Duels

[Viritess]

I really don't mind Duels. I think their fine in the Arena myself and would likely prefer it that way.

/duel with a cooldown is a must to me, and should be plenty long. If your gonna duel people who actually want to, theres no need for it to be spammable. But on top of this i would request a MUCH bigger blacklist, because if i start getting pestered because i declined i want plenty of room to ingore as many people as i want. No need for one in an arena.

If you want to kill time on a Dungeon cooldown, i'd much rather have Triple Triad Travel version. But if thats what you want, have at it.

There are some issues with 1v1 pvp that always arise however, and for everyone who is "pro" i do hope your prepared for:

Why can't my X beat Y?
X is overpowered, needs nerf!
Skill Y doesn't do enough damage 1v1
Nerf Stuns on X, they are OP in 1v1
X shouldn't get Heavydebuff skills, they are ranged!
Tanks are too hard to kill!

Need i go on. Duel as much as you want. But if your unwilling to back SE when they say Tough Nuts to complaints like this, and your favorite class isn't top dog, then i'd rather flush the whole thing down the drain.

Balancing for 1v1 PVP has ruined more classes and games then i care to remember, even when pvp and pve skills are seperate, because once you get into 10 v 10 or more battles alot of skills feels useless, because of 1v1 crying.

Thats my OPINION on the matter. I don't begrudge anyone their fun duels, but keep the "Balancing" of PVP skills out of it, save that for the group vs group fights and let your duels be for the fun you claim its for ^^

[Giit]

I really don't mind Duels. I think their fine in the Arena myself and would likely prefer it that way.

/duel with a cooldown is a must to me, and should be plenty long. If your gonna duel people who actually want to, theres no need for it to be spammable. But on top of this i would request a MUCH bigger blacklist, because if i start getting pestered because i declined i want plenty of room to ingore as many people as i want. No need for one in an arena.

If you want to kill time on a Dungeon cooldown, i'd much rather have Triple Triad Travel version. But if thats what you want, have at it.

There are some issues with 1v1 pvp that always arise however, and for everyone who is "pro" i do hope your prepared for:

Why can't my X beat Y?
X is overpowered, needs nerf!
Skill Y doesn't do enough damage 1v1
Nerf Stuns on X, they are OP in 1v1
X shouldn't get Heavydebuff skills, they are ranged!
Tanks are too hard to kill!

Need i go on. Duel as much as you want. But if your unwilling to back SE when they say Tough Nuts to complaints like this, and your favorite class isn't top dog, then i'd rather flush the whole thing down the drain.

Balancing for 1v1 PVP has ruined more classes and games then i care to remember, even when pvp and pve skills are seperate, because once you get into 10 v 10 or more battles alot of skills feels useless, because of 1v1 crying.

Thats my OPINION on the matter. I don't begrudge anyone their fun duels, but keep the "Balancing" of PVP skills out of it, save that for the group vs group fights and let your duels be for the fun you claim its for ^^

believe it or not, I understand what your'e saying 100%

I have confidence that no part of the game will be balanced around dueling. that's never made sense, and I think that most MMO devs have learned a lesson from past games regarding this. I think it's fine for some adjustments and balancing when it comes to overall pvp, as long it's effect on PVE isn't noticeable at all, but as far as dueling goes, it should be a "deal with what you've got" type thing.

The addition of PvP is one thing that will expand FFXIV's subscriber base beyond the infinitesimal crowd of supporters we have now and ultimately restore FFXIV's tarnished reputation. Especially with the PS3 release, PvP will attract a whole new demographic to FFXIV which greatly increases the chances that its "rebirth" will be a success. That means more revenue for SE which equals more resources at their disposal to make this game better in the years to come. You can definitely add me to the pro list.

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[Nazrakin]

I really don't mind Duels. I think their fine in the Arena myself and would likely prefer it that way.

/duel with a cooldown is a must to me, and should be plenty long. If your gonna duel people who actually want to, theres no need for it to be spammable. But on top of this i would request a MUCH bigger blacklist, because if i start getting pestered because i declined i want plenty of room to ingore as many people as i want. No need for one in an arena.

If you want to kill time on a Dungeon cooldown, i'd much rather have Triple Triad Travel version. But if thats what you want, have at it.

There are some issues with 1v1 pvp that always arise however, and for everyone who is "pro" i do hope your prepared for:

Why can't my X beat Y?
X is overpowered, needs nerf!
Skill Y doesn't do enough damage 1v1
Nerf Stuns on X, they are OP in 1v1
X shouldn't get Heavydebuff skills, they are ranged!
Tanks are too hard to kill!

Need i go on. Duel as much as you want. But if your unwilling to back SE when they say Tough Nuts to complaints like this, and your favorite class isn't top dog, then i'd rather flush the whole thing down the drain.

Balancing for 1v1 PVP has ruined more classes and games then i care to remember, even when pvp and pve skills are seperate, because once you get into 10 v 10 or more battles alot of skills feels useless, because of 1v1 crying.

Thats my OPINION on the matter. I don't begrudge anyone their fun duels, but keep the "Balancing" of PVP skills out of it, save that for the group vs group fights and let your duels be for the fun you claim its for ^^

Meh, none of those complains are exclusive to duels,they're things that are said about any manner of gameplay 1v1, 10v10, and even pve. One interesting thing about this game is that, because its so easy to level and 1 character can be any class, I've found that people tend to care less about a singular class.

That said, the whole point of a /duel is just a fun diversion. It would have no impact on any gameplay or design decisions.