PVP!

[Liselle]

Basically, FFXI isn't a PvP game. And I like it this way

[Draylo]

Basically, FFXI isn't a PvP game. And I like it this way

Limiting a MMO or any game just because of your views is pretty selfish. I think a lot of people enjoy PVP and SE was right to add it in some aspect. There isn't overt PVP in the sense a player can walk up to another and kill them, but its in a controlled (with story given) environment. I think they had the right idea, and I really enjoyed doing it but nobody else really had the initiative or care (perhaps due to lack of rewards). I think implementing an update to it would be nice, as it stands a lot of it is unbalanced however. BLU and RDM just destroy anything in there for the most part.

[katoplepa]

I choose XI because there is not PvP

PvP = WoW

[Wade]

I choose XI because there is not PvP

Same here

[Zarchery]

Hasn't Brenner, a form of PVP in which players reserve an arena and initiate combat at their will, been around since 2005?

[Tsukino_Kaji]

PvP = WoW

Almost what I was going to say.

This is FFXI, not WoW.

[Harukusan]

Almost what I was going to say.

This is FFXI, not WoW.

You're right, this isn't WoW. This game is far more complex to the point where most of you can't comprehend it. And that especially goes for Ballista which everyone seems to have a knack for negativity towards. I've played PvP on other MMORPGs. Most of them are awful. FFXI is very unique and requires much more thought to your actions.

[rog]

FFXI is very unique and requires much more thought to your actions.

What...? Ffxi's pvp is terrible. I'm sorry but capture the flag isn't unique, and it certainly doesn't make up for restricting gear swaps in a game that has absolutely no full time gear.

[Harukusan]

What...? Ffxi's pvp is terrible. I'm sorry but capture the flag isn't unique, and it certainly doesn't make up for restricting gear swaps in a game that has absolutely no full time gear.

The main reason gear swapping isn't allowed in Ballista, as ridiculous and easily fixable as it sounds, is because when you swap gear in the middle of a fight, your opponents lose target from you and it automatically fixes their target to themself, disabling them from using macros with <t> or anything else that involves directly attacking your target. It's inconvenient. To prevent people from exploiting this, they added a penalty to it. Besides, choosing a gear set to use specifically for it is a part of the challenge. It may not be something you would use full time, but that's what separates Ballista from the rest of the game. The mechanics are not the same, and as such it should not be treated the same.

FFXI's PvP is far better than any other MMO game I've played, and I'm not just saying that because I'm biased toward FFXI. I really did give other games a chance, and they just don't have the same pace, or require the same focus of mind. Most other games that people think are "made for PvP" are really just my equivalent to a BLU in PvP: Button mashing to try and kill faster doesn't make you good at it.

[Jamesruglia]

I'm not much into outright "Utsusemi > Me"... I mean, "player vs. player" combat. I like the concept of the sports they have now, but not so many people actually play the sports-especially not Brenner, the one I most want to play.