[Bylamir]

I feel like ganking especially for people who are looking to get into antagonist characters with no real prior reputation for it is a bit more detrimental than beneficial.

Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike ganking. I think it gives moments for character growth for the person on the other side. But it is heavily dependent on WHO is getting ganked. Like has been mentioned, ganking a new player and making their first experience before 60 be getting ganked, is not a good first experience for them. Same with if someone's just in it for the RP, getting put into the mechanical side when they haven't built won't make them feel like: Oh! This antagonist is pretty cool!

They'll just be frustrated instead of it.

I won't pretend to be a god of antagonism or anything, since I'm not. I'm relatively inexperienced in this regard. But I don't feel like ganking is a good start to any one trying to get a foothold into being an antagonist.

But other than that, this does have some helpful advice for someone just starting out. But IMO, ganking just aint it.