Duels

[Nazrakin]

I've play something like 6 MMO's with duel in it (was shopping around >.>) Every single one I had someone spam me with duel as soon or shortly after I started playing. About 3 I only played for a week. The rest I played for a month or two. I left 2 of the 3 cause they didn't have a auto reject feature so I had to click no every time someone tried to duel me then they would either get bored after a bit or get pissed. A few times I took the duel to shut them up and they killed me in 2 hits as expected. Some people kept spamming me with duel even after I took one to shut em up. In the others it had auto reject and sometimes people would complain that I wouldn't duel and I would port somewhere else. One of the games I would take the duels of people 5-10 levels above me because the level system was messed up and you could kill someone 5-10 levels above you if you had skill. This game also had items you could buy to make you ungodly strong and was why I stopped. There's my story of free to play MMO's.

Well, either you're very unlucky or I'm very lucky. I've played many such MMOs myself and I have never had that experience and nor have I ever heard of anyone else with such an experience. Besides that, it sounds like those games failed at other basic levels of game design.

I still don't see how those experiences are applicable here. A system where the duels are entirely optional and you have an additional option to refuse all of them should make everyone happy. Sure someone might ask why you are refusing duels but.. so what? Its a social game, you're going to encounter people who say things you don't like.

[Giit]

I imagine that pvp damage will be at least halved, if not 30% capped so, who knows what will work at this point ^^ can't wait to try it tho!

[Alerith]

Using a certain game that took place in a Republic of Old as an example, the /duel feature was never an issue. In fact, it was a great source of fun and even helped with training players with their skills.

[Sawamura]

Why not just add thing call /pvp off/on.

[Razorboi82]

I think its a great ripoff Idea! they would first need to fix a few things like latency and character reaction time (I think the characters take too long to react to a simple right/left turn). I'm hoping for a simple vs. PVP rather than FF's Petra like PVP, not that it wouldn't be fun. I love the face to face smack you down, I win, PVP feel

[Tricksy]

I think its a great ripoff Idea! they would first need to fix a few things like latency and character reaction time (I think the characters take too long to react to a simple right/left turn). I'm hoping for a simple vs. PVP rather than FF's Petra like PVP, not that it wouldn't be fun. I love the face to face smack you down, I win, PVP feel

o.O

/gag

[Razorboi82]

o.O

/gag

You should really work on that gag reflex

[Starlord]

Jousting! There's a real man sport right there. Just no slapping my ass and saying good game.

More like Poking your *** and get lost =).

[Wobi]

I'd be up for this as far as arena combat. Also people should be able to sit there and watch in the stands like true gladiatorial combat. It would take a miracle to balance classes for this, I would suggest a 3 vs 3 team combat to make the battles a little more strategic. As for open world PvP, gods no, however there could be designated battlefields out in the world for a friendly match.

[Giit]

I think we only want open world duels. mass pvp would be fine confined to the arena, or possibly an unused city/instanced area flagged pvp is awesome, but I'd be fine with arena style open pvp, and just duels in the open world.

step into the arena, you got 5 seconds until you're flagged, if you die, you get booted to the outside with the observers along with diminished hp/mp/attack for 2 minutes. you can come back in right away but, probably not smart :P dr0000L I want this now pls!

there's going to be problems, and needed fixes, but that's all part of the fun imo

time to watch PLD's come into their own lol (I don't have a PLD)