Editing Player vs Player Combat (section)

==Open-PvP==
With the exception of specific PvP scenes (Shardfalls, arenas, PvP Player-Owned Towns, etc) the power of the Oracle both protects Avatars and prevents them from attacking one another. Avatars may choose to forsake this protection, allowing them to freely attack and be attacked by like-minded individuals.

To enable open-PvP, an Avatar must go to an Oracle Confirmatory and specifically request that the Oracle’s protection be withdrawn. Confirmatories can be found in towns like Brittany, Ardoris, and Kingsport. Note that Avatars who have enabled open-PvP can only freely attack other Avatars who have also enabled PvP (because they enabled open-PvP, are in a PvP-enabled group, or by being in a PvP scene). They may not attack those who choose to keep the Oracle’s protection (unless they are in a PvP scene, which enables PvP for everyone in it).

Avatars who have not enabled open-PvP may not initiate attacks against open-PvP Avatars.

With open-PvP enabled, you may attack (or be attacked by) other open-PvP Avatars at any time. This includes while fighting monsters, harvesting resources, shopping in town, and attempting to enjoy a pint at the local tavern. Guards do not interfere with Outlander-on-Outlander violence.

Party members are protected from one another’s attacks even if both party members have open-PvP enabled. This protection ends the moment the party is dissolved.

Some scenes are set to open PvP. Players that enter an open PvP scene may encounter other players, regardless of the chosen matchmaking mode (Open, Party, or Private). While in an open PvP scene, other players can engage you in combat, but as you leave that scene you will maintain your previous mode of Open, Party, or Private.

The Oracle’s protection can be restored by visiting a Confirmatory and asking her to restore it directly. Only the Oracle can remove a “permanent” PvP flag from an Avatar. This can be worth keeping in mind if you are tempted to attack a PvP flagged Avatar, but are far from the nearest Confirmatory.