PVP Introduction

In world of Warcraft, Player vs. Player (commonly abbreviated PvP) denotes combat
between players of any kind like:

Random PvP - Whenever a player character comes across an additional player character from the opposing faction whose PvP flag is turned on (on PvP realms this flag will switch on whenever you go outside the low-level zones that your faction controls, even though it can still be activated in these zones, or Sanctuary areas) that player can attack the other. This was frequently called "World PvP" prior to the introduction of zone-specific PvP combat objectives, and frequently still is called by this name.

World PvP
As of Patch 1.12, the Eastern Plaguelands and Silithus have special PvP related
objectives.

Arena PvP System - Organized on-going tournament that allow for matches that
take place in instanced controlled environments between players of the exact same faction as well because the opposing. Available in 2v2, 3v3 and 5v5 formats. Players create teams and boost their Group Rating to earn Arena Points by beating similarly rated teams.

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