Thread: PVP and patch 2.5

Dear Devs -
Can we get any info on how pvp is changing in 2.5? how will Roulette work? What are the new frontline rules? is the Frontlines ilvl being raised?

At this point I think they just forgot about PvP.

I hope it'll be something fun, but the pessimistic side of me thinks it'll just be something minor like a change in the lvls you have to be for gear, or allowing materia to be used.

Originally Posted by PotatoTree

At this point I think they just forgot about PvP.

They haven't forgotten, they are preparing the story for Heavensward.

Originally Posted by PotatoTree

At this point I think they just forgot about PvP.

I hope it'll be something fun, but the pessimistic side of me thinks it'll just be something minor like a change in the lvls you have to be for gear, or allowing materia to be used.

Well i already think Frontlines is fun, I just want to know how this will effect gear selection.

I think the information is in the patch note. Just wait few days for it.

Yea, not many informations around yet, so we have to wait for patch notes.
PvP-Roulette will include both Frontlines, but not Wolfs Den. Thats for sure

My guess besides that:
ilvl of frontlines will not be increased. I think they will stick to 80 on old and new frontlines
ilvl100 Animal gear will probably be no longer rank restricted to allow newer players to catch up on pvp endgame.
Rank 46-50 will be added aswell with new ilvl120 gear
Capture the flag is the new frontlines mode

Stuff I'd like to see but won't happen

- Cross server friends list & queuing (I've heard WOW has this)
- Queue with those in a different GC and take the party leader's GC
- More stats at the end of the match (points by GC and alliance from kills, drones, node, outposts)
- New frontlines rule like capture the flag or something

What I think is more likely

- Increase PvP rank to 50
- i120 PvP gear (although I'm not sure they'll do this...)
- "New frontlines rule" is 8v8v8 maps with separate queue for pre-mades
- Various nerfs/buffs for different jobs

Do we even know for sure if were getting an update in 2.5? Will this update be on the 20th? It feels likeSE is leaving this entire pvp community in the dark. I check every time they release we info and its all pve

Originally Posted by Gooner_iBluAirJGR

If they don't add new gear I'm gona cry so hard ;_;

The way they changed morale for pvp gear it now adds directly to the ilvl. i110 PvP gear has 20 morale (25 for the wep), so the ilvl scales to 130/135, the same as current end-game pve gear. Looking at the i100 pvp gear, it has 10-15 morale and scales to i110/115, the same ilvl as the end-game pve gear that existed when that pvp gear came out.

I don't think they're upping the ilvl on PVE gear in 2.5 and if they released new PvP armor it would probably be i120 and with morale scale to higher than i130/135, meaning it would be higher than current end-game PVE armor (at least in PvP areas). As this is not something they have ever done, that makes me lean towards thinking they will not release new PvP armor this patch... But I hope I'm wrong!