2.3 Frontline What do we know?

[Pibz]

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Ever since it was first announced I was under the impression that it would be open world...
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Sorry for potentially breaking your open world pvp bubble but I am 90% sure frontlines won't be open world(unless it'll have various game types and they decide to add open world too, even then..).

Here's why:

1. If it was to be open world free pvp, it would be very hard to impose class restrictions and in case you haven't noticed pvp balance in this game(the frail balance that has at the moment) is based on party play with set roles, they even said during the E3 live letter that there was no balance for dueling(they said it would be no fun or something, basically the same thing) and that they'd add it only as a way for people to test their abilities(damage rather) on their friends.
2. The game would go berserk, especially on PS3 with no limits on player numbers(aka open world) PvP, lag and specially invisible players within the mobs of pvpers would screw it all up.
3. And probably most important here is something you might've missed within the last patch note(2.28):
"Players can no longer change Grand Company allegiance while queuing for a duty.* This adjustment is in preparation for the new Frontline system scheduled to be implemented in patch 2.3."
- Now why would they add restrictions to being able to change GC while in queuing for duty in preparation for frontline system, if the frontline themselves weren't to be instanced?
PS: This is not a "you're wrong" post, just pointing out the unlikeliness of it being open world, and i could always be wrong. We'll probably know more today with part 2 of 2.3 live letter.