Quote Originally Posted by IvoryHawk View Post
PVP isn't meant to be taken seriously in this game, it's literally just the weenie hut jr of FFXIV, you're forced to do it for the extra tomestones and exp and then you don't have to think about it for the next day, anyone who actually takes it seriously, especially frontlines, is a moron (there are a lot of morons in this game).
I would agree that PvP - aside from some specific arrangements- isn't done competitively, and the game design doesn't lend itself to what a game dedicated to PVP would typically have.

However, given all of the options available in the game, no one is "forced" to do FL for tomestones or experience, but if that's their primary motivation then it's to their advantage to try to win.