 20 mins b4 with mervs just watching me, okay fair do's there were alot of zion, but still its a level 2. I see alot of jumps in this server and I am shamed to say its Zion I'm zion on rec, merv vec, and a whole host of things on shimtax, and personally all I see is Machines trying to compete with Zion jumpers. As for mervs they dont even fight here
Biggest PvP: Mech
TH

This statement is so insulting and misguided I won't even start to point out how very wrong it is.

**FrostyV**

Arcanoloth wrote:

ThHidden01 wrote:
Syntax:-
JUMP JUMP JUMP, it's all I see! This server is okay I guess, but there are alot more noobs. The prime factions being Exploits and Foxhound, seem to be the masters atm. However I personally find that the pvp is less wanted maybe. I've sat as a level 2 flagged for about 20 mins b4 with mervs just watching me, okay fair do's there were alot of zion, but still its a level 2. I see alot of jumps in this server and I am shamed to say its Zion I'm zion on rec, merv vec, and a whole host of things on shimtax, and personally all I see is Machines trying to compete with Zion jumpers. As for mervs they dont even fight here
Biggest PvP: Mech
TH

This statement is so insulting and misguided I won't even start to point out how very wrong it is.

Whats with all the hate of syntax mannnnn just because our pvp is better, if you knew anything you would know Foxhound are now ShadowArk and Merv which has leveled out the server. Pvp wise id say its got a lot more interesting not as much zerging even zion try to work as a team now and the mervs finally started to come out.

**Denary**

I can't speak for Recursion since I think I haven't spent even an hour there yet but I've been on Syntax a bit and Vector, well over 100 days I'd have to say.

Vector combat is very much like skirmishes, Simply because you don't have the preparation time or the numbers required for that kind of combat. Yet it becomes the most realistic because I have never seen an all out war in any of the three films. Some people think that Vector is the home of all the "smack talk" again that isn't the case. There are more factions that generally do "smack talk" on Syntax than Vector has factions. or the numbers will be similar anyway. Vector is also trying to stomp that out with RPvP. You'll also find that the majority of the posters here that contribute are actually Vectorites. Syntax from what I've seen (not participated in) generally revolves around the PvP groups and it is centered around Mara C, I've not seen fights anywhere else on the scale of that. Syntax combat usually revolves around fighting with numbers, which allows for the large scale combat that is common on there, and because you can get a large group of different organizations in the same area, makes it much easier and this is how

Hostile machines jacks in
Zion attacks Machine
Machines (plural) attack Zion
Zion (plural) attack Machines (plural)

and of course this can happen other ways as well.

**Shinryu**

While I'm not a PvPer by any means, I will still jump in here and comment on the level 2 thing. Generally most well behaved players I've been around won't attack a flagged level 2 unless they are specifically asking for it by being a.. jerk. If there are other players of that org around, it could be a trap. If not, then many just consider it to be "bad manners." Overall, I wouldn't say willingness to gank a flagged level 2 says much about a server's PvP. It may say something, however, about that server's demeanor.

**Illyria22**

My faction's rule is red = dead. However, there are some targets we will attack preferentially.

Illyria

**FrostyV**

pack-hunter wrote:

I can't speak for Recursion since I think I haven't spent even an hour there yet but I've been on Syntax a bit and Vector, well over 100 days I'd have to say.

Vector combat is very much like skirmishes, Simply because you don't have the preparation time or the numbers required for that kind of combat. Yet it becomes the most realistic because I have never seen an all out war in any of the three films. Some people think that Vector is the home of all the "smack talk" again that isn't the case. There are more factions that generally do "smack talk" on Syntax than Vector has factions. or the numbers will be similar anyway. Vector is also trying to stomp that out with RPvP. You'll also find that the majority of the posters here that contribute are actually Vectorites. Syntax from what I've seen (not participated in) generally revolves around the PvP groups and it is centered around Mara C, I've not seen fights anywhere else on the scale of that. Syntax combat usually revolves around fighting with numbers, which allows for the large scale combat that is common on there, and because you can get a large group of different organizations in the same area, makes it much easier and this is how

Hostile machines jacks in
Zion attacks Machine
Machines (plural) attack Zion
Zion (plural) attack Machines (plural)

and of course this can happen other ways as well.

I have to agree here with the Smack talk thing on Vector if you smack talk they can attack you again but on Syntax you can just not flag and smack talk so it happens alot. Although the pvp is moving to tabor W as well now quite a battle there last night

**MatrixRefugee**

I rarely flag up, unless it's an event, but I seem to see a lot of OMG SPLOITZ!111 and name-calling in PvP, and a lot of Zionites ganging up on the two smaller orgs (Mervs and Machines), and more "red = dead" than I care to... but there again, I'm on DRamaecursion.

**ROLLTIDE**

Arcanoloth wrote:

ThHidden01 wrote:
Syntax:-
JUMP JUMP JUMP, it's all I see! This server is okay I guess, but there are alot more noobs. The prime factions being Exploits and Foxhound, seem to be the masters atm. However I personally find that the pvp is less wanted maybe. I've sat as a level 2 flagged for about 20 mins b4 with mervs just watching me, okay fair do's there were alot of zion, but still its a level 2. I see alot of jumps in this server and I am shamed to say its Zion " width="15" height="15" /> I'm zion on rec, merv vec, and a whole host of things on shimtax, and personally all I see is Machines trying to compete with Zion jumpers. As for mervs they dont even fight here " width="15" height="15" />
Biggest PvP: Mech
TH

This statement is so insulting and misguided I won't even start to point out how very wrong it is.

How would you know, you never flag.

ThHidden01

ROLLTIDE wrote:

Arcanoloth wrote:
ThHidden01 wrote:
Syntax:-
JUMP JUMP JUMP, it's all I see! This server is okay I guess, but there are alot more noobs. The prime factions being Exploits and Foxhound, seem to be the masters atm. However I personally find that the pvp is less wanted maybe. I've sat as a level 2 flagged for about 20 mins b4 with mervs just watching me, okay fair do's there were alot of zion, but still its a level 2. I see alot of jumps in this server and I am shamed to say its Zion " width="15" height="15" /> I'm zion on rec, merv vec, and a whole host of things on shimtax, and personally all I see is Machines trying to compete with Zion jumpers. As for mervs they dont even fight here " width="15" height="15" />
Biggest PvP: Mech
TH

This statement is so insulting and misguided I won't even start to point out how very wrong it is.
How would you know, you never flag.

Okay this post was posted about 3 or 4 months ago so I will refresh my report:-

Recursion has got worse for hyper jumping now SMILEY

Deletion, Maveriks, and Dragoons, with Balance thrown in seem dominant atm.

Sytax seems to have turned Server vs Exploits, and BACK THEN jumps... but compared to Recursion now... there is less. There is still alot of 1k- cq 50s and I know CQ does not prove skill, but it shows exp. Maybe because it is a bigger sever than the other three. Exploits although not as liked, seem pride and possibly the best of all three servers.

Vector has skirmishes as one said, which I agree with, and it tends to still balance in the resistance end of the scale.

Syntax has improved alot over the past months, and I am not saying that because I got blasted, trust me, I aint afraid to utter my views. Back then however it was a heap of *poop* in my eyes.

As for a flagging... how do you know what accounts im flying on SMILEY

TH