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[Nero]

pvp in Final Fantasy

Yoshida...are you really listening to the right people? Or the loudest minority?

Frontline PvP is what people wanted more than normal PvP btw. I see Frontline kind of like Ballista was in FFXI and was looking forward to that more, than i was looking for normal PvP ( don't care about 4 vs 4 really, 1 vs 1 would be something tho ). Frontline PvP was announced with the very first Roadmap for ARR, so i don't see what's wrong with releasing it almost 1 year after release, when it was supposed to come WITH release.

[Roris]

There are no surprises.

Musketeer is after Rogue because...... Pvp?

Rumors about the Musketeer class were swirling around before Rougue was announced. We asked why it's not Musketeer. Yoshida explained that they wanted a class with stealth ability, and most importantly, it's because of the implement of new PvP content and the developer wanted to make sure that something new will be brought in. So Rogue will have its own way of participating in PvP and he will have unique tactics as well. So now, as Yoshida said, they want to start with Rogue instead of a class with guns which will be similar to mage class that uses magic, but he mentioned they did have the plan to introduce in new class with guns or sort of stuff. And speaking of how stealth will work in PvP, Yoshida said it's a secret at the moment.

R I O T

Yup, more disappointment confirmed

[Ghastly]

Why would they bother ANY pvp...whether frontlines or 1vs1 in FINAL FANTASY ?

[Ecks007]

Why would they bother ANY pvp...whether frontlines or 1vs1 in FINAL FANTASY ?

Um.. because it's an MMO and some people like to PvP in an MMO. The theme of the MMO doesn't matter (in this case: Final Fantasy).

I'm not even a pvper and I understand the need for PvP (in competitive arenas) in MMOs. I hate open world PvP though, and am glad that is something we will never have in XIV.

[Omegakiyohime]

Why would they bother ANY pvp...whether frontlines or 1vs1 in FINAL FANTASY ?

It's a Final Fantasy MMO and mmorpgs tend to feature PvP? The other final fantasies didn't have them because, for the most part, they were single player rpgs. This isn't. There isn't some huge precedent of Final Fantasy MMOs not having PvP. In fact, all of them do have it.

[Nero]

Why would they bother ANY pvp...whether frontlines or 1vs1 in FINAL FANTASY ?

FINAL FANTASY XI also had PvP? The Game was not focused on it, or supporting it a lot, but it was still there. For me Ballista and Brenner were really fun to do. Esp. something like Brenner in FFXIV would be fun also. For those who did not play FFXI, Brenner is basically "capture the flag", with some nice features.

[Nalien]

How dare Yoshida cater to the entire MMO community, instead of just a subsection that doesn't like PvP. The nerve of the man!

He should have added Musketeer instead, the game needs more ranged DPS, certainly more than it needs something interesting in PvP to help boost the games weakest aspect.

I hate open world PvP though, and am glad that is something we will never have in XIV.

You're aware that's what Frontlines is shaping up to be, right? Unless you mean PvP in the entire open world, then never mind.

[Tashigi]

I hate open world PvP though, and am glad that is something we will never have in XIV.

Yet, that'd be the most fun PVP system they could add to this game.
Imagine a large scale/radius PVP FATE... oh the fun times.

[Wildsprite]

if anyone understands Japanese the broadcast from E3 is live now. they might have some goodies in there if anyone wants to drop em on the forums for us later

[Ecks007]

You're aware that's what Frontlines is shaping up to be, right? Unless you mean PvP in the entire open world, then never mind.

Frontlines is not Open World pvp, it's instanced. PvP in the open world what what games like Aion, WoW, and ton of other MMORPGs have or have toggles for. ..And yes, it would be in the entire open world, hence the name.

No matter how large the map for Frontlines will be, it's still considered an instance (granted you could argue every zone is an instance, but it's not, not in the same design anyway, as PvP or Dungeons, which are).