Explaining the Reputation to the PvP play in the new free MMORPG game of Runes of Magic.

In the free mmorpg game of Runes of Magic, players can choose a PvP (player versus player) server or a PvE (player versus environment) server, depending on what style of play they are most wanting to experience.

PvP is more about setting players against other players in that virtual world, while PvE is the player battling against the environment through professions and quests. There is a slight PvP aspect to Runes of Magic PvE servers, but both players will need to be flagged for PK (player kill) play and they can only duel each other. For information on the actual PvP game play on Runes of Magic, the player will need to go into a PvP server.

RoM Reputation
Runes of Magic PvP reputation can be good, neutral, or bad. Depending on how the character plays they may be obtaining negative reputation or positive reputation. If the player gets to be too evil, guards will attack them on sight. The colors of the player names change depending on their reputation.

Runes of Magic Name Colors
The colors of the players name will coincide with the player’s reputation. White names are pure normal characters with a reputation of -30 to 30. Yellow names, Orange names, and Red names are evil characters. Yellow named characters have a rep of -30 to -90, Orange named characters have a rep of -90 to -150, and the Red named characters have a rep of more than -150.

Light Blue names, Blue names, and Purple names are all good characters. Light Blue named characters have a rep of 30-90, Blue named characters have a rep of 90-150, and Purple named characters have a rep of over 150.

RoM Reputation Regained
If the player has negative reputation that they would like to work off, there is a way to gain positive reputation without fighting. For every 20 minutes that a player is not active in PK play will give the character a point of reputation.

A player can’t be in a house, an instance, or a safety zone like a rebirth spot. Also killing monsters that have over 5 levels on the player will gain 0.02 reputation (except instance monsters).

Reputation Benefits
There are some benefits to being a good character or an evil character. Evil characters see a damage increase, a TP (talent point) increase, and they have special items and titles. Good characters will see a HP (hit point) increase, and special items and titles.

Reputation Downsides
There are some downsides to having a good character or an evil character as well. Evil characters have lower defense, have a chance of dropping their loot when killed, and a chance of going to prison hell when killed. Good characters will have the down side of dropping loot.

Reputation is up to the player’s actions in the game of Runes of Magic. In an interesting play on words, it’s the character’s character that will define how they are known throughout the game in the ways of their PvP skills and actions.

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Runes of Magic (or RoM) has an open PvP (player versus player) server modes, those that will allow relatively anyone to be attacked and to attack in return.

This article is for those that are in a PvP server world and not a PvE (player versus environment) server world. Those that are in the PvE worlds are going to only be able to duel each other after both of the characters have flagged themselves ready for a PK (player kill) match.

PvP in PvE Servers
In the PvE servers (player versus environment) the only PvP gameplay that is available in Runes of Magic is duels. Both characters will need to be flagged for PvP play to have a duel. One cannot flag themselves PvP and kill random NPCs in towns like other MMORPG games, just other players once they are flagged for PvP as well. The rules of normal Player versus Player game play are not going to apply on a PvE server.

Activating PvP in RoM
To enable the character to be able to flag them for PvP game play, they will have to go to Varanas and do the PK quest. This will also require the character to be at least a level 15 to do the quest and to then be able to flag themselves PvP ready. Those that have not done the quest or reached the required level will be unable to engage in any PvP duels.

PvP Reputation in Runes of Magic
Characters in Runes of Magic can be good, evil, or neutral based on their reputation obtained through battles. They will start out good and can get to be evil if they obtain negative reputation or they can become a hero by gaining more positive reputation throughout the game play.

Guards to the city will attack the player if they become too evil in the guard’s eyes, to keep them out of their city. To tell how good or evil the characters are, check the stats or the color of the name of the character. The colors will change as the character gets good or evil.

PvP Name Colors
There are three categories of reputation; there are evil, normal, and good. The color of the name will fall in the range of these three reputation categories. Killing those for a good cause or notoriously evil characters will make you gain reputation.

White Names – These are pure normal characters. There are no kills needed and they have a reputation of -30 to 30.
Yellow Names – These are starting evil characters. There are 3 kills needed and they have a reputation of -30 to -90.
Orange Names – These are mid range evil characters. There are 6 kills needed and they have a reputation of -90 to -150.
Red Names – These are true evil characters. There are 12 kills needed and they have a reputation of -150 or more.
Light Blue Names – These are starting good characters. They need 20 kills and have a reputation of 30 to 90.
Blue Names – These are mid range evil characters. They need 70 kills and have a reputation of 90 to 150.
Purple Names – These are pure good characters. They need 120 kills and have a reputation of over 150.

Basic Rules of PvP
According to the Runes of Magic website, these are the basic rules of PvP play:

Characters below level 15 can not be attacked when they haven’t flagged themselves PK (PvP).
It is not possible to fight in houses or instances.
Patrolling guards will kill any “red name” players (characters with a reputation of -150 or less) on sight. There are patrols in all the major cities.
Characters will not drop loot drop when the attacker is 10 levels higher or lower than the attacked character.
Only “red name” characters can attack patrolling NPCs.
Items dropped by characters are randomly picked from all equipment – on the body and in the backpack. Items acquired in the Item Shop are excluded and will not be dropped when defeated.

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