DEV REQUEST:DUEL/SPAR system

[Nalien]

That's a cutscene and a boss fight...not dueling and not even close to what's suggested here. That's REALLY stretching it.

How about that time in the MSQ where Hoary Boulder literally challenged us to a duel?

Last I checked the "spirit" of Final Fantasy and of Erozea is just fine with with us testing our martial ability against one another.

Still a boss fight, but the point is that the precedent has been set in the MSQ. People Duel in Eorzea.

The only real reason you all seem to have against Duels seems to be the "drama" it would cause, ignoring all the suggestions we've presented to avoid that, but where is the precedent for that? Where are the people aggressively challenging others to Triple Triad matches and creating drama over that? Where were the people demanding others challenge them in Wolves' Den? Where are the dickish PvP players who'd create so much trouble if Duels were introduced? All I've seen in PvP is fairly nice and forgiving players, something I certainly cannot say about my average World of Darkness groups.

Your precedent seems entirely based on other MMOs, which you're all to quick to point out are different because FFXIV is more PvE focused. Doesn't the fact that it is more PvE focused mean there are less of these unwanted individuals anyway? Just because they add Duels doesn't suddenly mean that the majority of the player base, who haven't touched PvP at all, are going to suddenly be challenging everyone they meet and flinging mud when someone rejects a challenge. Never mind the fact that we've already suggested Duels in such a way that PvEers can easily avoid getting challenges in the first place.