What is the stance on the Devs about a PVP "driven" ARR for the future?

[Gravehill]

Even though FF11 was their most profitable game ever and didn't have real PVP? Sure. I can see wanting it, but it's naive to say it'll fail without it.

FF11 came out in 2003.

[Reslin]

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One could also argue that the reason the store that sells only blue goods sees only so many customers is because it doesn't offer a wider variety of colors. That if they did more people would be interested in the store and check it out. If the products are good enough blue store might be profitable but with more variety it could even be more so.

[Slate]

yeah FF is a PVE oriented series

Barrett never ran out looking to pvp with the Turks

[AnimaAnimus]

pvp driven gameplay would make quite a few players unsub. I know I would.

If there is one thing I hated about WoW with a passion it was the constant pvp challenge requests, which went 100% ignored by me.

But they are indeed keeping it separate, which is a good thing. PvP isn't for everyone

[Bane766]

What I hated with WoW was that they were constantly nerfing and buffing classes due to PvP which in turn messed up PvE. It was very annoying and it happened just about every patch. I really hope this game doesn't take that route.

[Darkhaund]

What I hated with WoW was that they were constantly nerfing and buffing classes due to PvP which in turn messed up PvE. It was very annoying and it happened just about every patch. I really hope this game doesn't take that route.

THIS THIS THIS!!!!!

THIS IS exactly my point.
While i DID enjoy WoW for a little while, I NEVER liked that the STORY AND LORE were very very weak.
IMO in that game PVP some what directed the game and PVE suffered form all the "balancing" that was done to fix pvp.

I hope this never happens here.

Final Fantasy is a STORY driven game and I hope it reamins that way.
Iam one of those players that is not interested whatsoeer in pvp

[gadzi_h]

Final Fantasy is a STORY driven game and I hope it reamins that way.
Iam one of those players that is not interested whatsoeer in pvp

I am seriously hoping there is very little time spent on PvP. I'm not here to duke it out in a gladiatorial arena with a bunch of other players. I want more story, more world to explore, new monsters, new boss fights, and maybe some alternative story arcs, or something ... dare I say new. I'll never step into PvP so it just seems like a useless feature. I'd rather see personal housing before PvP.

[Ryios]

From what i've seen in dev letters etc, PVP will have unqiue abilities not available in PVE. And being that their is no open world PVP and their won't be, the two are completely independent of each other. If you want to PVP, go pvp, if not, don't and it won't affect you at all.

[Johnist]

PVP will never be required but it will have unique gear and abilities. Yoshida hopes it will have the ability to reach the rank of 'eSports', but it will have 'no impact' on the PVE Progression (IE: PVP gear will NOT exceed current maximum gear).

[Ryios]

As long as that .3 ms delay on xyz checking is there and the mechanics of this game are not client side checked, any chance of this game every being ESport worthy isn't going to happen.

Someone reviewing this game for ESport admission will get hit by an AOE they were not in and be like "Umm, no way, not a worthy ESport Game" case dismissed.