PVP!

[Harukusan]

PvP doesn't have to be like Wow. We already have a system, and it's a good system. All it needs are some good rewards, and you will see it's revival.

You could have stopped there, but you went and pointed out how vaguely expressive people are when it comes to showing what they want. I agree that there is nothing wrong with the way Ballista is, I don't even want more rewards. All I want is the satisfaction of putting noobs with big mouths in their rightful place. Abyssea really spoiled a lot of people. This thread is solely about Ballista. Not any other aspect of this game. Not a comparison between SquareEnix and SquareSoft, we all know Enix came in and screwed everything up. Can't change that.

PvP? pfft. why break hearts unneccesarily. blm one shot you all with firaja 3 and fire staff.

The mechanics of Ballista are very different from the actual game. Damage from nukes and weapon skills, for the most part, have been reduced to attempt to maintain a balance and give some players a chance at survival. Your target has to be an unbuffed Taru SMN wearing gear that reduces HP to one-shot them with a nuke lol. Of course, times are different now, I haven't played BLM in an uncapped match since before all the rising level caps. For all you know, Blizzard V might prove to be quite strong, but I'd imagine players more accustomed to Ballista would be prepared for it.

If you want PvP, go set up a linkshell with other players willing to PvP on a regular basis.

The problem with this is lack of interest on most servers. The point of this thread is to A) catch peoples' interest by explaining to them what Ballista is, and not what it's speculated to be by people who have never been to a Ballista match where people took it seriously. B) if there aren't enough people on any particular server to do Ballista regularly, it may get people to migrate to a server where Ballista is more popular. I know I might. If the server merge is still really going to happen (and I hope they do change their mind) I'll have to see what Ragnarok has to offer in terms of their Ballista scene.

[JagerForrester]

The problem with this is lack of interest on most servers. The point of this thread is to A) catch peoples' interest by explaining to them what Ballista is, and not what it's speculated to be by people who have never been to a Ballista match where people took it seriously. B) if there aren't enough people on any particular server to do Ballista regularly, it may get people to migrate to a server where Ballista is more popular. I know I might. If the server merge is still really going to happen (and I hope they do change their mind) I'll have to see what Ragnarok has to offer in terms of their Ballista scene.

The lack of interest is my point exactly. Players asked for PvP, and they got it. There was even enough hype that SE hosted a "Royal Ramble Ballista Tournament." But after the hype dried up, it became a dead sport. I actually have a wish that unused mini-events are deleted to help free up some space for future updates rather than have it sit there and make them worthwhile again. If they deleted these events for more worthwhile updates, it would benefit the game as a whole. (Covers head for flames)

[Zeh]

if there aren't enough people on any particular server to do Ballista regularly, it may get people to migrate to a server where Ballista is more popular.

Actually, Ballista is still going strong on Lakshmi. I realize that there aren't many valid sources for Ballista updates these days, but I can provide a few. I posted this on the Allakhazam forums a while back, so I'll just copy and paste.

http://war.allakhazam.com/forum.html...20088932908306

"The only reliable NA sources for Ballista are:

* http://www.youtube.com/user/deshi0
* http://vyiv.wordpress.com/

As for JP sources, there used to be several websites for updates, but many of those players have stopped playing. I suppose this one is decent, but I wouldn't place 100% trust in its content:

* http://leban.blog113.fc2.com/
EDIT: The owner quit recently, but it's still an interesting Ballista site to take a look at.


This website used to be good (as it had a relatively updated cross-server Ballista database), but I think the owner, like many other veterans, stopped playing:

* http://www.h6.dion.ne.jp/~oka.zi-4/

If anyone else has other valid recommendations, please feel free to post."