Let's talk about PvP

[SHJcules]

"let's talk about all the good things and the bad things.."

gonna throw in my vote for B, for obvious reasons. but to make it even more obvious

I've played games where the PvP aspect could completely ruin my days enjoyment, could make me have to stay offline for a week, and it definitely does strange and savage things to the community in general, since such strong PvP relies on a somewhat mature audience to really enjoy properly.

But Ballista style PvP, now that's just an absolute blast! as generally only a handful of people take it too seriously.

[Gun_Anam]

With the current state of the game I can't even begin to imagine how skill could be a factor in PvP. The classes are all so similar that it would be a roll of the dice every time you engaged in PvP on equal grounds. ooooh, lets play a game of who can cast sleep first...

The game needs some serious rework before PvP could be feasible. The battle system is just too slow to make PvP fun.

Ask again after summer and we'll have a better idea of what we want for PvP, like perhaps PvP only being available for jobs and not classes (for balancing purposes).

[jwang]

I don't care if they add PVP, as long as it doesn't change how PVE plays. As stated before on this thread, the day that PVP affects my PVE experience, I'm out. Got enough of that shenanigans in WoW, I don't need it here.

[Brotech]

If it were up to me, option C, no PvP.

If I were thinking of the community as a whole, then B might be okay - sanctioned, arena/battleground PvP only.

I'm a very PvE focused player who gravitates toward story, questing, dungeon/raid content.

This and...

I don't care if they add PVP, as long as it doesn't change how PVE plays. As stated before on this thread, the day that PVP affects my PVE experience, I'm out. Got enough of that shenanigans in WoW, I don't need it here.

That.

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

Speculation: It seems like the earliest type of PVP in this game might come in the form of FFXI's Conquest mode, where we represent nations as we're killing enemies in a given territory... but perhaps representing a Grand Company on quests/levequests/killing enemies.

As dull as I might sound, no direct PvP unless it's on a horde of rank 13 lalafell conjurers that suspicously teleport to Horizon en mass and do nothing, then teleport away.

[Symon17]

As dull as I might sound, no direct PvP unless it's on a horde of rank 13 lalafell conjurers that suspicously teleport to Horizon en mass and do nothing, then teleport away.

Thank God you've seen them too. I was starting to think I'd gone off my rocker.

[Renshi]

I bet in the future it'll be like "You have a Coliseum. USE IT!"

Yeah, I'm with Mim and Apri with this. Make it as an arena, as it's the only way I would implement it.

[Chezen]

You're not going to get the best results in this poll if you don't make choices with like buttons.

If I had any say in it, I would choose c.

Why? Balancing and PvP complaints are the biggest reason. I also fail to see in any way how PvP would help shape this game into something good. PvP boils down to a community fighting itself, and fosters poor attitudes as players try to prove themselves better than someone else.

I don't mind PvP in concept, but in reality, poor sportsmanship completely overtakes any fun it might be in my eyes.

[Karvapeikko]

I'm for controlled PvP that doesn't affect Pve. I would love to go see, how I'd fare in an arena just to get my pretty butt cheeks handed to me within seconds by someone with godly gear and skills :3 Also assuming earliest date for direct PvP somewhere around fall 2012.