There's open-world PvP, and then there's open-world PvP that puts hair
on your chest and then rips it out with a vengeance. Tatooine has the
latter.
At the recent fan site summit in Austin, TX,
Star Wars: The Old Republic's Lead PvP Designer
Gabe Amatangelo revealed nirvana for PvPers with
Outlaw's Den.
Outlaw's Den is a PvP free-for-all (FFA) area on Tatooine for players
crazy enough to risk certain death to congregate, fight, and struggle
for rewards.
Because there are no rules in the area, members from the same faction
can harm -- and kill -- each other, and there are no restrictions on
what goes on in that space. Apart from the excitement of "anything goes"
PvP combat, Outlaw's Den sports several attractive elements that make
it worth visiting, including top-tier crafting materials, vendors that
sell rare mounts and social gear, an auction kiosk, and a pit reserved
for to-the-death duels.
One of the most interesting aspects of Outlaw's Den is that even NPCs
are susceptible to being killed, opening up the possibility for
individuals and guilds to kill vendors in order to keep them out of
others' hands. However, nobody can capture the zone, so the fighting
will extend indefinitely.