This game needs an Open World PvP Server

[UnstablePersonality]

Only way to stop that if there was allocated zone's or area's where PVP was acceptable. Before entering that zone or area you would get a warning.

And they'd have to be area's that involve nothing related to the main story...my last game had a "training area" that was seperate from the games story and was completely pvp open.

[Kewitt]

I like my PVP. Rank 49. but open world PVP wouldn't work in this game. Not even challenging someone would work well in this game.

[Gabrielleblanc]

Lets look at the world pvp server on WoW, its called Emerald Dream and is by far the most toxic place I have ever seen, even more so that LoL. People sending real life death threats, entire guilds camping one person. Honestly I could do without that, but that said, some sort of duel system in this game, with the ability to choose 1v1, 2v2, and so forth, (Yes I know there is the feast but this would be outside that and great for rpers.) God that would be amazing.

[AlphaFox]

No, do not want.

[Chiramu]

An open world PVP server only works with multiple factions. The factions of Eorzea are not at war like those of Azeroth, it would break their alliance to have everyone fighting.

A fourth faction for Ishgard would be a nice touch however. I hope there will be some thought of an open world battleground similar to Wintergrasp in WoW(http://wowwiki.wikia.com/wiki/Wintergrasp).

[DevilsDontFly]

No, it doesn't. Also:

- Making DoL invulnerable to ganks (not DoH, those shouldn't even be in maps crafting, sty in cities or sanctuary areas)

So you're saying I can't do my beast tribes. Nice.

[madolyn]

I think a lot of people play FFXIV (like ffxi) with the intent and idea of adventuring with their friends and working together to achieve goals. Theres other games to play with PVP. Just like someone previously said, "noobs should know what they would be getting themselves into when joining an open pvp server." and you should know what you're getting into when subscribing to FFXIV. The idea of an open pvp server for ffxiv just sounds odd and out of place.

[Mattia]

I voted yes just cause I freaking want the world to be dangerous again like it once was.

[The_Last_Dragoon]

While I'm a big advocate for open world PvP, I agree that it really doesn't work with FFXIV at all. The only way I see this working is if it's implemented in a way similar to the guild wars within Tera. Essentially two FC's of similar sizes would be able to go at each other's throats in the open world. Players would essentially gain points for doing FATEs in Azys La and hunting down players of the opposing factions, with players of higher ranks within their Free Company rewarding more points than others. The FC with the most points gets special housing or airship items.

Even then though, it would probably never turn out how people want, and would probably be more of a war of attrition than anything else.

EDIT:

I voted yes just cause I freaking want the world to be dangerous again like it once was.

FFXIV's overworld was never really dangerous, I've died only a handful of times, and most of them were to Odin.

[Mattia]

FFXIV's overworld was never really dangerous, I've died only a handful of times, and most of them were to Odin.

1.0 was somewhat dangerous