Will this game ever get open world pvp?

[Kandraxx]

Just imagine ganking people that are viewing cutscenes or in a gatherer spec.

I know it would probably be a mess but funny nonetheless. Maybe a special pvp server?

[NegativeS]

The reason it works in something like WoW is because it was part of the game from the beginning, and it works into the faction conflict story.

Not only does FFXIV not have any of the framework required for something like this (for example, characters that stay in the world during cutscenes are effectively invincible, and teleport around a lot), but it wouldn't make any sense for adventurers to beat the snot out of each other in front of Hraesvelgr.

...it would be fun, though

[Krotoan]

Just imagine ganking people that are viewing cutscenes or in a gatherer spec.

I know it would probably be a mess but funny nonetheless. Maybe a special pvp server?

Thank you for answering your own question.

The FFXIV team has been very much against people affecting others experiences negatively.

Open world PVP lends itself to griefing by default, my guess is it'll never be a thing in already created content and were it to even be considered it would be restricted to places specifically built with it in mind.

[Hakoshae]

ganking people that are viewing cutscenes or in a gatherer spec.

Wow, so interesting and exciting. For real, yeah

[Lanadra]

[PredatoryCatgirl]

It might be nice to have an open zone for PVP. Not the entire would, but a designated zone where you could go in without time limits or objectives and just beat the snot out of each other. An entire PVP server though? Please no. This isn't the right game for that.

[Xtro99]

The reason it works in something like WoW is because it was part of the game from the beginning, and it works into the faction conflict story.

Not only does FFXIV not have any of the framework required for something like this (for example, characters that stay in the world during cutscenes are effectively invincible, and teleport around a lot), but it wouldn't make any sense for adventurers to beat the snot out of each other in front of Hraesvelgr.

...it would be fun, though

It's only fun when you're at the right end of the stick, not when you get continuously jumped and camped by 2 or 3 people 10 levels higher than you.

Anyways, Wpvp in WoW has been dead for a while now, specially with websites tracking player participation and prompting mass exoduses of people to one side or the other, making the game completely unplayable for one faction (for classic) and Wpvp in retail is a snoozefest.

[Minsue]

Yeah maybe if we do it would be a huge open world area akin to eureka or whatever it is. Could even say it's a training exercise etc so we're not lorewise killing each other just beating the snot out of each other.

[Artemiz]

Just imagine ganking people that are viewing cutscenes or in a gatherer spec.

I know it would probably be a mess but funny nonetheless. Maybe a special pvp server?

The short answer is no.

The longer answer is nope, nope, nope and hell nope.

[Bright-Flower]

It might be nice to have an open zone for PVP. Not the entire would, but a designated zone where you could go in without time limits or objectives and just beat the snot out of each other. An entire PVP server though? Please no. This isn't the right game for that.

This, a pvp sandbox zone for the sake of running around fighting people could be fun. Like a frontline with no objectives or teams to just run around.

Out in the open world however, no. Even on a special server this would not mesh well with how ffxiv is designed.