Editing Player versus player (section)

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'''Player versus player''' ('''PvP''') is a type of [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] interactive conflict within a [[game]] between human [[Player (game)|players]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Bartle | first = Richard | author-link = Richard Bartle | title = [[Designing Virtual Worlds]] | publisher = New Riders | year = 2003 | isbn = 0-13-101816-7 | pages = 407 | quote = ''Player(s) Versus Player(s)'' (PvP). Players are opposed by other players in a game. In a combat situation, this means PCs can fight each other.}}</ref> This is often compared to [[player versus environment]] (PvE), in which the game itself controls its players' opponents and is usually offline, whereas PvP tends to be online. The terms are most often used in games where both activities exist,<ref>{{cite book | last = Bartle | first = Richard | author-link = Richard Bartle | title = [[Designing Virtual Worlds]] | publisher = New Riders | year = 2003 | isbn = 0-13-101816-7 | pages = 407 | quote = PvP and GvG both assume PvE.}}</ref> particularly [[MMORPG]]s, [[Multi-user dungeon|MUD]]s, and other [[role-playing video game]]s, to distinguish between gamemodes. PvP can be broadly used to describe any game, or aspect of a game, where players compete against each other. PvP is often controversial when used in role-playing games. In most cases, there are vast differences in abilities between players. PvP can even encourage experienced players to immediately attack and kill inexperienced players.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = The Ethics of Computer Games|last = Sicart|first = Michael|publisher = MIT Press|year = 2011|isbn = 9780262261531|pages = 179–184}}</ref> PvP is often referred to as player killing in the cases of games which contain, but do not focus on, such interaction.