Hello everyone! Like many others I was very excited to see the discussion of open world pvp content come up during the Q&A at this years Las Vegas Fanfest. What was most interesting to me was that Yoshi P had already been testing it in various ways.

What I'd like to do here is discuss his comments, suggest alternatives and ideas for features, and show our support for the development of this kind of content. I know there's already another thread discussing this, but I feel as though the recent attention brought to this subject owes itself a fresh thread.

Without further ado I present what I consider are the merits of such a system, clarifications to address particular community concerns, and suggestions for how this content could look:

It's definitely worthwhile to note that there are many merits to having world pvp mechanics outside of simply having more pvp content. Most noteworthy in my mind is the array of community building opportunities that come with it. Spontaneous, unscripted events taking place in response to bringing players together in the game can be an incredible thing.

I think a lot of critics of this kind of content who complain about the possibility of ganking aren't considering a few things. For starters, while no one likes the idea of being harassed by other players, this kind of content would be completely opt-in. Secondly, allowing players the freedom to build a name and presence for themselves will ultimately foster the creation of new pvp communities. There will be the known gankers, the players who come to the rescue of others, and generally increase interest in pvp in general. Thirdly, this type of content wouldn't be associated with the more casual level content and wouldn't taint the Final Fantasy experience that more traditional FF fans would prefer. If they happen to be interested in PVP, then great! They have another way to experience that.