Quote Originally Posted by Conradus View Post
FFXIV is not a PvP focussed game so improving PvP does not have a very high priority. The fact that there is a vocal PvP faction on this board does not mean there is a large number of people interested in PvP in game; there aren't. People interested in PvP are mostly playing MMOs that focus on PvP. FFXIV serves a different audience. This is not "apologist", it simply a fact. Not every game is for everybody, and FFXIV is made for a PvE crowd, like FFXI before it.
I've been criticized for being too harsh on people before, but most of this is just nonsense. Don't talk about "facts" and discredit others if you have nothing to backup your claims.

Like Archer said, most people have given up on PvP in this game because of the long Q times and pre-mades taking over one GC for the entire night. You can ignore that if you like, but there are pages of forum posts to back that up. Also, the fact that there is a vocal PvP faction on this board means there are a lot more that choose to remain silent.

SE wants PvP to be a popular piece of this game. They have gear sets, exclusive mounts, exclusive titles, 2 separate maps, several possible instances, arena pvp, battleground pvp, etc... The problem is not the lack of pvp development because this is a "PvE game". The problem is the execution and mainly the horrendous wait times to get into these instances.

The "fact" is that this is one of the few non-P2W MMO's left that has PvP. And, It's the only one with a modern graphics engine. So you shouldn't doubt that us PvPers were willing to give it a shot. SE obviously knew that too.