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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GSHamster" data-source="post: 6498066" data-attributes="member: 20187">Have you ever played the board game Diplomacy? It's a game where you have to make and break alliances with other players. At some point during the game, you will get betrayed. It's just how the game works.There some groups of friends who absolutely cannot play Diplomacy. It causes too much drama and hurt feelings, and can actually damage the group's bonds. Betrayal stings, even in a game. In repeated games, something like player A perceiving that player B never allies with her (rightly or wrongly) can spill over into real life.On the other hand, there are some groups which are perfectly fine with Diplomacy. They shrug off the in-game betrayals, and it doesn't affect their out-of-game bonds.Basically, if you have a group like the first type, PvP is a bad idea, and should be avoided. If you have a group like the second, PvP is fine. If you don't know what type of group you have, err on the side of caution and avoid PvP. Drama breaks up groups, and drama is often somewhat irrational.</blockquote>