The Players' Guide to the Cities/User Interface/Help Window/PvP

The following is from the PvP tab of the Help Window

Player versus Player Combat

Player versus Player combat is when two or more players engage in combat with one another. Currently this is only available in the Arena in Paragon City. While conducting PvP combat, certain powers will have different effects. These effects are against other Player Characters only, and will not effect the normal Villains in City of Heroes.

General Changes

There are a few overall changes that effect players and their powers which are new. Status Effect powers now have a suppression on them, preventing 'Chain Holds' from happening. If a player is effected by a Status Effect in PvP, when that effects duration ends, the player will be immune to that effect for a set period. When the Immunity period ends, Status Effects act normally.

De-Toggle Effects:Several powers now have a chance of turning off one or more Toggle powers on a target.

Powers which shut off a single Toggle:
Inherent: Brawl
Force Field: Force Bolt
Kinetics: Repel

Powers which have a chance of shutting off more than one Toggle:
Storm Summoning: Thunder Clap
Storm Summoning: Lightning Storm
Force Field: Repulsion Field
Force Field: Repulsion Bomb
Peacebringer: White Dwarf Strike
Warshade: Black Dwarf Strike
Blaster: Devices: Trip Mine
Blaster: Devices: Time Bomb
Blaster: Energy Manipulation: Energy Punch
Blaster: Energy Manipulation: Bone Smasher
Blaster: Electrical Manipulation: Charged Brawl
Blaster: Electrical Manipulation: Havok Punch
Blaster: Fire Manipulation: Fire Sword
Blaster: Fire Manipulation: Fire Sword Circle
Blaster: Ice Manipulation: Frozen Fists
Blaster: Ice Manipulation: Ice Sword

Stealth: Stealth, Perception and Invisibility powers now effect the distance at which opponents (and their visual effects) are drawn. If an opponent moves out of your visual range, you will lose targetting on them as well. Note that many powers have been upgraded to add in a bonus to perception range to help offset the strength of Stealth powers.

Taunt: Taunting an opponent in PvP will result in a Taunted message upon activation of any offensive power and automatic Target Change to the Taunter if he is still within range. If you are using a Buff or Healing ability and your targeet is friendly, that power will work normally and not result in a Taunted message.

Terrorize: Terror will cause effected players to stand cowering, unable to fight back for the duration of the effect. If they are damaged, however, they may retaliate with a single attack, or attempt to flee for several seconds before the Terrorize once again freezes them in place.

Confusion: Confuse effects will cause all entities to appear friendly to the Confused target. Any use of Area Effect abilities will effect friend and foe alike, as you cannot tell the difference. Any activation of a targetted power has a chance of changing targets to the next available target instead of your current target.

Control Effects Nearly all Control Effects (Stun, Mez, Immobilize, Terrorize, Hold) have reduced duration when used in PvP. Additionally, these effects are subject to a 'Suppression' effect, which will prevent targets from being 'controlled' repeatedly. The suppression period varies based upoin the ability used and is generally much shorter duration that the initial Control Effect.

Inherent Powers

Brawl now has a slight chance of shutting down 'Toggle Powers' on the target. This can be used to help break through a tankers Defenses, shut down a Blasters Flight or even shut down a Scrappers Regeneration.

Blaster Powers

A portion of all Blasters attacks are unresistable in PvP. This means that the damage ignores whatever resistance the target has.

Controller Powers

Status Effect powers now have a suppression on them, preventing 'Chain Holds' from happening. If a player is effected by a Status Effect in PvP, when that effects duration ends, the player will be immune to that effect for a set period. When the Immunity period ends, Status Effects act normally.

Defender Powers

Defenders Debuff powers are not resistable in PvP.

Scrapper Powers

Scrappers Critical Hit effects are not resistable in PvP.

Power Changes- Tanker

The Inherent Taunt aspect of Tankers attack powers do not effect other players in PvP. Only active Taunts will force players attention to a tanker. Additionally, Taunt has a considerably shorter duration in PvP.

Power Changes- Kheldian

There are no changes specific to the Kheldian Peacebringer or Warshade for PvP.