PVP - Ideas & Expectations!!

[Dyne]

I want PVP, just no random ganking. That is essentially what people don't want to see, when they are afk or minding their own business, crafting, mining, they don't want some asshole stabbing them in the back. I actually loved ballista in ffxi, and I really wished a lot of linkshell vs. linkshell dramas could be settled in pvp competition. I fought with and against Japanese people a lot in ballista and I feel proud that some can remember and recognize me. As for NA people, most of them were sissies and didn't give ballista a chance and when they did, they wanted to fight one on one, and contributed nothing to the group.

If any of you guys played Fantasy Earth Zero, a game developed by SE in 2005, it was 50 vs 50 pvp, and people can join one of the 5 countries and take over land. Group pvp is great since everyone can have different roles. You can be the main attacker, the tank, the lurer, the ambusher, the defense structure builder, the petra farmer, or the scout. Just because you are a healer doesn't mean you don't stand a chance in pvp. You and maybe 2 damage dealers can make quite a formidable group.

[Dyne]

I love the idea of employing some military strategy in defeating a larger, much more powerful group. I usually played the lurer and I'd go in there and attack their base then hope a lot of their best players chase me far, at the same time my rag tag team, sneaks to their base and starts tearing down their buildings with only a few people left to defend it. I also let them chase me back to a certain spot where some of our ninjas will ambush them. It's a lot of fun and I would love to earn sp this way.

[Dyne]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr_Rl...eature=related

[Icopico]

I hope SE bring something like War of Emperium in Ragnarok Online
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRXkp6j9eyE

Hell yea. i remember woe, very funny!

[Xquiel]

Hell yea. i remember woe, very funny!

yeah!! in this game would be awesome! in some places there are castles waiting for WoE

[Seif]

I don't really need a PvP system for anything but opinions in this matter are pretty useless since SE hasn't mentioned the PvP in a LOoooOOooNg time which is probably their way of saying "yup we made promises but can you just wait 2 more years until we get it done?"

Personally I like rpgs and FF titles because I'll never have enough time to play a game to survive a PvP match in any genre and I like to relax by playing a very long slow paced game. (yeah I just had to say that because it'll probably annoy the hell out of someone who thinks headshotting a n00b is the holy grail of videogaming)

[Punxsutawney]

Kaboro, can you name the 2 biggest mmos right now? They would be wow and aion, pvp based games. You are completely wrong in you statement.

[Xquiel]

I hope SE think like you!!

[Demacia]

I don't really need a PvP system for anything but opinions in this matter are pretty useless since SE hasn't mentioned the PvP in a LOoooOOooNg time which is probably their way of saying "yup we made promises but can you just wait 2 more years until we get it done?"

Personally I like rpgs and FF titles because I'll never have enough time to play a game to survive a PvP match in any genre and I like to relax by playing a very long slow paced game. (yeah I just had to say that because it'll probably annoy the hell out of someone who thinks headshotting a n00b is the holy grail of videogaming)

"Headshotting a n00b" is not what PvP is about. Outsmarting a living opponent, making comebacks, learning new strategies, etc. It's why people play fighting games competitively, it's why people play RTS competitively, it's why people like PvP. Don't get me wrong I love PvE but if I'm looking for a real challenge AI does not cut it like a human being. An NPC monster in an MMO is a challenge because he's probably much stronger than you, has a massive HP pool, and a some random abilities that hit everyone within a one mile radius for half their HP while inflicting a variety of status effects. A HUMAN opponent in an MMO only has access to the same resources that you do, so the only way you can beat them is by figuring them out and outsmarting. It doesn't get old like fighting the same boss 100x in a row does.

[Synfrag]

Pvp a lot of time bring only lamer player...

If implemented I hope is limited to event or other and not like PK style

Not by a long shot. Aion (World PvP) the more mature people were the PvPers because it actually required skill and cooperation vs. button mashing PvE while trolling the chat channels. Granted, it does bring more ruthless and competitive players.