PvP is dead

[Traek]

I have a feeling PVP will see a bit of a revival when large scale battles are released. PVP is usually some what of a niche crowd in most MMOs. The problem is SE has it in the extreme scale (Arena 4v4) where most people even are in the casual scene, and enjoy the big battle objective fights. I enjoyed some PVP in WoW, but haven't touched it in FFXIV because of this honestly. I even did some Arena in WoW, but don't plan on it here in FFXIV unless the future large scale battles reel me in more.

[Autumnfire]

I'd like to try PvP at some point but I feel like i just don't have the time. I'm too busy with Atmas and Coil and crafting. Also, agreed with those who said it needs a little more love and attention first. I miss the FF11 PvP campaigns where it was basically a sport. Plus I think people need a little more motivation to do it, like having a tournament or something.

[Pylfer]

We get some battlefield type PvP in the next patch which I think will be more objective based (like capture the flag and shit). As far as I know this is going to be a slow release of PvP content with the first revamp hitting in 3 months.

We know they have no intention of removing PvP from the game or not building off of what they already have given that they are (in a month or so for 2.25) rebalancing PvP and adding in the animal set for PvP gear.

They may possibly wipe PvP stats (level and current PvP $$$) give that it is currently the least used function in the game and to make it a more even playing field when they release the new PvP stuff. That and I'm pretty sure that other than people who queue with friends and stuff, not a lot of people have PvP gear/ranks/skills/points/anything.

[Freyar]

I love being primary target in this arena-based PvP. Because Kiting and spamming Regen is the bestest thing ever to do with my time.

[RumiP]

...and nothing of value was lost.

[Kerberon]

I hope that PvP does get some work. I've always been an extremely casual pvp'er, but capture the flag type battles can be fun.

[Ninix]

This game is a terrible fit for 4v4 arena/deathmatch gameplay, since it really highlights balance issues or technical problems (like LoS/positioning issues or the general delay ingrained into the combat system).

I feel like larger scale stuff like what they're planning for 2.3 with Frontlines or objective based stuff like WoW's battlegrounds would work a lot better in a game like this. Less of a focus on individual classes or compositions and more on people working together in larger groups to complete objectives.

[nakano13]

I wasn't too impressed with the whole 4v4 pvp in Wolf's Den...just didn't really appeal too much to me.

Frontlines may be more promising, especially if it's larger scale as it seems to be (might make things more interesting and fun). I definitely think throwing in objectives can help improve it!

[BamDeafPie]

Tried once and hated it. NO Final Fantasy should have PvP.

[KhalidTheGreat]

I'll probably play pvp a bit more if it had multiple rounds before the match finishes, like 3 or 5 rounds per match.

But right now it's just one round and that's it. You'll need to requeue and wait for another party to form. That's too short.

Unless it already has that in higher-level matches and I don't know about it.