3.2 PvP: Feast Game Mode Discussion Thread.

[Februs]

pvp in ff14 has potential they just need to stop addin new modes in the hopes it will "improve" queue times give it a month or so and feast will have the same problem as the rest of the pvp modes have ;/

I'm still holding a candle that SE will (one day) bump up the level caps of Secure and Slaughter and include them in the Frontlines Roulette. I mean, they put the Roulette in the game, but it only cycles ONE game mode. That's just silly. It would make brilliant sense for them to have adjusted the other two game modes to be included and reduce Q lines.

I am also hoping that they will eventually bump up WD to lvl 60 and include Ranked versions that are compatible with Feast rankings. After that's done, I'd like to see ALL of these modes slotted into appropriate PvP Roulettes. Ideally, what I would eventually like to see in the DF is:

• Frontlines Roulette (Lvl 60 Secure, Slaughter, and Seize).
  
• PvP Roulette (Un-ranked. Would include WD, Feast, AND Frontlines. First come first serve ... would obviously work best if they removed GC restrictions, but we can only rub those two nickles so hard)
  
• PvP Roulette (Ranked. Would include WD and Feast ranked modes only. Solo and Party supported)

I wouldn't expect them to do this right away (though it would be nice), because they'll likely be focused with the successful launch of Feast first. That only makes sense, because it's smart to provide the best support possible to a new product at launch, instead of dividing your attention. This is especially true when your product is made for a more hardcore audience. Die-hard players are the ones who stick around the longest. Know your market, as they say. You don't give all your customer service to the guys and gals who only come around once in a while (which is one of the reasons why Frontline Q's always die shortly after their release. Casual players don't keep playing when there is other stuff to do).

That said, I would like to see it happen as early as Season 2 of Feast. Not only would it be a great boon to Q's overall, but it would appeal to ALL of the players to have roulette's which actually serve a function. Tome bonuses would bring in casual players. Hardcore players could hop lobbies easier when not running in a pre-made, and there would be greater variety in game modes to keep us interested, instead of running the same thing over and over. The only way that could get better is if they remove the GC restrictions ... but I wouldn't want to ask for too much ...