I think most of us understand this, but this is a simple post about it to sum it up.
Level 45 - When you have a character at level 45 you could wind up in non-consensual PvP. I say could as it isn't like it is going to happen every second, but we do have jerks that like to pick fights.
Level 35 - the flagging at this level is only when we are at war - could be a node war when we get to that point in the game. We are not going to go actively declaring war first and any alliance we do beyond our own guilds and the Tuatha guild Relic run by Meaghs will be more for mutual assistance and to work together for node wars. We do not plan on doing anything with anyone not like minded to our credos.
Friendly Crossfire - This will make working with alliances fun as when flagged we can hit each other. Not sure how it works in one guild, but GSCH can wind up with friendly fire on Teaghlach and vice versa. We will definitely be digging into this further to learn how to deal with it, since PvP can happen.
If we DO get declared on, we will declare back to show we are not going to roll over like a doormat. This also seemed the consensus of people whenever the discussion came up.
Most of the people that are really active in GSCH and Teaghlach have been expressing no issues with the PvP side of doing node wars when they are added and doing wars to help allies being messed with by PKers and if we do get declared on. I have not heard anyone upset with the idea of working on finding worthwhile allies and have mutual assistance pacts to go against those that just want to kick people for no reason.
No one is going to be forced to PvP, but the way the game works you can wind up in it, so be aware of that. Just hoping this quicky summation helps clarify how it works. =)
If anyone has any concerns whatsoever, they can come talk to me.