Rank Rant.

[Sanghelios]

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Well for sure its easy to say. But what if i tell you that i am not on max rank at the moment. I am still on rank 33 and did start with pvp 1 1/2 months ago. I try to get around 10.000 exp each week (Thats around 30 fl games with challenge log). If you say you play 2-3 games a day and maybe a few more on weekend, you can still end with around the same exp per week then i do. And honestly, the PvP 40 gear is pure glamour for pve and so its not even close to be obsolete after the next patch. You cant tell me you want it for having slightly better pvp stats in wolfs den (since frontlines doesnt use morale) compared to the Level 90 stuff.

I will for sure need around 3-4 more weeks of playing frontlines. But as long as i enjoy to play frontlines its okay for me. You just have to keep playing for it, then one day you will get it. You can see something like this in every other online game. Let it be a special armor for max rank in Halo or idk a weapon in shooter xy where you have to play years to get it. Its a common way to bind very addicted players to a game so they always have something to work for (Even if it appears to be out of reach). And this part, is very important to almost every online game because players who have nothing to do anymore (Or stuff they can work for) will just quit the game and maybe never come back. And the PvP 40 Gear is currently the last reward you can get in PvP and because of this they made it so "out of reach".

And if you still think you dont have that much time at this moment to get it, just wait half a year and you will be surprised how fast you can get it (Because future PvP maps will give a lot more exp).

[Shadowzanon]

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You dont get it. other games its work your way up get points, buy gear keep pushing, there is a ladder system to keep people /Interested/ and continue to pvp. DAOC gave benefits for the realm that preformed best, thus insentive to keep pvping.

In ff14 we get jack shit till rank 30 then by38 full armor which we had long ago rotting in our inventory. at 40 we can actually use the pvp wep. but then what. where do we go from there, nothing, no reason to continue, no ladder to climb to keep you competitive. theres NOTHING. the rank system just makes it worse. hit 38 to 40 you dont need to pvp anymore. its over. hence why its pointless. if there was a cap and a ladder system that allowed you to raise your cap every week, armor would take longer to buy due to the cap causing people to focus on 1 job, then have reasons to continue pvp if they desire a different class to focus on. gives those hardcore in pvp more to work for and those who have less time, enough to focus on one job and be competitive.