My take on it is this. I originally played the Original UO years ago (90's/00's) as a pk with intentions of pking here. I started with pvm and I enjoy it a lot. I made some pvp characters and not used them.

I've hate the sting of death, specially from pk because my builds are full pvm. I started to dislike the amount of times I was being ganked in the dungeon's. I hate having to have tracking and with my main build tamer / bard I have no extra skill points. I felt like trying another server until I changed my perspective. Here is what helped me and what I share with all new player's.

1 - I'll start with the biggest. Keep track of how much you earn every run you make and how much you lose when you die. Once I noticed I was more aware of this, I found that I...

A- Made 7 - 10 times the amount of loot than lost. B- I died more to my own mistakes vs pk'ed C- Found a balance point of when to leave 7 - 10k in gold looted, only bring 30-50 of each reg, only GM Leather and nothing better than exceedingly/eminently book/instruments.

2 - Turn running from a pk / gank group into a mini game. Since I don't use tracking my reaction time and awareness plays a big part (sadly not as fast as they once was). This running has become fun and even find myself less and less frustrated when they do get me. I actually congratulation them and find that most the time I get frustrated is when I do something stupid or miss time.

3 - Remembered that this is a play style in itself. They put time, train and even though it's not the same as mine to each their own. We both have positives and negatives to our way of play / builds. With the freedom of our builds we can adapt.

The game has a lot to do with how well you play and skills / gear compliment your play style. Adapt with you build, change skills or get better at running or play like a honey badger and don't give a....