Implementing a PK(PvP) Server

[Shurrikhan]

With our PvP (or quite simply our class/job arsenals of abilities) I honestly have zero interest. At best I'd avoid it as much as possible.

What's more, even if SE were to open a PvP server, I don't think there's quite enough PvP interest in this game in general to populate it, especially if it require transfers rather than (e.g. seasonal) character duplication.

[Rikku1987]

While i really like PVP in general, id say no cause PVP is awful in every MMOrpg. Slow clunky and boring.

[Voltyblast]

Even if I'd like to have a pvp map in general, I doubt that this game fits for it since the pvp is probably far too slow and really not that "dynamic", with also having far too few players overall (I already have to wait 10 to 20 minutes for a feast match!).

Besides we'd get the usual "it can be abused" topic so I'd just scrap it all together.

PS: but how about a duel option at least?

[Gralna]

DAoC which was lauded for years as the best large scale PvP MMO, tried a PK server... guess what, it was the first server to be officially shut down. There was a rush of people to it when it launched, then after a few hundred people got to max lvl, they'd spend their time camping new player areas, and PK'ing new people to server till they left, making it nigh impossible to join the server community (they didn't want "scrubs" tainting their server).

The established community started to drastically fall in population as the vets started to eventually leave, which dwindled the amount of PK'ing, which caused more people to leave, and the PK'ing dropped even more, so on and so forth. Till eventually population dropped so low that even with the added 300% xp bonus to lvl'ing as incentive to try the server, new people wouldn't join because the server was always dead.

This was in a PvP centric MMO, now imagine how bad it'd be in a PvE focused one like XIV.

[Ashkendor]

No thanks. The last thing I want is to get ganked by some chucklehead while I'm out gathering or leveling.

[Pells]

No thanks. The last thing I want is to get ganked by some chucklehead while I'm out gathering or leveling.

*while locked in an unskippable cutscene.

[LordLucavi]

No. You already have PVP in the game. This is not world of crapcraft, this is not diablo, or any MOBA. Stop.

[Jadub2k]

To just put this simply, Player Killing is not what Final Fantasy is about

[Kurogaea]

hey guys!!!!

You do not want to PK????

I want to !!!!

Please give opinion!!!!!!!


Sorry for the poor English

I would not mind a PvP server.

1. Its optional

2. This game is built on community, which means pvp players can build their own communities easier instead of being mixed with others with the way PvP is now. (random queues)

3. End game experience. There's really no better way to spend time than to test your limits with random players. If running Pve content where you memorize every. enemy. pattern. and fight them over and over till a month later for a next patch is your forte? then go on ahead. PvP players will not bother you and still be having fun.

4. When balance is an issue, this is where community comes in. You team up with people you find. You know how dangerous it is because you know what you were getting into when it said PLAYER KILL SERVER.

Just because you had bad experiences in PvP doesn't mean its bad for a game where its ok to grind for some item to achieve armor to save that world because the seller is a cheap profiteer trying to make your life even harder. For those who say PvP wouldn't fit in this game and mxing lore about "players always just fighting forces of evil" then no. What you can't seem to fathom is that lore can be adjusted and added on to. What do we have now? [hb]Warriors of Darkness [hb] What else do we have? Pirates, adventurers, thieves, maruaders. While your player can be something in one world, in another they can be completely different. Did I also mention this is optional. Quit ruining someone elses wishes just because it doesn't fit your dream Final Fantasy game. It has "fantasy" in its name for a reason.

\rant

[Nektulos-Tuor]

Shes right though, this game is pretty boring and there isn't really anything interesting or fun to do besides Role-play. Open World PvP also won't be implemented. Not because its a bad idea, I think it could be a good idea in 'most older games'.

However, FFXIV has some of the worst PvP Balance I have seen in a long time. So no, that is why it shouldn't be done.


Also.. there would NOT be any PvP, 99% of the game is INSTANCED.

Flying Mounts alone would kill high level PvP..

There isn't really a point to a PvP server, because everyone would just avoid PvP anyways.. lol