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Combat Mechanics | Spell & Ability Basics | Monster Basics | Duels | Player vs. Player Combat | Surviving PvP
If you are sure that there's a stealthed enemy nearby, then the easiest way to avoid them is to

simply run away. Even at higher levels, the movement speed when stealthed is slower than normal.

Other Items
Catseye elixirs are useful for detecting stealthed Rogues.

Ganking
Ganking can mean being killed while fighting a monster or killing another player while they are

fighting a monster. You WILL be ganked on a regular basis. Watch out for other players while

fighting. Often, players will be consumed with their current fight and won't notice the enemy

attacking from behind. Don't let your guard down.

Getting Your Body after Being Killed
There is always the possibility that the enemy is waiting for you at your corpse. Always prepare for

this possibility. After returning to your body, scout the area and wait a bit before resurrecting. If

you see the enemy, move as far away from them as possible, while still having the resurrect button

active. If there are any buildings, trees, or objects you can hide behind when resurrecting, you

should use them. But be warned that other players might think of that too.

If you have a mount, hit the resurrect button, then jam the mount summon button as soon as possible

(it's recommended that you place it as a hotkey on your action bar). You can be mounted and running

before the enemy has spotted you. At this point, you have a really good chance to get away.

Harassment
You may sometimes come across an enemy player that continually stalks you. Be aware of the PvP policy

concerning such harassment here. You have several in-game options available to you for dealing with

such a situation:
Continue to Fight - You can keep trying to get away and return to fight again.
Leave - go find another area or zone to play in. There are usually multiple options. Consult the

region levels or quest levels page.
Get Help! - Use your guild or general chat channels to get reinforcements to kill the attacking

enemy players. This can work sometimes but will not always work. You might have to deal with this

situation on your own. If there are players in your party you can also organize them to defend

yourself.

Killing Enemy Players
It's up to you to determine how far you want to push it in your war against enemy players. If it's a

lopsided battle where you will easily defeat the enemy, you can choose not to attack them or just

attack once and move on. You can certainly continue to fight the enemy should that be your choice.

Keep in mind it's a game, and people should have fun on both sides. As long as you stay within the

rules, you're OK.

Honor and Dishonor
It's important to remember that World of Warcraft is designed to be fun for both sides. If you take

an action that could be considered unsportsmanlike, it impacts the enjoyment for the opposing side.

The action may be reciprocated against you, and it will certainly enrage the opposing faction. Corpse

camping (attempting to wait for a defeated foe to respawn so you can kill him again in his weakened

resurrected state), killing players engaged with one or more NPCs, crushing players extremely far

below your level, waiting by the graveyard to ambush enemies using the spirit healer, and using

victory emotes excessively are examples of actions that may be considered dishonorable.

Sparing a weakened foe's life, declaring your antagonism before the battle, and using your emotes

wisely may cause an enemy to honor and fear you without hating you as well.

However, you are at war with the opposing faction, and as they say, "All's fair in love and war." It

is up to you to decide your own code of honor or dishonor. Perhaps as a sinister rogue, you prefer to

cut them down by any means. Or maybe an honorable warrior prefers to grant his enemies a fair chance.

The game itself will not penalize you for any poor sportsmanship short of exploiting the game

mechanics for the sake of ruining another's fun.

Reputation
Be warned, constantly harassing and killing players over and over, attacking them when they are

fighting monsters, and camping their corspes may hurt your reputation. Players may band together and

hunt you down with extreme prejudice.

Celebrating your Kill
Many people use emotes on the enemy corpse to celebrate their kill. If the enemy player has not

released their body then they can also see those. So, usually players hit release as soon as possible

to avoid being "emoted on."

Item Durability
Getting killed by another player does not result in the normal loss in item durability as in death

caused by a monster. If a player attacks you while you are engaged with a monster and you have to

take a death, it is to your advantage to die to the player.

First Aid
First aid is a must, and as a secondary skill there is no reason you shouldn't develop it as fast as

possible. Bandages can be essential in PvP combat, especially if you are playing with or against a

class that has the ability to cast Fear, Polymorph, Root, and Stun spells or effects. You can use the

quick timeout afforded by these spells to bandage. The higher your first aid skill, the better.

Sometimes in the heat of battle you may not get the chance to complete your full bandage, so having a

higher skill and better bandages will assure that you get more value from that time, no matter how

many seconds you have. It can mean the difference between life and death, especially for low hit

point classes. Remember too, bandages stack with potions.

Watching Enemy Casting Movements
You can sometimes tell when the enemy is casting a certain spell or a certain spell type, such as

nature or shadow. You will then know how to counter it. On the other hand, the counter to that is to

fake like you're casting one spell and then get the enemy to interrupt and switch to the REAL spell

you want to cast (advanced users only).

Quests

Quests: Non Standard Spawns
Whenever possible, pick quest monsters to kill that are in the least popular locations. Typically,

these are the ones that are hidden and harder to find. You can scout around to find them or ask more

experienced players.
Quests: PVP Quests
Certain quests may be difficult to complete because the enemy side knows about them or can be alerted

to your presence via the LocalDefense and WorldDefense channels. Another example of a quest that is

very different in a PvP environment is an escort quest in a contested zone. These quests can be very

difficult to complete. Experienced players that have been through all of the quests several times can

typically tell you which quests are difficult to complete due to enemy interference.

Quests: Enemy Territory
If you have to quest in enemy territory, try to do it during non-peak hours, such as very late at

night or early in the morning. You'll find it much easier than during primetime.

Quests: Leave Me Alone!
Sometimes the Horde and the Alliance can both quest in the same areas without conflict. This happens

when players from both sides would rather complete their quests and attack monsters than each other.

If you attack the enemy player, it might start a prolonged war, which can slow down your experience

or quest progress, so sometimes players from both sides refrain from fighting. There are other types

of players that will always attack enemy players on sight. It really depends on which type of player

you face. You can try /wave or /hug on the enemy to show you won't attack them.

Quests: Instances
The enemy cannot attack you inside instances. They can only attack you as you enter or after you

leave the instance. Instances can be good places to safely level.

Other Especially Random Tips

Potions
Potions can sometimes be the difference between a win or a loss. You might wish to keep an assortment

of potions for battle. Health potions are especially useful, as are mana and combo potions. Many

potions are on the same timer, so you can't use multiple potions of a different type in quick

succession.

Swiftness Potions are great for escaping
Free Action Potions can keep you from being stuck
Invisibility Potions can help you sneak up on the enemy or escape

Use Friendly NPCs
Whenever possible, use friendly NPCs to help fight your battles (if you need their help). Lead enemy

players to your guards.

Use Funny Emotes or Dance
If you use funny emotes or /dance you can sometimes convince the enemy player to leave you alone or

let you live. "/love /beg /hug /cry" are good options! Of course it won't work against heartless

killers with no sense of humor =[

AFK
If you have to leave your keyboard, try to place your character in a hidden spot where players won't

find you. Rogues can use stealth and Night Elves can use Shadowmeld to hide.

Fake AFK Trick
Type /afk and /sit and then wait for someone looking for an easy kill to come and attack you.

Surprise them and kill them!

Hide
You can sometimes escape enemy players by traveling in circles and hiding behind a tree or other

object. Remember that your name is above your head and is red to the enemy, so that can give you away

unless you hide in a good spot.

If you are using a stealth ability, the enemy will be able to more easily spot you if they are higher

level than you.

Conclusion
Hopefully you'll find some of these tips useful. =]