Originally Posted by TheKingOfMMO

It actually has more of a territory war feel to it. You compete to control outposts stationed in different areas of the game. Battles for outposts are usually pretty large in scale (usually at least 5 people per team; many times over 15) for any given outpost at any given time. Gaurding the outposts and trying to take them over is a big part of the pvp in the game. The outposts are benefical because, of course, they give monetary gain to those that control it. (guild, faction, etc.)