Curiosity is threatening to grip me....

#1 - May 29, 2013, 11:38 a.m.
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So, I’m a bit bored of the zerginess of WvW, I’m staring off at my tv while farming Orr events….tell me about PvP

I’m not really looking for a team to join up with, I’m more curious about the Hot Join and what it is.
Forgive me for not just jumping in and finding out, but I’m at work and felt like making a thread to ask about it all.
I don’t see a Sticky Thread offering a description of the PvP aspect to us sPvP/tPvP newbies, although the list of helpers is pretty nice.

First off what’s the difference between sPvP and tPvP?
Are there better and worse builds for PvP (when I say PvP I’m leaving out the WvW aspect completely.) I play Guardian and Mesmer mostly.
I have seen the term Bunker Build many times, are these just the toughness builds that stick around and defend whatever is supposed to be defended in PvP?

Mainly, what are the PvP Faux Pas? What am I going to get yelled at by doing or not doing? I would prefer to have some understanding of the etiquette involved before kitten ing too many people off as the one thing that makes me not want to take part is over indulged elitist jackals ruining the experience because a new person is trying to learn.

Anyhow, thanks for any helpful advice/hints etc.

#5 - May 29, 2013, 5:13 p.m.
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Hey Daemonne, welcome to PvP! You’re coming in at an interesting time for us. There’s a lot of events happening in the way of competitive PvP, which you can find on our Facebook Calendar. Among some of the entries on there, you will see Blu’s minigames. These minigames are a lot of fun, and are more casual-friendly (more information here).

If you’re looking to get into PvP, starting with some friends in a Custom Arena, or participating in the minigames is a great way to go!

#8 - May 30, 2013, 9:25 a.m.
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The calendar actually just went up last weekend. A sticky isn’t a bad idea, though it’s getting a bit crowded up there… I’ll think of something!

Thanks for the feedback!