PK vs. Anti-PK

[Mafakka]

Is there really a difference?

Think about it. Let's start from the beginning.

PK = Player-Killing

So if you were Anti Player-Killing, doesn't that mean that you would not partake in any sort of killing of players at all?

Allow me to illustrate...

PK -
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Anti PK -

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[Lovely]

The only difference is that anti PK's don't kill each other and PK's kill everyone.

[Softcore PK]

Antis pk in self-defense, and the defense of others. PKs kill arbitrarily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Knuckle]

I guess I'd be a semi pk since I am friendly to young newblets but tend to slay other guilds on sight.

[Rob]

You are all dumb!

The term anti-pk as far as the EQ definition started on rallos which really meant Anti-Random PK. I.E. Most of the guilds didn't just randomly attack anyone PvP was usually driven by raid competition or people in guild A being asses to people in guild B. Guilds like Darkenbane, Flowers of Happiness PK'd anyone and the Anti-PK guilds made it their life purpose to slay said guilds (And mostly they failed.)

[Lazortag]

On eqemu "PK" and "Anti-PK" have slightly different meanings:

PKers = People who attack everyone in sight regardless of whether they're a threat so that they can get a chance at precious yellow text/a better position in the leaderboard
Anti-PK = people who are well-adjusted and attractive irl

[Doors]

Giegue confirmed retard from Canada.

[gloinz]

im an anti dwarf big game hunter pk meanin i only slay ppl when outnumbered 50 to 1 and only if they are not dwarfs

[Tarq]

Guilds like Darkenbane, Flowers of Happiness PK'd anyone and the Anti-PK guilds made it their life purpose to slay said guilds (And mostly they failed.)

Not like said guilds where a danger to anyone once you passed mid lvl range, let alone meant anything in high end gameplay.[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[God-King Abacab]

What it boils down to.

PK's tend to roam around zones like South Karana furiously tapping track to find someone to slay for the fuck sake of slaying someone. In a sense they'll spend more than 70% of their playtime looking at /who ques and porting around to gank, and this is how they choose to play on a PvP server.

Anti-PK is situational and by no means is it anti-pvp, the average anti-PK guild is highly grind oriented and would rather passively PvP when the opportunity arises (I.E a camp dispute, or zone control) these guilds spend most of their play time leveling.

Anti's only clash with PK's when it comes to zone control.

For example:

• Several Anti-PK guilds claim solb as a leveling spot
• Those anti guilds have a mutual assistance pact to level in "peace"
• PK's kill a member of an anti guild or infringes on anti's zone control
• Anti's then actively engage in PvP to regain zone control or to avenge a fallen member

Basically, when you join an anti-PK guild you're joining for protection from ganking and losing camps when PvP happens.