What would you consider as crucial difference in old school PVP and new school PVP?

Question

I am quite new to Tibia (started in 2015) and I constantly hear people saying that the new PVP system is bad comparing to the old one. How much and how do they actualy differ?

Answer 1

They add pvp mods. U can walk on Magic walls and Wild Growths, you can walk by people before u coudnt. If you hit ava back in the days and someone enter ur screen then you get skull. Old pvp you can try on Retro servers like Carnera, Duna,Epoca, Firmera,Lutabra,Nossobra,Pyra,Relembra.

Secure Mode

- in Secure Mode your character cannot attack any player that is not marked by any skull. However it doesn't prevent by attack with spells (like GFB etc.).

- in Normal Mode your character can attack another players, independently of having skulls by them or not. Note that excessive killing other players on regular PvP (but not on PvP-enforced) worlds and can lead to punishments (see Skull System).

These modes have effect only on Open PvP worlds.

PVP Mode

- (off/on) in Dove Mode your character can only attack or block other characters that have attacked you.

- (off/on) in White Hand Mode your character can only attack or block other characters that have attacked you or members of your party or guild.

- (off/on) in Yellow Hand Mode your character can only attack or block skulled characters that are not in your party or guild.

- (off/on) in Red Fist Mode your character can attack or block all characters except those in your party or guild. Black Skulls cannot use this mode. This is only mode available on Hardcore PvP.

Source: https://tibia.fandom.com/wiki/Combat_Controls

Comments

That is a lot of detailed theory, thank you for this input! However, how did if differ in terms of "fun" from perspective of a regular player who seeks entertainment?  Why do so many people say that the old one was better if the new one is clearly more precise?

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Many people don't understand new pvp that's why they complain. There is example: Like they had Blue magic wall so they cant pass them and they see someone is goin on that and attack them from opposite way in 1 sqm place, its so annoying but you have to remember about that things and carefully choose ur way. :D
Fun is by blocking 1 sqm way by 8 lvl so someone who want reach place have to kill you.