Request/Idea: Capture The Flag(Frontline: PvP)

[Februs]

1). Why does it not work with 3 teams?

Because it's not viable with 3 teams.

A proper CTF game mode has one objective (ie: the flag). In a 2 team match, it basically works out that one team has the flag, while the other defends it until they can score. The status quo is always the same regardless of who has the flag. If there are 3 teams, however, than whoever has the objective is subject to a 2 v 1 gank. Assuming all 3 teams are equally invested in winning, then scoring would be nearly impossible. The only way it would work out would be if one team is pants-on-head stupid or, vice versa, leagues better than the other 2. This kind of team dynamic would also open the door to easier match fixing, as it would be possible for two full teams to team up against the 3rd. One team would throw the match, while their partner cinched the win.

2). What new 4.0 modes? :0

They haven't announced them yet; however, when they announced the removal of GC restrictions, they heavily implied that the upcoming 4.0 game modes were the reason behind their decision. To most of us, this implies 2-team game modes. The fact that we will still be able to queue up as a specific GC member also implies this, because it would seem that whatever they have planned has no GC v GC lore involved.

To be fair, it could mean a lot of things. They could be overhauling the GC system entirely, for all we know. They could also be simplifying the queue process for the sake of old or outdated rewards that are nearly impossible to achieve with the current GC match-ups. They could be considering a PvPvE MOBA styled game mode. Or, it could just be a simple matter of changing the current lore. They did announce that OMEGA WEAPON would be the next major raid. That particular bit of lore was first mentioned as the reason behind the GC Frontline conflicts in the first place, so if the lore of the main title is taking us back to that plot point, then they could be making the necessary PvP adjustments to suit the new direction of the story. Yoshi-P also hinted that they are considering some variety of open-world PvP later in the Stormblood life-cycle, as well more attention to PvP on the whole (I'll believe that when I see it). In any case, there's a lot in the air right now. We'll need to wait and see what happens when the dust settles.