DEV REQUEST:DUEL/SPAR system

[Jonnycbad]

Some jobs would be grossly overpowered compared to others. For example, Warriors with 11k HP would trounce jobs like Dragoon. Bard would probably be the most overpowered, given they can run while DPSing, BLM would be at a large disadvantage, cant cast while running, low HP.
FFXIV has very limited cross-class abilities, equipment stats are vertical and extremely narrow and generic. PVP in FFXIV would really be extremely boring...DRG vs DRG...they both have the exact same abilities, the guy who activates abilities faster or has better gear wins, not so much even skill really. Again in FFXI, a DRG could sub a mage and have their wyvern use healing breath, or they could sub WAR and provoke to prevent the other player from using abilities, they could third eye to dodge with /SAM,etc.

[AzraelX]

I understand it won't be balanced it does have to be its just for fun

[AzraelX]

It's not for pvp rewards it's just for fun- sorry to repeat myself. I understand the concerns about balance. More options are never a bad thing

[Noshpan]

Even if there were a feature to auto-decline offers to duels, there would be those who would still antagonize and harass those who don't want to duel. Any have that sort of bullshit in the first place?

[AzraelX]

Even if there were a feature to auto-decline offers to duels, there would be those who would still antagonize and harass those who don't want to duel. Any have that sort of bullshit in the first place?

it would be all ignore invites..so you weren't even receive/see the invite

[Nektulos-Tuor]

A dueling system, especially group vs group duels would be fun. It doesn't have to be 1v1.

[Gilraen]

it would be all ignore invites..so you weren't even receive/see the invite

That's not what they were referring to. I played DCUO and had duel invites disabled... but that didn't stop people from spamming my chat declaring all manner of things about me for not accepting their duel.

[Wobi]

I understand it won't be balanced it does have to be its just for fun

While you may be ok with "just for fun" if they added 1v1 without re-balancing all of the classes people would cry on the forums about certain jobs being overpowered/underpowered and honestly it's a waste of development time to add something 1-2% of the playerbase is seeking all the while upsetting the majority of the players who are vehemently against this type of thing being added. Open world PvP is acceptable only in games that were started with that premise and everyone knows what they are getting into. Shoehorning this into a mostly PvE game with majority playerbase that shies away from PvP centric games is just bad business.

[kpxmanifesto]

Even if there were a feature to auto-decline offers to duels, there would be those who would still antagonize and harass those who don't want to duel. Any have that sort of bullshit in the first place?

That doesn't really sound like a reason. There's a lot of harassment in PVE already. Should we do away with that as well?

[kpxmanifesto]

While you may be ok with "just for fun" if they added 1v1 without re-balancing all of the classes people would cry on the forums about certain jobs being overpowered/underpowered and honestly it's a waste of development time to add something 1-2% of the playerbase is seeking all the while upsetting the majority of the players who are vehemently against this type of thing being added. Open world PvP is acceptable only in games that were started with that premise and everyone knows what they are getting into. Shoehorning this into a mostly PvE game with majority playerbase that shies away from PvP centric games is just bad business.

??? This is dueling we're talking here, not open world pvp. Open world pvp is if players can attack each other at free will in certain or all zones.