Ludicrouse
Monday, 2nd May 2005, 10:51
What's all this about kills and contribution points?
Kills are only a guide. They will not affect your rank directly.
Whenever you damage a PvP opponent, you're up for a share of Contribution Points (CPs), if that opponent dies. If you're solo, and do 10% of the damage to someone, you get 10% of the CPs for that kill. If you're in a group, and you do 10% of the damage to someone, your group shares 10% of the CPs for that kill (if they're close enough, just like experience).
If you're in a 40 person raid, and your raid kills 1 person, each person will get 1/40th of the CPs for that kill, even though they will all log a kill (honourable or otherwise).
CPs are calculated daily and are somewhat complicated. The number of CPs you get per kill varies on a number things, like the level of the person you attack, how many times you've killed that person, the PvP rank of the person you attack, and so forth.
Repeat Kills
The first time you kill someone you get 100% of the CPs
The second time, you get 75%
The third time, you get 50%
The fourth time, 25%
Fifth and any subsequent times are worth nothing.
Put simply, if you're a level 60 champion attacking a level 50 private for the 5th time, you're going to get a lot less CPs than if you're killing a level 60 grand marshal for the first time. If you gank the same person repeatedly, you will end up getting not additional CPs for the kill (although your kill counter will continue to increase).
In the next patch, a rough guide to CPs will appear after you make a kill. It won't be the final number, but will give you an idea of what to be looking for.
From Caydiem
Please remember that HK and contribution points don't tell the real story, because the system is scaled according to the performance of everyone on your faction, meaning 2000 contribution points can mean an incredible amount on one realm, whereas 2000 might just be middle of the road on another realm, depending on the rest of your faction on that realm.
At the end of the week (I'm guessing during maintenance) your percentage of CPs against your entire faction will be used to calculate how many honour points you get, which in turn will be used to calculate your rank. The total honour points pool has a fixed minimum which can be increased by killing faction leaders and doing various battlegrounds stuff.
The highest ranked player on each server this (first) week will be a First/Master Sergeant. That's rank 4, ladies. No officers yet. Blizzard clearly stated that officer would take weeks/months to achieve, so don't start freaking out yet.
To get a tremendous amount of Cont points all you have to do is sit in a raid at Tarren Mill for a day and bobs your uncle your gonna be at least a sarge.
For further info.... (http://forums-en.wow-europe.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-pvp-en&t=24040)
Kills are only a guide. They will not affect your rank directly.
Whenever you damage a PvP opponent, you're up for a share of Contribution Points (CPs), if that opponent dies. If you're solo, and do 10% of the damage to someone, you get 10% of the CPs for that kill. If you're in a group, and you do 10% of the damage to someone, your group shares 10% of the CPs for that kill (if they're close enough, just like experience).
If you're in a 40 person raid, and your raid kills 1 person, each person will get 1/40th of the CPs for that kill, even though they will all log a kill (honourable or otherwise).
CPs are calculated daily and are somewhat complicated. The number of CPs you get per kill varies on a number things, like the level of the person you attack, how many times you've killed that person, the PvP rank of the person you attack, and so forth.
Repeat Kills
The first time you kill someone you get 100% of the CPs
The second time, you get 75%
The third time, you get 50%
The fourth time, 25%
Fifth and any subsequent times are worth nothing.
Put simply, if you're a level 60 champion attacking a level 50 private for the 5th time, you're going to get a lot less CPs than if you're killing a level 60 grand marshal for the first time. If you gank the same person repeatedly, you will end up getting not additional CPs for the kill (although your kill counter will continue to increase).
In the next patch, a rough guide to CPs will appear after you make a kill. It won't be the final number, but will give you an idea of what to be looking for.
From Caydiem
Please remember that HK and contribution points don't tell the real story, because the system is scaled according to the performance of everyone on your faction, meaning 2000 contribution points can mean an incredible amount on one realm, whereas 2000 might just be middle of the road on another realm, depending on the rest of your faction on that realm.
At the end of the week (I'm guessing during maintenance) your percentage of CPs against your entire faction will be used to calculate how many honour points you get, which in turn will be used to calculate your rank. The total honour points pool has a fixed minimum which can be increased by killing faction leaders and doing various battlegrounds stuff.
The highest ranked player on each server this (first) week will be a First/Master Sergeant. That's rank 4, ladies. No officers yet. Blizzard clearly stated that officer would take weeks/months to achieve, so don't start freaking out yet.
To get a tremendous amount of Cont points all you have to do is sit in a raid at Tarren Mill for a day and bobs your uncle your gonna be at least a sarge.
For further info.... (http://forums-en.wow-europe.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-pvp-en&t=24040)