SIGN if you Hate PVP GC Restriction & Want Change

[Zabuza]

This makes me sad. As long as this GC restriction remains, PvP will be a non-factor and queues will remain long. Why even bother making new PvP stuff if you're not going to do away with this crippling restriction? Do they not realize that was a huge reason why their queues for PvP were an hour long? Yet they persist with this course...

/signed, /liked, etc.

[PlumpyMcduff]

...it wasn't an assumption it was a statement.

Your two assumptions were:

1) that my preference of GC was more important than playing with a friend.

2) that playing with my friends, then, was not important at all to me.

Literally your words,

no, your preference of GC is more important than playing with a friend? then obviously playing with them isn't important at all.

And I said "FEEL" forced "IN ORDER TO." It's important not to take phrases/sentences/words out of context. Please understand.

[Musashidon]

Your two assumptions were:

1) that my preference of GC was more important than playing with a friend.

2) that playing with my friends, then, was not important at all to me.

Literally your words,

once again that is not an assumption, your thread is based on leaving a gc for your friends. if you left it to be with your friends there is no problem, won't do it? once again go back to the statement one.

And I said "FEEL" forced "IN ORDER TO." It's important not to take phrases/sentences/words out of context. Please understand.

feeling forced and being forced is two different things.

[Lostwind1783]

I do want to enjoy pvp, but the restrictions make it difficult. It is an entire aspect of the game I'd be willing to put time into, but as of right now, it's not worth the effort.

I can't play with friends in a different GC, the queues are ridiculous, having pvp locked to GC's is messy and detracts from an element of the game that players might enjoy if it was easier to do so.

I sign this thread.

[Mihana]

I don't do or like PvP but I think I'd have to agree with this restriction being utterly dumb. First off there are the reasons the OP mentioned. You're the Warrior of Light, you actively help each and EVERY Grand Company regardless of your affiliation. I'm with the Order of the Twin Adder yet I've spent more time helping the Immortal Flames than I have my own company in the story. My Free Company is affiliated with the Immortal Flames yet again, I'm with the Adders. And secondly, there just isn't any valid reason I can think of why it should be restricted. Apparently World of Warcraft has announced you can fight on either side of the war as a mercenary.

That's right, a Human in the Alliance can go join the Horde in PvP. A Tauren can go fight for the enemy. I mean, if you can literally join your enemy's team in bloody combat, not a friendly competition mind you but a war, why can't you sign up for whatever team you want here?

[Sipag]

Signed! Yes please.

[ArcheDragon]

I am in support of this change or one similar to it. I am of the belief that story should NEVER be more important than gameplay in a video game. It is, of course, appreciated when it has both, but I have many methods at my disposal to consume story: books, movies, t.v., etc, but video games should be first and foremost interactive. If queue times are prohibitive to playing it then action should be taken to alleviate them. In this case it is a fairly simple decision, to me, to leave GCs in as they are but remove the GC restrictions to queuing for PvP. I understand that it is there to form camaraderie with your fellow GC members, but it doesn't and it won't so long as nobody wants to play it due to queue times or other prohibitive features.

Also, the gear looks stupid from the specific GC and it would be appreciated if CASTERS COULD GET NON-ROBE GEAR TO WEAR!!!!

[Onikimaru]

If this doesn't tell you that this system NEEDS to be removed i do not know what will.
And this is the queues even with the new mode out, just remove it already i want to actually play pvp.

[Tonkra]

If this doesn't tell you that this system NEEDS to be removed i do not know what will.
And this is the queues even with the new mode out, just remove it already i want to actually play pvp.

do you know what would be better?

If they would remove duty finder server restrictions for pvp..

as i know the duty finder for PVP just searchs for players on your server/datacentre wheras for pvm content there are no limitations and searches worldwide.. isnt it like that? i think much more that this is the bigger deal than just having GC restrictions.

WoL vs WoD

allow players to chose a side in the MSQ and have World of Warcraft inspired pvp with Frontline-ish functions

it's lore friendly, allows for advanced story telling (can still be on rails), and gives players (at least) the feeling of being in control of their character's destiny.

As if the Final Fantasy Online series arent already poisoned enough by shitty WoW features..

if you ask me the best would be a seperate openworld pvp region with a keep to raid on in specific time frames... no waiting queues.. problem solved. im sick of this instanced bullshit crappiness.. playrounds, waiting queues, too long queues.. etc.. WoW had overdone this quiet much.
i came from Dark Age of Camelot, where it had 3 factions and 3 frontline openworld regions just for PVP and which have been seperated from PVM.. and the PVP system in DAOC was the best about the whole game.

btw. this once was a concept art of FFXIV PVP before ARR was even in beta:


one keep, siege weapons, many players..
i dont want to play capture the flag in playrounds. i want to conquer keeps and to fight a war. but wont happen since FFXIV became a boring WoW clone.

[JigsawComplex]

Just give us the option to queue without being GC locked. FFS, WoW is making it to where faction doesn't matter anymore.

You can casually mention that the battles are happening, but when story gets in the way of player happiness, story takes a backseat.