A PvP Driven Expansion For 7.0

[Caurcas]

As the title suggests, SE making 7.0 a pvp driven expansion would really shake up the formula and create many interesting opportunities. First the more practical being that content would have a longer shelf life given it would be more player driven. Also it would make the open world far more interesting by during the boring, one and done zones into moving, contested fronts. They could even do monthly/seasonal rewards and titles for those that control the most land. You could also involve the crafters and gatherers by making economy player controlled. Making market board systems only work for friendly factions.

Lore wise you could justify it as a either a breakdown of the great company of Eorzea and other nations, or a scramble for the resources of the new world or southern continent. It would also open up role-playing opportunities by allowing players to settle scores with violence. I would even go so far as allowing war crimes and making a infamy/fame or hero/villain system to gauge rewards and standing. I mean, who hasn't wanted to commit warcrimes against the Lalafell menace.

Thoughts?

[Bacent]

Don't force PvP into the story for an MMO that never had PvP at the front of their thoughts. It wasn't even introduced until 3.3 so I'd bet all my money on them never doing that.

[iVolke]

I genuinely enjoy playing pvp (top 100 feast, gives active callouts/marks in frontlines) I always look forward to improvements and new content for it.

I hope to god this isn't it. It already isn't popular, don't shove it down people's throats. People already complain about "having" to run it for the daily. Your idea would actually probably kill this game.

[Caurcas]

I genuinely enjoy playing pvp (top 100 feast, gives active callouts/marks in frontlines) I always look forward to improvements and new content for it.

I hope to god this isn't it. It already isn't popular, don't shove it down people's throats. People already complain about "having" to run it for the daily. Your idea would actually probably kill this game.

Personally I always found the feast dull, where as Frontlines is the bee's knee. Large scale pvp is fun.

[Shurrikhan]

Sure, so long as we can fix XIV's netcode and the oversimplification of PvP and create more data centers to reduce ping issues, and --despite centering the expansion around PvP-ish themes and perhaps involving more fights that extend beyond "hit the boss-skinned column until it's dead while completing you and your 7 band members' dance routine"--actually fighting other players remains optional.

[Alxyzntlct]

Eh, it’d give me a solid excuse to take a long break from the game.

WoW tried that, forcing people into PvP in a wide variety of ways. Discovered it was a really good way to get a lot of people to suddenly start avoiding those segments, lol

[TheMightyMollusk]

No. Just. No.

[Azuri]

Never going to happen. As simple as that.

[Shibi]

Large scale pvp is fin.

As a PvPer... Yep, fin. As like in the French meaning of the word it would end the game.

[Krotoan]

my memory is fuzzy.. but I'm remembering you as the person who wanted PVP so you could "punish" others.


Nah.