PvP Brawl

Async duels with ELO rating, gold stakes, and anti-farming cooldowns

1. Overview
2. Requirements & Restrictions
3. ELO Rating System
4. Entry Fee & Rewards
5. Cooldowns & Limits
6. PvP Combat Differences
7. Rankings

1. Overview

PvP Brawl is a REST-based async duel system. You challenge another player from the Hall of Fame in the Tavern. The server runs the entire fight using the same combat engine as PvE, then returns all rounds for client-side replay.

How it works: When you hit Brawl, the server snapshots both players' current equipment and stats, simulates the fight instantly, and sends back the full round-by-round result. The defender doesn't need to be online — their gear fights for them.

2. Requirements & Restrictions

Requirement	Details
Minimum level	Level 5 (both challenger and defender)
Account guard	Cannot challenge your own characters (same account check)
Guest accounts	Cannot PvP — must link a Google account first

3. ELO Rating System

Every character starts at 1000 ELO. Rating adjusts after each duel based on the expected outcome. Beating a stronger opponent gives more points; losing to a weaker one costs more.

Formula

expected = 1 / (1 + 10^{(opponent_elo - your_elo) / 400})

change = round(32 × (result - expected)) // result = 1 (win) or 0 (loss)

Parameter	Value
Starting ELO	1000
K-factor	32
ELO floor	0

ELO Change Examples

Your ELO	Opponent ELO	Win	Loss
1000	1000	+16	-16
1000	1200	+24	-8
1000	800	+8	-24
1200	1000	+8	-24
800	1000	+24	-8

Insight: Challenging opponents near your rating gives balanced +16/-16 swings. Punching up (e.g. 1000 vs 1200) risks only 8 on a loss but gains 24 on a win — a favorable risk/reward ratio for underdogs.

4. Entry Fee & Rewards

entry_fee = max(1, ceil(your_level × 0.2)) // gold, deducted before fight

win_reward = max(1, ceil(opponent_level × 0.5)) // gold, only on win

The entry fee is always deducted, win or lose. Winning pays out based on the opponent's level, not yours.

Your Level	Opponent Level	Entry Fee	Win Reward	Net (Win)	Net (Loss)
10	10	2	5	+3	-2
50	50	10	25	+15	-10
100	100	20	50	+30	-20
100	200	20	100	+80	-20
500	500	100	250	+150	-100

5. Cooldowns & Limits

Restriction	Value	Purpose
Global cooldown	60 seconds	Minimum wait between any duel
Per-opponent cooldown	1 hour (3600s)	Prevents farming a single opponent
Daily cap	20 duels	Limits total daily activity

Anti-farming: The per-opponent cooldown prevents repeatedly dueling the same weak player for easy gold and ELO. You need to fight a variety of opponents.

6. PvP Combat Differences

PvP uses the same fight engine as PvE, but with different settings to ensure faster, more decisive fights.

Setting	PvE	PvP	Effect
Max rounds	500	50	Fights end quickly — no infinite sustain loops
Armor effectiveness	0.50 – 0.45	0.25 (flat)	Both players take ~28% more damage than PvE equivalent
Stalemate result	Player loses	Challenger loses	Defender advantage if neither can kill the other

Build implications: The halved armor effectiveness in PvP means pure tank builds are far less effective. Offensive stats (crit, elemental damage, ferocity) and sustain (life leech, HoT) become relatively more valuable since fights are shorter and more damage gets through armor.

All combat mechanics — crits, dodge, block, reflect, summon, life leech, HoT, and soft caps — work identically in PvP. The only differences are the three settings above.

7. Rankings

Rankings are displayed in the Tavern (Hall of Fame) with two tabs:

Tab	Sorted By	Rows Per Page
Level	Player level (descending)	10
PvP Rating	ELO rating (descending)	6

Rankings are filtered by realm (Eternal / Temporal). Click any player to inspect their equipment, stats, and lifetime PvP record (rating, wins, losses). The Brawl button appears on the inspect panel for eligible targets.

No level brackets: There is no level-based matchmaking — you can challenge anyone. The ELO system naturally handles skill/power mismatches over time, and the underdog ELO bonus means low-level players have little to lose from ambitious challenges.

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