Player vs Player Combat
Player VS Player
- Young Players (Noobs) will be Safe from PVP.
- There are areas that will be considered "Dangerous" where PVP will always be enabled.
- Some areas are considered Safe and PVP is turned off.
- There will be PVP quests/missions for example, you may be required to hunt down another player or be the one hunted by players because you are carrying an illegal item across the map.
- You can join a guild that has PVP always on and PK other PVP guilds.
- You can opt into PVP but opting out isn't so easy.
- PVP integrated into storyline with a strong Good vs Evil component.
Sources
Shroud of the Avatar Live Dev Chat! April 5th 2013
Transcript of the Reddit Q&A
Summary of March 22nd SotA chat log with RG and CS
COMBAT – PVE & PVP FAQ