Unpopular Opinion: This new PvP State is horrible

The core problem is that the client can't support the current pvp mode. Client response and behaviour is clumsy and slow.

That's not really a secret to anyone that did pvp before.

This is also the reason why they will never get cheating under control.

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Originally Posted by Ransu

Its supposed to feel that way. The whole point is to remove role restrictions while giving healers and tanks some flavor of being healer and tank, but overall everyone has the same kit. This was their solution to trying to get pvp to pop faster because the feast had 90+ minute queues.

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If only the game had some kind of roulette queing system to get people to do stuff.

The main issues right now are job balance and the usual FFXIV delay linked with the extremely burst and cc-heavy gameplay we have now - nothing feels worse than anticipating a cc chain and enemy burst but the server just says no to you using Guard pre-emptively. Or the amount of times I've been silenced and stunned again immediately after Purifying.

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Originally Posted by NightHour

The "blow someone up inside a cc chain" gameplay of Crystalline Conflict is very close to being similar to WoW PVP and anyone who's PVP'd on WoW knows how bad that is.

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Except in WoW you have potential counterplay by anticipating CC chains and generally more tools than simply your trinket. Not to mention that WoW has way better networking.

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Originally Posted by Sidamel

The core problem is that the client can't support the current pvp mode. Client response and behaviour is clumsy and slow.

That's not really a secret to anyone that did pvp before.

This is also the reason why they will never get cheating under control.

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That's most likely the biggest reason as to why it's never felt as clunky as now. Horrible server tick with huge damage spikes (worse than before and especially noticeable in FL) and a myriad of CCs where timing and purify feel irrelevant. Still having fun but definitely not taking PvP seriously, even more so now than before.

New mode is fun, but heavily unbalanced. I like the leaning into "identity" for the job kits, but removing all my skills felt horrible and I still havent gotten used to it properly. I hope they raise the skill ceiling a little bit because having like 4 attacks just feelsbadman

It's not an unpopular opinion. Most people are on the same page that the new pvp is very much shit.

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Originally Posted by Brixy

It's not an unpopular opinion. Most people are on the same page that the new pvp is very much shit.

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The falafel is pulling no punching. Oof!