One of the main draws of Guild Wars is its strong PVP component, in which you can jump right into a fight with a minimal wait, fight for a few minutes, then keep going or go back to the PVE content if you wish. PVP in Guild Wars is a fun, fast-paced experience, but one that's quite a bit different than PVE and will require a bit of customization on your part if you want to get the most out of the experience. This section of the guide isn't intended to be the be-all-and-end-all of PVP tippery (tippage? Tipology?) but hopefully we can provide a few pointers to get you on your way towards battlefield dominance.

There are a few PVP battlegrounds in Guild Wars, including those in Ascalon City, Yak's Bend, and one at Fort Koga at game's end. If you enter one of these zones, you'll be able to choose Start Mission to warp yourself into a PVP game with three random other players. After that, you'll have 25 seconds to get steeled up for the fight, at which points the gates open and it's kill-or-be-killed action. You do get experience for winning in PVP, even though you don't get gold or items, so it can be a way to improve your character while having fun at the same time.

Use Resurrection Signets

Resurrection Signets are non-optional in PVP combat. Sorry, but they're not; all of your party members should have them on their skill bar when they enter a game. You obviously can't control your human teammates' skill choices, but at the very least be sure to have Resurrection Signet good to go when you enter a PVP round. It only takes three seconds to cast, and will restore your target to full life when used. Of course, you can only use it once, but it's one of the only ways for non-Monks to resurrect a teammate.

Monks do have the option of using Resurrect or Restore Life multiple times in a PVP battle, but you probably shouldn't do so. Each of these requires eight full seconds to cast, making it quite likely that you'll be interrupted or knocked down by an enemy while casting them. Although they do have the lure of being theoretically usable as often as you like, in practice you’re unlikely to be able to get even one off. Resurrection Signet also has the bonus of being free to cast, making it easily usable even when you're running low on energy.

Signet of Capture

One of the reasons that players who go through the PVE content before jumping into the end-game PVP will be so powerful is because of the Signet of Capture, which lets you obtain Elite skills from boss monsters scattered around the game world. To obtain a Signet of Capture, make your way to Quarrel Falls and buy one from the skills vendor there. Each Signet of Capture will cost you one skill point, but the gold required to buy it will be calculated separately from your normal skills, meaning that it should be much cheaper to obtain.

With a Signet of Capture in your inventory, you can equip it to your skill bar before heading out into the wilderness. When you fight boss enemies (the ones that are outlined in color), check what they're casting by watching their status bar, and capture one of their skills by using the Signet immediately after they cast something you want. You'll lose your Signet of Capture when you capture a skill, but you can buy as many of them as you want and carry them around like inventory items (although you'll still only be able to equip them in town, like normal skills).

The important thing about Signet of Capture is that it's the only way to net Elite skills, which will have a direct impact on your efficiency in PVP. Elite skills aren't necessarily overpowering, but in many cases they are going to be strictly better than normal skills, or have powerful effects that you won't find on skills you can buy from a skills vendor. If you want to be great in PVP, then you'll probably want to continue to search out boss enemies and steal their skills with Signet of Capture in PVE, even after you hit level 20 and have "beaten" the game. Avoid Pre-Made Characters

Always take a few seconds to Tab through your enemies before engaging them in combat. Knowing what you're up against will let you target the weak link and take it out.
If you're serious about playing PVP, then you may be tempted to use the PVP-Only Character option at the character creation screen. PVP-Only characters come pre-loaded to level 20 with some decent equipment, but they're weak in a lot of respects. For one thing, most of the skills in the game will be locked off to your PVP characters until you find them with a Roleplaying Character, meaning that you'll only have a dozen or so skills to your name if you make a PVP character as soon as you install the game. You also won't have the benefit of runes or weapon upgrades.

If you really want a prime PVP experience, then, be sure not to create a PVP character right off the bat; instead, you'll probably want to play through the roleplaying game and find as much Phat Lewt as possible, and unlock as many skills as possible, before ascending to the Hall of the Gods and going crazy in PVP combat there. You can probably contribute with a pre-made PVP character, but you're going to be at a severe disadvantage compared to the grognards who've pumped their characters up with runes and have found dozens of elite skills.