CoH PvP - Open Beta

[Dymerius]

Hey Everyone,

I just wanted to extend an invitation to join us on Friday, February 16 as CoH PvP goes into Open Beta.

A Few Basics:
Max Level: 50
Playable Zones: Customized Antonica (http://www.cohpvp.net/images/CoHZCM2.jpg)
Gameplay: 2-factions with completely unrestricted PVP

We've added a good amount of custom content that we are very excited about.

Feel free to visit us at www.cohpvp.net (http://www.cohpvp.net) if you would like to find out more.

Take care,

[Killawen]

I wish all the pvp server dev's would get together and make one super great server instead of 1000 little ones that die in a week



But I will check yours out

[aza77]

hmm nice idea :)

GL with your server

[XebeknSZ]

A very well thought out server. Level 50 with fairly balanced PvP and small zone connections to mitigate travel and magnify the frequency of PvP with such a small playerbase. No PvP restrictions but with penalties for killing lower levels and people on your team? I can't stress enough how amazing this server will be. Good luck and congratulations.

[Trelin]

Simple, yet effective.

I can't wait!

Any hint towards what zones will be connected to Kithicor?

[Dymerius]

It will be a high-end raiding zone. :P How's that for ambiguity!

[crazycloud]

This server looks good. I think if the server population is high it will be a very good server. You guys who haven't registered at http://www.cohpvp.net/ should. Server beta comes out tomorrow i believe. Should try it out. I like the fact that the zones are closer to each other then other servers. You can't pvp when zones are too far from you.

[Richardo]

Oh, and Richardo is going to play it... :)

[Gaan]

Best server ever

[XebeknSZ]

Everyone needs to check this server out. It is still in beta but is progressing rapidly. One heck of an experience so far.

[Arag]

good server!
keep up the good work

[Theone45127]

Addicted.

-Tommy

[Squarecircle]

sounds good, ill check it out.

getting the coh patcher.

[LuMiNoUs]

It's been down and up all week. There's problems with server stability right now. I've yet to try it out for more than 10 minutes so far, but it sounds like it'll be a lot of fun.

[Dymerius]

I should have everything worked out soon. :) Possibly today.

[Squarecircle]

okay so where is the eqhost.txt file coh uses

[XebeknSZ]

host=eqemulator.net:5598 just like the wiki says

[Justin22290]

I have been using Shards Of Dalaya but, i have been interested in PvP for a long time so im going to try this out.


Edit>>> Deleted part of the post
Better read the rules before you end up with a ban kkthx~

[yoman258]

you won't be playing on this server anytime soon its down and owner had an emergency so it won't be up for a week probably :(

[Funno]

nah the server will be up sooner than that

besides doesn't the server have more than 1 admin?

[yoman258]

the other admin hasn't been on in a while :(

[Justin22290]

it was up then it went down again.....

[bennyboy888]

I read the rules, is there seriously no looting of any kind? thats what the backbone of pvpers from eq were in it for, the bluebies on RZ were in it for pointless killing without reward or something bad for the victim. Are there any advantages to killing someone besides "omg I'm helping my faction beat teh evil freeportians yahh!" ?

[yoman258]

you get merits or points which you then spend on QUIT DISSING THE SERVER!... sorry turrets... you spend them on armor and stuff.

[XebeknSZ]

Best PvP server out. No item loot because you get points for killing people to spend on items. You won't find anything better out there.

[crazycloud]

Fun server and most active pvp server ive seen alive for a while.

[Magoth78]

Sounds fun, i'll give it a shot.

go coh !

[kedra]

I would just like to give a status update for those who are interested.

The server has been locked for several weeks while we finalize some of the newer content and implement PvP rewards. We will be re-opening on Friday the 18th in the evening hours (Central Daylight). There will be a character wipe, but I will be increasing the experience a tad for a day or so.

If anyone is interested in helping us Beta test, we'd love to see you online. This should be a great chance for new players to get started as everyone will once again begin from square one.

Feel free to visit us at cohpvp.net (www.cohpvp.net) for more information.

Kedra
CoHPvP Admin
cohpvp.net

[MrBlueberry]

well are you going to have another char wipe? i hate lvling so much and getting all the gear thne you wipe it and i gotta start over again.

[XebeknSZ]

Unfortunately its a necessary evil that has to be tolerated to form a good PvP server. Its in everyone's best interest.

[JofaMang]

Unfortunately its a necessary evil that has to be tolerated to form a good PvP server. Its in everyone's best interest.

I agree completely, ESPECIALLY considering its a PVP server. And really, character wipes are good for seperating the wheat from the chaff, the devoted from the fairweather fanbois.

[MrBlueberry]

ok well ill just wait till the offical and ill definately be there =) good luck on the beta

[Quinzo]

Is there server coming up or? Someone said 18th may and thats yesterday so is it coming up?

[kedra]

I posted a correction on our forums, but it slipped my mind to put it here. I had some RL things come up that would have prevented me from being available for the server reopening, so we're moving it to the 25th.

[chriztoffer]

still says beta on homepage but its the version that we play now live or ? not sure am wanna lvl up a char now and be wiped again, could just wait if thats the case

[twentysideddice]

Hello everyone, now that the server is back up, I wanted to advertise the new state of affairs on pvp combat, for those that dont play but may be interested.
The following is an excert from the Information & Announcements (http://cohpvp.net/forum/index.php) section of our forums.


The following is the current state of affairs of PVP combat: rewards & Punishment.

PVP Combat
Any player may pvp any other player. There is no restriction on spells, detrimental or benificial.

PVP Rewards
PVP rewards are given under the following conditions:
Players are not in the same guild.
Can't kill yourself for pvp rewards

Players earn Merit when they kill an opponent.
Players earn 5 base merit points in a kill.
Players also steal points from their victims. The amount of stolen merit is a percentage of the killed player's total merit. The size of the percentage is based on the level difference of the Player and killed Player.

Level Difference = Level_of_loser - Level_of_winner
So if you kill someone higher level than you, your level difference is positive. Killing a player lower level than you is a negative level difference.


Here are some chosen values of Percentage of Points Stolen as a Function of Level Difference.

-49 Level Difference: 0 %
-45 Level Difference: 0.22 %
-40 Level Difference: 0.42 %
-35 Level Difference: 0.61 %
-30 Level Difference: 0.82 %
-25 Level Difference: 2.3 %
-20 Level Difference: 4.6 %
-15 Level Difference: 7.5 %
-10 Level Difference: 11 %
-5 Level Difference: 15 %
0 Level Difference: 20 %
5 Level Difference: 25 %
10 Level Difference: 31 %
15 Level Difference: 38 %
20 Level Difference: 45 %
25 Level Difference: 53 %
30 Level Difference: 62 %
35 Level Difference: 71 %
40 Level Difference: 81 %
45 Level Difference: 91 %
+49 Level Difference: 100 %

Here is an example of how merit works:

Smugg is a level 40 badass necro with 100 merit points.
Gritz is a cautious level 50 cleric with 100 merit points.

1. Gritz kills Smugg:
Level Difference = 40 - 50 = -10
Percentage of Merit Stolen = 11%
Base Merit Earned: 5
Merit Stolen: 11
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Total Points: 16

If on the other hand,
2. Smugg kills Gritz
Level Difference = 50 - 40 = +10
Percentage of Merit Stolen = 31%
Base Merit Earned: 5
Merit Stolen: 31
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Total Points: 36

See Kedra's Item Reward System (http://www.cohpvp.net/information.php) for one thing merit is used for. Item Rewards involve upgrading your current items. Anything may be upgraded, including the click effect, proc effect, name, and even graphic.

#merits Command
Players may use the #merits command to view their target's total merits. If no target is specified, the default is the player herself.
#merits also has the alias #points. Both do the same.


PVP Punishments
Each Punishment has its own conditions.

Bounty Hunter System (DISABLED)
A Player who kills another player outside of a +/- 10 level range is subject to a bounty. Bounty Hunters will hunt this player until his death or the bounty expires, usually around 1 earth day. Victims of a player must seek out the Bondsman, if they wish to place a bounty.


Level Reduction (Active)
A player who kills another player less than 20 levels below her/him is subject to an immediate deleveling by exactly 1 level.



Grouping
Any player may group with any other player.
Groupmates cannot melee or be the recipient of detrimental spells from other groupmates. (can't hurt each other).

Grouping in PVP is now supported. The only differences are as follows:

Level Difference = level of loser - highest level of group.

Base Merit Reward = 6 (instead of 5).
Base Merit reward is distributed amongst groupmates. There are always 6 base points given out, so some group members may get more points than others:
2 Group Members: each get 3 pts.
3 Group members: each get 2 pts.
4 Group Members: each get 1 pt, and two get another 1 pt.
so on...

Merit is still stolen, according to the level difference.
The total stolen merit is divided amongst the group, but rounded down to the closest integer.
So if a group of 3 steals 100 merit points total, 100 / 3 = 33.3...
Each player recieves 33 points.



Some things in the works are PVP Quests, PVP Games, and more.

[Ellie]

Question- coh is still in beta, will there be a wipe when beta is over? Is there any eta for "live"? I am personally for a wipe if its still beta, but I am fine with it either way tbh.

[kedra]

There will most likely be a wipe before we go live.