Rank 4 – The Elder Scrolls Online
Developer: Zenimax Online| Release: April 4, 2014 | Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 | ESO Website | Votes: 16.55%
What ESO has to offer for PvP players: Zenimax’s MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online features the area of Cyrodiil, a large map where player-versus-player battles occur between the three factions: Aldmeri Dominion, Daggerfall Covenant, and Ebonheart Pact. Once you reach level 10, you can travel to Cyrodiil and participate in this war.
The battles focus on capturing the strongholds of the enemy factions. Ultimately, a large battle for the Imperial City takes place, allowing a player to gain the title of Emperor.
Additionally, you can challenge other players to duels. These duels can take place consensually anywhere in the game world of ESO.
Rank 3 – World of Warcraft (Retail)
Developer: Blizzard| Release: November 23, 2004 | Platforms: PC | WoW Website | Votes: 17.68%
What WoW (Retail) has to offer for PvP players: PvP has evolved significantly since the release of WoW and thus differs in the retail version from the Classic variant.
You fight in duels and arenas as well as in special battlegrounds. Moreover, there are special PvP objectives in zones like Hellfire Peninsula or Nagrand. These objectives include taking a city, where you then receive quests with special rewards. Special PvP zones like Tol Barad or Ashran invite for large battles.
So, PvP players get a bit more with WoW Retail than in the Classic version, which promises more variety in player-versus-player battles.
Rank 2 – Dark Age of Camelot
Developer: Mythic Entertainment /Broadsword| Release: October 9, 2001 | Platforms: PC | DAoC Website | Votes: 18.11%
What DAoC has to offer for PvP players: PvP is the heart of Dark Age of Camelot. Three factions – Albion, Midgard, and Hibernia – are at war.
On battlefields, in the frontier lands, and in some dungeons, players of these factions confront each other, and large battles and sieges with hundreds of participants take place. Victories in these realm-versus-realm battles earn you realm points. With these, you rank up, which grants you new skills.
If you want to excel in DAoC, you cannot avoid PvP. Essentially, the whole game revolves around PvP, including the economy, crafting, and PvE, which basically prepares you for PvP.
Rank 1 – Guild Wars 2
Developer: ArenaNet| Release: August 28, 2012 | Platforms: PC | Guild Wars 2 Website| Votes: 19.36%
What Guild Wars 2 has to offer for PvP players: Guild Wars 2 offers structured PvP. In this mode, all participants have the maximum level. Equipment is also set to a certain level, allowing players to compete on equal terms. You fight on various maps in team deathmatches, capture fortresses, or seize control points.
Additionally, there is a World vs World mode. This mode mixes PvE and PvP. Players from three worlds (servers) meet on a battlefield and must seize strategic points to earn bonuses for their world. These battles occur weekly, and WvW tournaments are regularly held.
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