This game needs an Open World PvP Server

[Alestorm]

The main issue would be what would stop it from becoming like WoW and having high level players murder/death/kill all the newbies? Seriously Red Ridge Mountains/Westfall and Crossroads are practically unusable since it's either the NPC's are killed or the players are camped into the stone age.

[odie]

The main issue would be what would stop it from becoming like WoW and having high level players murder/death/kill all the newbies? Seriously Red Ridge Mountains/Westfall and Crossroads are practically unusable since it's either the NPC's are killed or the players are camped into the stone age.

If it's a PvP dedicated server, the newbies should know what they are getting themselves into. For PvP games, this isn't some new thing to them starting from the bottom.
If it's a dedicated map in the existing world for PvP, then what business do non PvPers have being there?

[loreleidiangelo]

If it's a PvP dedicated server, the newbies should know what they are getting themselves into. For PvP games, this isn't some new thing to them starting from the bottom.
If it's a dedicated map in the existing world for PvP, then what business do non PvPers have being there?

You say that, but...unless you make every area/path in the MSQ a safe zone, people will actually be unable to enter Heavensward if they're griefed to hell and back and can't progress in the story. WoW you can at least dungeon queue from Stormwind to level to max.

[FoxyAreku]

No, it definitely doesn't.

Just the existence of disciples of land jobs makes this a really dumb idea, though I suppose they could just make those jobs immune to being attacked (even though that would open a whole other can of worms with people abusing it to avoid fighting) what would even be the distinction of who you can attack? There's no factions in this game except grand companies and those only fight each other in frontlines for 'fun' and territory.

[RobbieH]

Does not fit ethos of Final Fantasy.

Then it wouldn't fit any MMO with it.

If it's a PvP dedicated server

Obviously it would be an PvP dedicated server.

No, it definitely doesn't.

Just the existence of disciples of land jobs makes this a really dumb idea

Maybe, but Yoshi said he wants it to happen, i'm sure they can come up with something.

[KoroushSensei]

it will be better if a request was sent that another player wanted to do battle

[seekified]

The only thing this would achieve is making getting anywhere a complete pain in the ass, in a much more prominent way than in WoW due to the smaller zones.

[CheshirePuss]

The size comparison of the mapping in FF14 and the mapping in WoW is a little too vast. WoW is built specifically for both PvE and PvP, while FF14 is built specifically for PvE, with PvP being put to the side with its own series of modes. If you were to enable a PvP server, then you can forget about making any progress, as the areas are far too small to have anyone not resort to camping entrance points (intentionally or not), as any other part of the map is sprinkled with monsters. The fun is taken out of it, when you feel like you're being spoon fed handicapped situations, no matter where you engage a player from.

You could argue the exception of Heavensward. But who would make a PvP server, just specifically for a portion of what the game has to offer?

[seraf]

I just really don't see this happening especially because the open world zones are designed as hubs for MSQ events and travel. I don't want to be in a cutscene standing in the middle of Thanalan only to come out of the cutscene dead because someone killed me on sight.

Just no. LOL

[Dumbledoremd]

I just really don't see this happening especially because the open world zones are designed as hubs for MSQ events and travel. I don't want to be in a cutscene standing in the middle of Thanalan only to come out of the cutscene dead because someone killed me on sight.

Just no. LOL

any of the frontline maps would make a great zone for pvp