Quote Originally Posted by Arcell View Post
I don't think there's much discussion to be had, open world PvP WILL destroy the social culture of FFXIV. It's certainly what ruined Aion for me. Imagine if you will going out on a leve and having a group of 50's camping the spot they know you need and PKing everyone who tries to come by. Imagine going out to gather and having someone come up from behind and kill you while you're mining. People can and will do these kinds of things often with an open PVP world, I saw it with Aion and it'd happen again with FFXIV.
Aion didn't have a very good system in place. Realm vs Realm PvP never bodes well for players since Pking is encouraged under that system. Games that flag players as PKers such as Ultima Online and Lineage function better by discriminating against PKers rather than encouraging it.

Also, OWPvP servers and consentual PvP servers are always a possibility to segregate those who would be up for it and those who wouldn't.