"Why would one want to swing a staff? A mace hurts more. Or a sword. Can't shoot a fireball from a sword, though."

~ M'aiq the Liar.

My dear Altmer and Bretons, Nords and Khajiit, Argonians, Orcs, Dumner, Bosmer, Redguards... and Mudcrabs.

I haven't played PvP a lot, but this is actually a little different.

So, I was watching the Arrival trailer again and wondered something. Let's say the Almderi Dominion, Daggerfall Covenant and Ebonheart Pact are all fighting at the same time. Players fighting each other and suddenly... BLAM!

Daedric portals like the one in the trailer appear in the sky, multiple ones and the anchors reach out and Daedra pour into Cyrodiil and start massacring every player. The Daedra outlevel any player, they are stronger, faster, and attack from all sides. They outnumber the players and keep arriving through the portals.

Now here's my question, what would you as a player do? Fight the Daedra with all different Factions helping each other? Or would you keep fighting the other players?

Edit: Yes, I had some Skooma while I wrote this.

EDIT: added the cowardice method. Seems some people seem to prefer that.

FINAL EDIT: Lock requested. Don't post in the thread, thank you very much.

You kill the other players, then get your faction there and hog it.

That's how it's usually done, and how I'd do it. It's too uncertain otherwise.

aneother, need more skooma, just a sip...common

Let us all work together, then and there.

Other.

I would fight all enemies, prioritising players as they are the biggest threat/most fun to fight.

Kill other players who are killing Daedra forces.

Considering they outlevel and outnumber the players when all three Factions are present, I'd attack the Daedra.

Depends, if there is a war going on, I would position in a way where the deadra can help our faction as a distraction to enemy players.

If there aren't any enemy players I will close it with a group,

I wouldn't try attacking it if there were enemies near by to attack me.

If I find a enemy group fighting a dark anchor I would ambush them, kill them, then kill the anchor.

Depends on the situations.

This is probably how it will be done by the majority of players. The way of the coward. YOU DON'T FIGHT WITH HONOR!

Open up a cafe & serve tea & scones.

I would personally attack people attacking daedra.

It's dirty, but I'm in it to win.

I'd wait for them to call for reinforcements, leave them to it then try and ninja one of their nodes!

Get aggro from a couple of Daedra, move to a player from another alliance..use invisibility potion or shadow cloak and hope they aggro the other player.

This actually happened between the covenant and the dominon near a dark anchors that both factions wanted.

I'd keep fighting the other faction and hope the daedra help out.

I've seen a truce be called though, if only momentarily. Our pact zerg roamed over a hill and ran in to a group of 20 or so dominion fighting 20 or so covenant. When they realized the pact zerg was running towards them they all turned and ran, kiling each other must not have seemed as important with 50+ pact running towards them.

Opportunistic.

I think that should be the only moment where all three alliances should benefit from working together. I know thats not going to happen, since everyone is so busy stabbing each other in the back - but imagine being rewarded for it. Or enemy players become friendly temporarily during the attack.

EDIT: If i win by stabbing other players in the back, who are actually doing their best to fight the daedra, i wouldn't consider that a win by any means. Thats like kicking people while they are on the ground during a streetfight.

Seriously, i'd help the enemy player... they probably wouldn't notice me helping, but if you guys see an Orc on the field at your side attacking the same enemy as you, he's helping you out.

I'd kill whatever is the biggest threat to me, be it player or daedra.

I don't do truces..

If they're friendly during the attack I'll sit there and stab them right in the face when they're enemies again.

Agreed!

QFT - Rogues do it from behind! *takes a big gulp of skooma*

Alt F4 then log back in once everyone is dead. Then for years to come tell false war stories of how I was the only survivor of such a brutal battle.

I think that will be cool if that can happen! I was thinking about that a few betas ago.

This.

Sneak attack enemy players that are weakened by daedra. .. what? It's war.