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I have a 65 Alliance Pally on a PvP server, who I eventually want to get to 70 and raid. But my friend decided a while back to transfer his hunter (who I was going to raid with) to a PvE server. So now he's in a Gruul's clearing/SSC attempting guild. He said I can get an inv if I transfer over. So, the main question is should I transfer over? I've been on PvP servers my whole WoW time. The only bonus I see is that I won't get ganked while leveling. I'm just wavering about transferring because I usaully see all the best PvE guilds on PvP servers.

I am on a PvE sever, and I like it. Everyone is different though. You could try checking out the forums for the server you're considering and check out the website for your friend's guild to see if people seem friendly, progression is where you want it, the guild rules are ones you can live with, etc.

This is definitely worth remembering.
Our MT transferred his gnomey warr out to a PVE and realised, "What the hell did I just do?!"
Now he's a draenei warr and back where be belongs. smile

pve servers suck. The only advantage you have will be not getting ganked. The disadvantage is that you can never go back and most pve servers harbor awful players and bad progression. before anyone says anything, yes I know there are multiple successful guilds on pve servers.

I've been on a PvE server my entire WoW life, so I can't really say which is better, but I think it's mostly based on opinion and preference anyway. BGs and Arena's pretty much fill my need to PvP. Though if I ever wish to experience the chaos of a PvP server, I'll PvP flag myself while I'm farming and hope someone is around to gank me.

I have only played on pve servers until recently, when I met a kid at school who played. He was on PvP so i rerolled a troll hunter on his server. So far I wouldn't say I like it anymore or less.. I love the thrill of ganking, and I hate the chill of getting ganked.. Especially when you have to win against the guy in a war of attrition over who can wait longer for you to respawn in the middle of a quest..

I agree that PvP servers can be great learning experiences, but I disagree that PvE servers are for wimps who are too scared to do anything. After all, going to Ashenvale at level 70 looking to gank lowbies doesn't exactly strike me as brave.

I'm on a PvE server, and I love it. It doesn't mean I don't PvP at all. I still do arena, battlegrounds, and the occasional PvP raid, but I also have the freedom to do other things.

Either way, it's an opinion. There are different options out there because people prefer different things. It's pretty rude and narrow minded for you to put down an entire group of people just because they prefer something different than you.

And I can't take anyone seriously as a player if they have nothing to contribute to conversations and the game except rudeness. I find that the rude people are rarely good players, and even when they are, no one wants them around because they have such horrible personalities, so they rarely get into decent guilds. Maybe if you weren't so rude, you could do something better than gank lowbies in Ashenvale.

You don't seem to know much about PvE servers, statistics, or logic if you make claims like that about entire groups of people. Yes, people on PvP servers are often good because of all the practice they get, but that doesn't mean they're all good. And it doesn't mean they're better than PvE people or that everyone on a PvE server sucks or is a weenie. Some people on PvE servers kick the crap out of people from PvP servers in arena and battleground. Some people on PvE servers walk around flagged all the time. There are people on PvE servers with more kills than people on PvP servers.

Keep in mind that making claims about entire populations gives you the same logic as a racist. There's always going to be exceptions, so when you make claims about everyone without using words like "most" or "many," you're just going to end up being wrong.