Open World PvP

[Theodric]

Right..... so you don't think this was meant to be insulting then..... ok

That's correct. I also don't believe that his assessment is wrong, given that a very vocal portion of the community is arguably preventing the game itself from having any real stakes or consequences in the story.

You might have missed how this very thread had a fair few posts arguing over that very line of reasoning in an attempt to shut down the idea of open world PvP.

Also, nobody has even been insulting in this thread really, up until now.

You must have missed the post where someone outright accused another poster of being a sociopath, then - which is a pretty horrid accusation to throw at someone over a video game of all things.

I'm also disinclined to attribute some of the more vocal opposition to this thread's premise as mere disagreements. I've been posting on this forum for years now and I've noticed a steady trend where there exists a very vocal portion of the FFXIV community that seeks to dismantle any and all suggestions to the game even if the proposal is based around something entirely optional that would not require their interaction in any conceivable way.

The individuals who do not wish to engage in open world PvP would not be forced to partake of it - leaving it to foster it's own micro-community of enthusiasts in a manner similar to the micro-communities that have popped up around A and S rank hunts. I'd also argue BLU qualifies as similarly niche content. Some people like it, others don't - but much like high stakes PvP, there's a niche for it...as this very thread proves even though it is in itself only a very narrow portion of the overall FFXIV community.