BALLISTA TOURNAMENT

[Sesh]

The amount of strategy that needs to be applied in a typical 1v1 fight is minimal.

I fight many jobs and tailor my strategies appropriately. It's not possible for every job to come out consistently on top against every other job, unless the opponent is purposely not giving his best.

The game is not balanced for 1v1. It's balanced for team play.

1v1 does not accurately gauge a person's knowledge of their job or their ability to use the job's functions to their fullest. In a team fight, many of the jobs you are 1v1ing would not be doing what they would be doing in a 1v1, and yet they are in the end just as if not more effective overall. Seems to me you might be unable to coordnate a party to achieve the greatest effect in a team fight, which is a totally different and infinitely more interesting beast, no matter how you perform in 1v1.

I agree with this. A 1v1 battle doesn't determine ones "skill" on a job it really only shows their level of commitment to PvP. If you're a casual to once every 6 month PvPer, and you fight someone who tries their best to pvp every single day obviously the person who does it every single day is going to win. Why? Practice, macros, pvp gear, and overall preparedness.

Winning a fight in pvp against players that haven't taken the time to make macros without gear swaps, or get resistance gear or what have you is not an accomplishment, nor does it say anything about that players ability to use that job for the 99% of the content in the game that isn't PvP. At most, all that can be said is when it comes to 1v1 pvp 99.9% of the time the least lazy player wins which for some I guess makes them feel special.

As for ballista that isn't 1v1 based, who here used to ballista 7 years ago? Remember when agas didn't take shadows? Or when kraken club rngs we're wreaking havoc on everyone because they could sidewinder for full dmg 2 yalms away from you. Or those damn galka warriors and mnks>.> atleast for me, I can't remember his name, but I had one I especially loathed in particular. Group ballista brings such a different dynamic to light over 1v1, because it's about the actual game of ballista or brenner rather than epeen.

[Urteil]

Winning a fight in pvp against players that haven't taken the time to make macros without gear swaps, or get resistance gear or what have you is not an accomplishment, nor does it say anything about that players ability to use that job for the 99% of the content in the game that isn't PvP. At most, all that can be said is when it comes to 1v1 pvp 99.9% of the time the least lazy player wins which for some I guess makes them feel special.

Yea winning a fight against retards isn't an accomplishment.

Why was this idiot PvPing in the first place?

You mean the least lazy player would have the tools to be good?

[Leonlionheart]

Yea winning a fight against retards isn't an accomplishment.

Why was this idiot PvPing in the first place?

You mean the least lazy player would have the tools to be good?

Too bad for you he's right

[Sesh]

Why was this idiot PvPing in the first place?

Some people actually just want to have fun XD. Some people don't care if they win our lose it's just something to do that's different and catches their eye. Some people have never tried ballista/brenner/pvp before and thought it was time to try. Who knows... why does someone have to be an idiot to want to pvp? Or to do anything at all in a game they pay for each month? Just because you're not the best at something doesn't mean you're not eligible to participate.

You mean the least lazy player would have the tools to be good?

All players have the tools to be good, most just tend to move on with their respective FFXI lives and focus on goals that are important to them. PvP, while fun (and deserving of more support by SE) is not important enough to warrant the enthusiasm or effort you put in towards PvP by most FFXI players.