2.28 PvP changes are here!

[Garlyle]

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...d06dca30386770

• All PvP actions are now available immediately to all players, instead of needing Action Points
• Action Points remain for the purpose of upgrading stats via Enhanced Stat effects, and for enhancing actions (now at the cost of 4 per upgrade instead of 3)
• You can immediately reset Action Point allocations with a single button (Fury's Anthem can no longer be bought; in 2.3 you can trade in any you may have sitting around for a refund)
• Character title display will be used to display the classes of your opponents during PvP
• Training Dummies are added to the Wolves Den Pier, and you can use PvP actions on the pier.

This is actually pretty huge interms of closing the gap between new entrants and those with a PvP rank advantage, as well as enabling people to play way more jobs in PvP instead of having to main one. It doesn't erase the advantage of experience, but it does level the playing field some. (Obviously less so in 50s because Morale is still a thing)

I'm unexpectedly hype about this.

[zulu_kulu]

ALL GOOD CHANGES!!!!!!!

no longer will i see fresh meat and heavily debate which class i want to specilize in for pvp (i have a full ilvl pvp set for drg, mnk and dps casters)

excellent change! although being a blm is going get alot harder to player with (fetter ward and purify fulled maxed out is gonna make life hell).well on the bright side, blm wont solely be a sleep bot anymore

[Edenlys]

Pvp for dummies : now you see classes name and line when covered, there is no place to skill in that pvp

[Pibz]

Pvp for dummies : now you see classes name and line when covered, there is no place to skill in that pvp

That's a bit of an overstatement i think, as it was, playing against a group filled with lalafels(for example) was annoying as it was pretty hard to sometimes tell what class each is playing(if they were all wearing the same colors for example).
As for the cover lines i welcome it, as healers tend not to notice(90% of the time) when i cover them.

As a side note, if only they made it easier to gear up multiple classes..(besides wintrading ofc..).

[Alistaire]

[*] Action Points remain for the purpose of upgrading stats via Enhanced Stat effects, and for enhancing actions (now at the cost of 4 per upgrade instead of 3)

Most if not all enhancements were 5 or 7 points, not 3.

[WellFooled]

I'm pretty stoked for these changes. I've been a huge PvPer in other MMOs, but have only dabbled in it in FFXIV. Time to head back to Wolves Den and get back into a PvP frame of mind before Frontlines.

So ya know, for you regular PvPers on North American Data Center 1, take that as either a threat to my enemies or an apology for my team mates...depending on how well I do.

[Edenlys]

As a side note, if only they made it easier to gear up multiple classes..(besides wintrading ofc..).

I don't think so...
The equipment is still difficult to obtain (outrageous prices)
A pld or war have always to pay 10k GC coins to respec vita/force for switch pve/pvp (the same for scholar wishing to play Summoner)

[Garlyle]

As a side note, if only they made it easier to gear up multiple classes..(besides wintrading ofc..).

Fortunately you can still play 30s/40s without worrying about that.

[Epistane]

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...d06dca30386770

• Character title display will be used to display the classes of your opponents during PvP
• Training Dummies are added to the Wolves Den Pier, and you can use PvP actions on the pier.

I never had a problem determining which class was which since after a ton of games you can tell what's what by gear, weapon, casting animations etc, but this caused a huge problem with newer players since they would end up attacking the wrong target unless I marked so this is definitely a welcomed change.

AND THANK YOU FINALLY PVP TARGET DUMMIES YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[ramp]

I really like the changes to the skill system, allows more experimenting across classes.