Open World Pvp... Really?

[Aree Soothsayer]

Well I finally went into the main map. Running through town looking for a mail box. Suddenly *dead* for no rea.... Red guy runs past with a chain of every npc in town and proceeds to kill off the entire group with no problem.

Just one guy. Ganking low level players. Killing off shop and quest npcs. Crap like this is why I hate pvp. I immediately deleted the game.

Pvp arenas? Sure. Pvp only maps? Sure. Open World Pvp: ♥♥♥♥.

[Lothelarien]

Eh? You are not forced to pvp. If you are in asee-teph jungle area, just don't do the pvp (or attack the enemy npc) quests. If you are forced to do them, then be careful (and act like a ninja or something), or use you marks to complete them instantly. But seriously, your pvp flag is normally off and nobody (except players with banners) can attack you.

[Aree Soothsayer]

Is your pvp flag on by default when you start the game or something?

[Lothelarien]

No I am sure it should not be raised and if it does then go hide and wait, there is a timer on the flag then it will go off (there is also a visual bug, when it looks like it still on but its not). But be careful if you like to do time voids, because leaving them will raise your flag on.

[Aree Soothsayer]

I just know that I was killed by a player in a single hit.

[Lothelarien]

Hm, well you was very unlucky then, I play on sub server, so nobody is really op, but I remember when I played on free server I was very careful. But it's only this area, after you complete it, you will go to the left. It's much better in there, plus there are I think like only 4 pvp quests, the rest is normal pve.

[Aree Soothsayer]

I'm on that new server that's supposed to have 3x exp I think. I really hope the pvp quests aren't essential.

[RopeDrink]

They're not essential. As long as the special event is in effect, you'll barely need to quest at all compared to the default version.

As for PvP, it is possible someone had activated a War Banner. These can be used to force even unflagged players to be killable through PvP, but they will also appear on the world map, making them avoidable (and noticable by both factions, meaning gankers can hunt the banner holder). If you're concerned about being ganked, always keep an eye on your map from time to time and look out for banners of the opposing faction (blue for League, red for Empire) and avoid them.

World PvP is part-and-parcel of almost every traditional MMORPG - and is quite a big part of Allods (given you can even engage in Ship v Ship battles and board/attack enemy ships like space pirates to steal their treasure), but for the most part it's avoidable and definitely not essential for levelling or end-game content. Simply keep your PvP flag disabled, be wary of opposing faction members (even unflagged ones), and you'll typically get to max-level unscathed.

I hit the new server on release and hit max level within 2-3 days, only meeting one PvP encounter the entire time -- and that was only because I was levelling in the popular PvP spot of Asee Teph, which is where you first gain Warbanners and PvP orientated quests that involve killing enemy faction NPC's that enable your flag of war.