Open World PvP

[Artemiz]

PvP exists in FFXIV, thus the request is valid as far as I'm concerned. Again, it's a theme park MMO designed to attract a broad audience with different tastes. I don't do Ultimate, though it's there for people who do. Others refuse to touch crafting or gathering but once again it is there for the players who wish to indulge in that aspect of the game.

It wouldn't be a case of changing FFXIV's genre in any way. It'd just be another slice of content available to those who wish to actively seek it out and engage with it.

It isn't theme park if it's open world PVP though. You don't do Ultimate, imagine if people were wanting all the games difficulty to be that level. You won't get to opt in or opt out if it's open world. Even if they did put that kind of functionality in it would take vast resources to pull off and, like you said, we already have PvP. If they improve what already here I will be happy for you.

I have been talking about the concept of open world PvP in general, and how it was implemented in other games in the exact same genre as this game. I even stated earlier "If FFXIV actually did open world PvP, let's be real, it would be opt in."

I think this quote is a fine retort to this. I'll bold certain parts:



This is an ongoing MMO. Players requested male viera which were never before seen in an FF game, and they got it! Why can't players request open world PvP too? This game does have PvP, believe it or not. I think along with improvements to the PvP in general, open world PvP would be a fine addition to this game.

It might be the same genre but each game is it's own world. In WoW for example you have one class, you craft, gather and explore on that one class. You build it up and then maybe you can handle yourself out in the open world. Cool.

In 14 we can change class, how is my gatherer going to fare against your combat job? or my low level WHM? how is my weaver supposed to defend itself in town? What happens to the mats I just popped into my craft if you attack me halfway through it?

If we restrict it to combat jobs only, you won't get any PvP, I will just travel everywhere on a gatherer, like everyone else will. Otherwise it would be suicide to leave any safe area not on your main. This would ruin gathering, daily's etc...

Tanks and healers will have to be nerfed heavily, no way a DPS can beat them as they are now, so everything else in the game will also have to be rebalanced to reflect 2 core pillars of the trinity getting heavy nerfs.

The problems of adding open world PvP to a game that simply hasn't been designed with it in mind, so long after it's inception are practically endless, and so is the development needed.

If you are asking for the PvP aspects of the game to get more attention and updates then I'm with you. I probably wouldn't do it but if people are doing it, great. Inflicting it on the rest of us who don't want it? no way.