Open World PvP server

[AuctionGirl]

I think SE should put in an option for people to "On/Off" PvP in game on any server... So if a player chooses to allow PvP, they can participate in those things.

The Option when enabled/disabled would take 5 minutes to change your status, so you cant just disable it quickly or enable it quickly. Also needs to be restrictions on Rank Vs Rank that can battle, maybe 5 ranks difference between the characters.

This would not be such a bad thing to implement. People who want it, can enable it, and others who don't, can disable it. And those who want it part-time, have that option too.

[Paragons]

...There are tons of vids saying they completely intended to add pvp and world pvp; just check YT; was brought up many times for something after release. (Might be down the crapper now though i guess)

[Nuru]

...There are tons of vids saying they completely intended to add pvp and world pvp; just check YT; was brought up many times for something after release. (Might be down the crapper now though i guess)

Those people on Youtube are idiots. :P Who knows where they get their info?

[Vesperia]

Offering different rulesets will attract players that would not pick up FFXIV otherwise. I cannot see how more sales could be a bad thing.

[Clevene]

I just want PVP in some form. Hopefully a form that'll get more people playing than Ballista in FFXI.

I agree. when they introduced PVP in FFXI it was popular for a little while then you would hardly see it. Only time I ever did it was with LS mates. Open PVP is tough to play in as a casual player, and going solo to PVE only to be ganked every time you leave the zone will only have more people leave. I like PVP, but not in this game setting.

[Bled]

I agree. when they introduced PVP in FFXI it was popular for a little while then you would hardly see it. Only time I ever did it was with LS mates. Open PVP is tough to play in as a casual player, and going solo to PVE only to be ganked every time you leave the zone will only have more people leave. I like PVP, but not in this game setting.

No too sure how they would be able to pit the three nations against each other seeing as we are at this time all allies with a common enemy; speaking strictly of open world PVP outside of Ballista's.

[Vesperia]

No too sure how they would be able to pit the three nations against each other seeing as we are at this time all allies with a common enemy; speaking strictly of open world PVP outside of Ballista's.

Then let me join the garlean empire so I can be the common enemy.

I dont care if im hated. Just let me kill someone.

[Madisonlee]

I think the reason some people are annoyed at Zenaku (I can at least speak for myself) is his obvious bias against PVP. What he is saying may be completely true: that open world pvp will basically never happen, however he presents his argument in an annoyingly biased way. I am a hardcore PVP fan but my unbiased opinion is that open world pvp will not happen in FFXIV.

However I wondered what Zenaku (and he claims the entirety of the Japanese player base as well though I highly doubt it's true) has against dueling?

I don't think open world pvp would work in XIV, however I do think -consensual- PVP would be a great popularity boost for the game, and dueling for example is as consensual as it gets. With an option to block duel request and dueling disallowed within city gates, I can't think of any reason anybody would be against dueling except for that they are simply biased PVP haters.

Ballista's longevity failed in my opinion simply because of how much a burden it is to play it (SE's stupid scheduling of matches or manually gathering uninterested players etc.). They just need to make the PVP easy to sign up for, for example WoW or WAR types of que-from-anywhere-at-anytime battlegrounds.

Also so that the PVE lovers and PVP haters don't cry, make the PVP have almost no rewards: at least not any that would be needed for PVE, so that the PVEers did not feel forced in any way to PVP. And, although I hate to say it, balancing (as with XI) probably should not happen with PVP in mind because simply, and nobody would probably argue against this, the FF MMOs are pretty much PVE games. However that in no way means that the game can't have really fun and enjoyable and awesome PVP that will bring in many FF fan subs whom love to PVP but don't play FF MMOs because the PVP sucks so badly (XI's PVP platforms and signup methods) in them or is non-existent (XIV).

[Soma]

although this maybe old news. i believe yoshi feels the same way.

Below we have the results of player asked questions from FFXIVCore.com that was asked to Hiromichi Tanaka about FFXIV. Grab a cup of coffee or something nice, such as orange juice and please enjoy reading our exclusive interview with the producer of FFXIV himself.

What about PVP?

We have the same stance on PVP as we had in FFXI, we're having a focus on PVE, but we may introduce some sort of sports-type that might be tied to PVP in the future. What we're worrying about is that we dont want to have any PK'ing or harassment types of activities in the game. So in order to provide a safe environment to everyone and a game to enjoy. So we're not focusing on PVP.

i believe this was in 2009
but id also like to add from FF14 news.com

Issues with PvP

dead bodiesCan drive away people uninterested in PvP if it is forced. From our experience, the people that truly enjoy PvP in MMOs are the same types of people that play games like Counter-Strike, Team Fortress and other first-person shooters. The issue is that there are a large number of people that have a distaste for fighting others: they do not enjoy the stress that comes along with it. If the PvP system of an MMO is designed in a way where you are always in PvP situations (open-world PvP), it can drive away the players that are only there for the PvE content and hanging out with friends. World of Warcraft attempted to address this by providing the choice between servers open and closed to world PvP.

hmm that sounds like males 14-25?

i dont like wow and im not a fan of brainless fps. =p
although i do know some people like those. i think it would be to hard for a company (SE) to do both and do it right.

SE already has to much on there plate.

http://www.ffxivcore.com/topic/484-e...omichi-tanaka/