Changes classes on a monthly basis like WoW does is reason enough to keep PvP as far away from FF14 as possible.
SE wants FF XIV to be #2 next to WOW as far as user base and the type of players they reach. They will end up being a niche with sub 1mil users if they listen to people saying dont add this dont add that and Yoshi-p is bitting into it apparently.
A good mmo is a game that has something for everyone. You can have PVP and everything else you want and yet not penalize those who don't want it. There is many way of doing it and other games like WOW are a in your face example of how it is done. i'll gladly agree with someone who doesn't want PVP if they give me one good and intelligent argument. The game is designed for PVE is not good enough... PVP is easy to add, especially in the state the game is currently in where the developpers are almost redoing everything from scratch.....
Man I am super late to the party but, found it funny the Title of the topic, and then I read half the OP... Well Done Sir. Well Done. I'll see myself out.
People are coming up with many good reasons not to add it you just are refusing to acknowledge that they are good ideas, Onidemon.
A healing priest in WOW cannot kill anything.... you got PVP gear, Specs(talent trees) and abilities/spells(mostly coming from the talent tree) that enables your class to PVP. So no....WOW has PVP and even open world PVP yet they did not make Preist have crazy damage.. just crazy healing. That my friend is how you balance a mmo.
Game balancing issues effecting people who choose not to participate in PvP is the only argument you really need. It is a good and intelligent argument regardless of if you choose to acknowlege it as such.
By the way open world PvP in WoW is considered by 99% of WoW players to be dead now.
if you read my replies to those good ideas you will understand why they are valid replies... i answered why monthly balancing doesnt mean it is a bad thing.
I answer why "i dont want to be killed why question" with "they can add a PVP flag u can turn on and off" ...
The game is designed for PVE... yet other games that start as PVE added PVP along the way... im not 100% sure but i believe WOW did not have PVP when they started? correct me if im wrong...
The state the game is in where the developer is changing everything even up to map designs means that yes they can add PVP....
What other valid reasons not to add PVP was given and that i missed?
PVP huh?...hmmm....no, i actually play FFXIV to get AWAY from PVP games, as for jumping....meh, will be fun to play around with but as for a "need" for it i don't know..
It seems that the majority of people posting in this thread are against PvP. Go Majority!