RP-PvP

1. Generally, an acronym for "Role Playing plus Player vs Player".
   
2. A type of Realm in World of Warcraft that combines the RP and PvP rulesets.

   This is the new server type (as of 1.8) which combines RP and PvP into one server:

   • RP behaviour rules.
   • PvP experience.

History

Originally, the World or Warcraft server choices were: Player vs Environment Role Playing (Player vs Environment) Player vs Player

And so it was till a large number of role-players voiced their desire for a role-playing server set up with a PvP rules. They felt the unrestrained ability to kill one another was more realistic. So in September 13, 2005, the first two RP-PvP servers were launched Maelstrom US and Emerald Dream US.

Ideally this would be the ultimate adrenaline rush fantasy. Players could spontaneously in-act the role of hero or villain without the bother of flagging and challenging. The world of Azeroth was smaller back then and the Dark Portal was exit only for demonic NPC's. Now the promise existed of a world forever free from the threat of extended boredom.

To this day, many players find themselves compellingly drawn to RP-PvP. Even many of the ones who get tired of all the ganking. If you come from a RP or PvE server, you quickly come to realize this world as much more hostile and irritating then you may have expected. This may come as oddly refreshing for those who were bored.

Difficulties

Unlike a normal RP server where you can play both Alliance and Horde, there is a complete in-game isolation of the factions. So RP based battles are a little harder to coordinate. Not to mention the social barrier for players. Just like any PvP server, you may never what your enemy was thinking.

It is not true that most RP-PvP'er don't RP. There is a less noticable focus on RP because, plain and simply, people are trying to kill you constantly. Many would agree that PvP'ers in general have a more competitive mind set. Another common misconception is that RP policies on RP-PvP realms are less strict than on normal RP realms, this is completely false. However, the enforcement of rules tends to vary server to server as it does on all types of servers. From my personal experience on Ravenholdt and Maelstrom I notice that how new a server is, and the numbers populating it, has an influence on response priorities by the Game Moderator. Whether matters are more or less strict depend entirely on what we do.

The most frequent difficulty on RP-PvP or normal RP servers comes from the expectations of would be role-players. There is a small percentage that has their own idea of the way RP should be, that don't feel there is enough RP, or maybe simply feel left out. This small percent often reacts by attempting to murder RP by constant whining in forums and trade chat that RP is dead.

Roleplaying PvP Servers

US Servers

• • Emerald Dream
  • Lightninghoof
  • Maelstrom
  • Ravenholdt
  • The Venture Co
  • Twisting Nether

EU Servers (English)

• • Defias Brotherhood
  • Ravenholdt
  • Scarshield Legion
  • Sporeggar
  • The Venture Co

EU Servers (German)

• • Das Konsortium
  • Das Syndikat
  • Der abyssische Rat
  • Die Arguswacht
  • Die Todeskrallen
  • Kult der Verdammten

EU Servers (French)

• • Conseil des Ombres
  • Culte de la Rive noire
  • La Croisade écarlate

EU Servers (Spanish)

• • Shen'dralar

Other Info

Role-Playing AddOns

• FlagRSP - Provides role play status flags & character descriptions:
  • flagRSP homepage
  • flagRSP at Curse v0.5.6
  • flagRSP at UI.WorldofWar.Net v0.5.6
• FlagRSP2 - Continuation of Flokru's work:
  • FlagRSP2 home page 1.1.2
  • FlagRSP2 wowwiki entry.
• MyRolePlay - Provides extensive role play status options and many features for enchancing role play. Developed by Moncader(Moncader of Shadow Council) and k0nker(Xynistari of Shadow Council)
  • MyRolePlay at WoWInferface.com Beta 2.6
  • MyRolePlay Forum Home
  • MyRolePlay at Curse-Gaming.com Alpha 2.7.40
  • MyRolePlay at ui.worldofwar.net Beta
• ImmersionRP - Was designed as a light-weight and user-friendly RP immersion system that follows the ideas of flagRSP. IRP-Continued is the continuation of Seagale's IRP which is no longer in developement.
  • IRP-Continued at Curse 2.4 Rev A

RP-PvP Communities

• RP-PvP.com- Community for roleplayers of the RP-PvP realms.