patch 2.45

[Divinemight]

Speaking of a PvP patch, has there been mention of when new updates/content for PvP? I know Yoshi-P wants to add some maps and map rotations for GC's in FL, but what about WD?

Yoship has mentioned about his development plan for the Frontline on an intervew with Famitsu on July 10, 2014:

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201407/10056874.html

Q ──今後PvPに関して、それぞれのグランドカンパニーならではの要素は入りますか？

吉田　フロントラインのベース企画では、グランドカンパニー単位に、PvP専用ジョブアクションを用意する予定でした。いまもまだ企画は残っています。ただ、今回のフロントラインはできるだけカジュアルで公平なバトルを提供するというコンセプトで進めているので、当初の企画意図を生かすかどうか……という部分も含めて、現在検討しているところです。

Question: About the PvP from now on, are you going to puting more Grand Company elements?

YoshiP: Current plan for the Frontline Project is by using Grand Company as basic foundation and developing more PvP actions. Even at this point, we are still trying to achieve this goal, but currently we are trying to progress into a direction to be more friendly to the casual palying. We are still in reviewing about our original goal.

Q ──PvPのバリエーションは、今後どのように広がっていきますか？

吉田　今後は、ウルヴズジェイルとフロントラインのふたつを根本に据えてアップデートしていきます。たとえばフロントラインはカルテノー平原のアウトロー戦区で展開されるバトルですが、戦線の拡大に伴って、別のエリアが新たな戦場になる可能性もあります。

Queation: Are you planing to expand further on the PvP variation?

YoshiP: From now on, the focus will be on both Wolf's Den and the Frontline for the future updates. Forexmaple, we will expand futher on the Frontline battlescale. It is highly possible that an new battlefield will be open.

Q ──ギミックは今後も増えていくのですか？

吉田　外壁やドアを壊さないと内部に入れないタイプの陣地を追加する……といった拡張のパターンを考えています。その際には、クラフターが製作したシージウェポン（攻城兵器）をグラウンドターゲットで設置して砦を攻撃するなど、そういったアップデートなどを考えていきたいと思っています。

Question: What can we expect to see? (Due to ギミック is a very difficult Japanse term to be translate into English, I will translate it this way based on the content of YoshiP's response)

YoshiP: Putting into Siege element such as breakthrough enemy wall or door type of combat. When this is putting into desgin, there will also be player craftable siege weapon to be put into the game.

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Basically, the Frontline will tied to internal conflcit of interest between three GCs and expand further from it. The Frontline PvP is basically heading towards Guild War 2 direction instead of World of Warcraft. Yes, their original intention is to develope Grand Company uniqued PvP actions as we can see that in our PvP profile section. PvP actions is divided into GCs.

ps. There is one more section about GC afflication I didnt translate, but I am not bother to do it because people will just enrage once they heard aobut it.

[ZReport]

ps. There is one more section about GC afflication I didnt translate, but I am not bother to do it because people will just enrage once they heard aobut it.

I def wanna hear about it, lol.

[Namasu]

YoshiP: Putting into Siege element such as breakthrough enemy wall or door type of combat. When this is putting into desgin, there will also be player craftable siege weapon to be put into the game.

I would give Yoshi lots of props if he actually plan to let crafters and gatherers be integral roles in siege combat (like hamlet). Stronger siege machines by crafting HQ pieces. Sneaking around the map to gather important mining/harvesting nodes. Protecting your crafters and gatherers or go for the enemies' workers. RTS elements in MY large scale pvp? Yes please! Also if you doubt that something like this work, check out Fantasy Earth Zero an RTS PVP MMORPG made by Square Enix that is very popular in Japan.