Reviving PvP & Ballista

[Harukusan]

what is this crap?

Yeah PvP is harder and takes more skill, but I've gotten more personal experience actually PLAYING the game in Abyssea.
Not some made up currency that increases your level, but actual gameplay experience. I'd never be as good as I am now if I was dicking along leveling my jobs on no brainer mobs. In Abyssea there are a plethora of mobs with dozens of different abilities and situations where you actually need to use your head.

Even if it is easy you won't beat Pantokrator without a brew just going in your crap gear with your unique snowflake attitude thinking you know something.

Leveling up the old way is a horrible example of how experience should be obtained, because it was easy as crap (as in no real skill needed/obtained), but long as getting a damn PHD.

To top it off, because of Abyssea they would be able to enjoy the high end of several different gameplay jobs without a painstaking horrible experience with the game.

Back on subject: If there was a reason to PvP (Unique PvP gear) then people would immerse themselves in it like they have Abyssea.

Well well well. Where to begin

First of all, unlike most of you, I have defeated many higher end game NMs. I've beaten AV, PW, and many others among those "impossible" NMs before the level caps were raised and after the fixing of exploitation issues several years ago. Oh and let's not forget about Pantokrator, Shinryu, Rani and Raja. The supposed new "challenges". What a freakin' joke. I mean, none of them actually require a brew to beat, and I've taken all of them down without one. You need to question your play style and the people you play coordinate with if you can't do so otherwise.

Exp was never the issue, and that was never brought up in this topic, I'm not sure why you did. If you couldn't level a job then, you automatically fail in my book. I leveled 12 to 75 long before Abyssea was ever thought of. Now have 13, maybe soon to finish WHM, because ToAU/WotG jobs are stupid and almost completely useless, especially nowadays. Sorry Blu fans, I will make you fall to your knees in Ballista.

The reason I say PvP requires more skill is because when competing against actual people who know wtf they are doing, you are no longer on a single set strategy like you are against most HNMs. PvP requires quick adaptation to constantly changing situations which you might not always be ready for. If you can adapt to your situation, you can overcome it. You can't read up Wiki on how another person might react to your actions. If it were me, I would make sure your HP hits 0.

Anything else?