PvP

PvP on Sunday Market runs on consent norms. Spawn and the market also block player damage. Elsewhere, staff and community rules govern fights.

The short version: don't pick fights with players who aren't asking for one. Beyond that, PvP is real and valid play.

How PvP works mechanically

PvP is mechanically disabled in the protected spawn square and the market beside it. Beyond both regions, players can damage each other, but consent rules still govern fights.

The consent norm

Just because PvP is mechanically on doesn't mean every fight is fair game.

What's expected

• Mutual consent — both players agreed to fight (verbal "1v1 me?", a quick /msg, an established rivalry)
• Agreed duels — choose a suitable place and check that everyone taking part wants to fight
• Self-defense — a player attacking you first means you can defend without further consent
• Established conflict — ongoing rivalries between players or groups don't need consent each round

What's not OK

• Spawn-camping — lurking near spawn waiting for new players to step out and killing them
• Ambushing new players — fresh arrivals deserve protection from gear-stomping by veterans
• Kit/loot griefing — killing for the sole purpose of looting their drops
• Stalking and hunting peaceful players — following someone who's not engaging in PvP and forcing a fight

The line is "did the other player invite this fight?" If yes, fight on. If no, don't.

New-player protection

Players fresh off the boat deserve extra patience:

• They likely don't have full enchanted gear — let alone enchants leveled up through use
• They're still learning the world and the systems
• Killing them to loot is functionally bullying

If someone is at your gate acting hostile, you can defend yourself. If they're peacefully exploring and you rush them in full netherite, that's a problem.

Staff treat repeated ambushing of new players as harassment. See PvP & fairness rules.

Where to fight

PvP is disabled at spawn and in the market beside it. The market's protection extends beyond part of the spawn square, so leaving spawn does not always mean PvP is enabled. Agree on a place outside both areas before starting a duel. See Region protection for their boundaries.

Recovery Chests in PvP

When a Recovery Chest forms after a PvP death, the killer cannot open it while it is protected. It lasts 20 minutes, and the server keeps at most five active chests for you; if you exceed that limit, the oldest can release early. Go back promptly. See Recovery Chests for the exact flow.

This means:

• Immediate looting is blocked — other players cannot open your protected chest
• Recovery is time-limited — return before its timer runs out, especially if you have several active chests
• PvP still has stakes — the chest gives you a chance to recover your gear

See Death & recovery for the full flow.

Fighting techniques

Use the terrain

• High ground is real
• Cover blocks line of sight to bows
• Pearls let you reposition mid-fight

Prepare before the fight

• Golden apples and a totem in the off-hand buy you second chances
• Brewing-stand potions (strength, speed, regeneration) are legal and worth the ingredients
• A water bucket breaks falls and blocks lava plays

Combat logging

Logging out mid-PvP fight is bad form. It's a soft anti-cheat — staff can see if you're combat-logging to escape. Repeated combat-logging may earn a punishment.

The right move when losing: respawn, head back for your Recovery Chest before its timer runs out, and learn from the fight.

Reporting unwanted PvP

If someone is hounding you with unwanted PvP (spawn-camping, repeated ambush, stalking):

1. Document — screenshot, note the time
2. /helpop — report to staff with the details
3. Don't retaliate-and-grief — that gets you in trouble too

Staff have rollback tools and can correlate reports across players. A pattern of harassment gets dealt with.

Why PvP is allowed at all

Some servers ban PvP entirely. We don't, because:

• PvP is part of the game — Mojang shipped it, players want it
• Designed encounters are fun — duels, organized fights, rival groups
• Self-defense matters — being able to fight back is core to feeling safe in the world
• Consent norms work — most communities self-regulate PvP just fine

Protected Recovery Chests reduce immediate looting, while consent rules keep fights between willing players.

See also

• PvP & fairness rules — the formal rules
• Death & recovery — what happens when you lose
• Combat — the combat overview