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November 13, 2005
Rate of Advancement by Server
The differences by server type were also quite interesting in that they cleanly show that characters on PvP servers level more than characters on PvE servers who in turn level more than characters on RP servers.
Now, characters on PvP servers actually also play more than characters on other server types, by about 2-3 hours each month.
But even if we took this into account and controlled the advancement score by the playing time, it still comes out the same way. Characters on PvP servers level more, spend more time playing, and are fastest at leveling than characters on other servers. Notably, characters on RP servers level the least even though they spend almost as much time playing, but are the slowest levelers.
Server Sample: RP (High), PvE (Medium), PvE (High), PvP (High), PvP (High)
Sampling Period: 8/01/2005 12:00 am - 8/30/2005 12:00 am
Sampling Resolution: ~12 minutes
Parsing Method: See article on Rate of Advancement Overview
Posted at November 13, 2005 03:22 PM
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PVP: When everyone wants to kill you, You better out-level them.
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Posted by: drypulse at November 14, 2005 10:31 AM
Drypulse is right. The best, likely only, defense you have on a PvP server is to outlevel the opposing faction.
Posted by: eddystop at November 16, 2005 01:06 PM
It makes perfect sense that players on a RP server would level the slowest. I have nearly 6 days of played time on my gnome warlock, and she's only 37 - I spend a lot of ingame time going to weddings, guild meetings, dance parties, picnics, etc. rather than simply levelling.
Posted by: saathei at December 3, 2005 12:48 PM
The only way to win PvP in WoW is to have very, very good equipment. That means literally *months* of farming every last item you need - levelling quickly is inevitable.
And yes, i know its possible to be ace without epic gear, but in the endgame all the best players will be dripping in BWL bling, which make the MC epics look a bit silly.
Posted by: ryan at December 29, 2005 03:21 AM