Thread: Could we get some small sort of PvP before 2.0? Dueling maybe?

No.

/10char

Originally Posted by KiriA500

No, I hate the idea of PvP, and I want it to stay away from this game for as long as possible.

As fun as it would be always losing to a THM, CNJ or ARC, I'll pass.

Even though I think Thaum (and probably to a lesser extent Con) would dominate the scene if PvP were implemented immediately without any adjustments, having played PvP in games before I can safely say there will definitely be ways to kill off mages as a melee. Once PvP hits the game all sorts of new interesting abilities will probably come right along with it, such as the ability to pull enemies in to close range, stun, silence, etc.

You also have to consider you'll have friends. In Aion I loved rocking out my Cleric while a friend stayed close in stealth as Ranger. Once you start looking at multiple jobs combining efforts, the strategy and teamwork aspect really start to shine (and I feel sorry for anyone who's not PvPing with some good communication like Teamspeak).

Originally Posted by Dreamer

I'm really not looking forward to the unending balance game that pvp brings, so I'd prefer to postphone it as long as possible...

Balance adjustments are always unending, regardless of whether there's any PvP or not.

Heck, SE is still adjusting class balance in FFXI to this day, and FFXI is like ten years old.

Originally Posted by Tempast

This is a seriously complex feature to implement.. And honestly won't add that much to the game, I'd rather them concentrate on adding new classes/jobs/gears/NMs/dungeons/anything

Agreed I don't see them wasting time with this when even small suggestions are being tossed into the "We'll do it in 2.0" pile.