This player wants to have the absolute best gear, and usually wants the easiest (or quickest) path to victory over other players. Be it the hardest raid difficulty, the most challenging dungeons, obtaining the highest PvP rank, or even an arduous seemingly pointless grind. A common interest in WoW was always doing any necessary content in order to gain even the slightest advantage against your fellow player. Since the early days of WoW, a driving force of player interaction was obtaining the best gear possible and using it to strike down the opposing faction. The different ways players interact with PvP and gearing can be broken down into four types of people. In this article I will cover the history of the communities participation with these activities and the subsequent role of gearing and class design.

Since Vanilla, the game has offered multiple PvP activities to obtain these moments of control and satisfaction that have changed and been viewed differently over the years. Building on this is the way classes are designed and their ability to give the player a feeling of control and satisfaction. At the forefront of PvP has been obtaining and using gear in a way that allowed you to showcase your greatest accomplishments in the game. Player versus Player in World of Warcraft has been a staple of the game since its inception in Vanilla and has seen frequent ups and downs throughout its life cycle. In this article, Vultz analyzes the history of the community's interaction with PvP and how we have defined this unique part of the game. Shadowlands is almost upon us, and with it come many changes that will define how people participate in PvP.

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