What's with all the ganking??

The vast majority of MMOs that have open world PvP do not have level appropriate PvP, so ganking is always an issue. If ganking is not something you wish to deal with while questing, roll on a PVE server.

The basic problem is that PVE content and PvP don't really mix in a MMO. If a player is distracted by PvE content they will always be a target for ganking. Level limiting it won't change this. Even if equal levels, often the ganker will wait until their victim is busy fighting mobs or interacting with quests objects etc..

Personally whilst I love PvP, I never roll on PvP servers in story / quest driven MMOs because the majority of open world PvP is just ganking, there's very few fair or tactical fights.

Ganking isn't PVP. Ganking is for people who have no PVP skill. It makes them feel good to pick on people who have no gear or level equality.

Gankers don't have the brains or skill to fight someone equal to themselves or better.

I don't disagree, that's why i'll always roll PvE. I'll do my pvp in fair contests in warzones and enjoy my time much more than sitting dead with no options.

This reminds me TIBIA. Why i did waste so much time on it?...
I do agree with majority of the posters. PVP world its filled with gankers and they act when you are busy or outnumbered or when there is many levels of diference.
You can make a ton on PVE server and flag for PVP i never didit but im pretty sure its possible.

In other words... it's bad PvP. Bad Player versus Player.

But let's not pretend it's not player vs player.

You are like the HR person who notifies someone that they've been "downsized" when what they really mean is "fired".

Andryah, isn't Sociopath a bit strong?

I've gone after lowbies just to get my achievement points - Alderaan, Tatooine and Voss - I didn't do this before 2.0, but I love my AP

In the real world, when you go out in the jungle, it is not pre-arranged that all tigers you meet will be the same size as you are and its claws trimmed because otherwise the fight would not be fair. You had better be equipped to handle anything that comes your way, because if you aren't, you die.

If the jungle is too scary for you, stay inside!

The OP is why I don't ever roll on a PvP server. However even on PvE servers you get high levels going round healing mobs so low levels cant defeat them. However at least this seems less common.

Personally I like PvE servers with large open world PvP zones. Unfortuntly in TOR we get no PvP or entire PvP servers.

This bleeds from so many wounds it scares me.

1, In the real world do you beat up 10 year old kids day after day, or just continually? I sure hope not.
2, If you have say a gun, and decide to shoot someone "out in the jungle" who has no gun, is it his/her fault for not being prepared?

And to step away from your very-very weird real world analogy and step back into SWTOR, how do you propose a Level 30 should prepare for a Level 55's 2 second kill out of nowhere?

LOL, people actually do that? Haha, how messed up/bored do you have to be to heal mobs?
This made my day.