2 very vocal communities PVE/WVW where both game modes suffer, balancing/rewards/development only resulting in both sides complaining.Īs a metaphor, think of it as milk and cookies…both are good individually but combined make a much better experience. If you Split game preferences into segregated instances or servers all that ends up happening is a division in resources to the point where the core game suffers. Understand that it can enrich the PVE experience and vice versa the PVP aspects for a greater overall game worldĪs long as corpse camping isn’t a thing or very hard to do and there are systems in place to manage it in a healthy way. Game design and power creep in gear systems is where it all breaks down imho. It was very rewarding and I felt useful and valued in my guild.Īnyway, open PvP isn't the enemy. My job was to reveal other stealth classes and watch enemy movements. I couldn't die unless I joined combat, but I didn't get kills either. I played a scout at launch that could not be revealed out of stealth and was extremely fast. You could build glass cannons and classes that simply couldn't be killed but likewise couldn't kill anyone. Gear had some degree of effect, but mostly it was a measure of the character and the person driving it. Then, DAoC folded on their original stance and let gear get out of hand and the power creep took over. If you played well, you could turn the tables when jumped sometimes. But another great thing was that once you got to max level and got level appropriate gear you could compete easily. Most every character could at least flee and get away if you were careful. I think back to the early DAoC days and getting jumped in the open PvP areas and you really only died if you were caught afk or just not paying attention. Gear has always been the bane of a game's existence. That isn't skill based anything, that just means the people with the most time to play have a huge advantage. That's ridiculous and kills the fun for casuals. The problem with a game like BDO is that the power creep is SO out of control that you might as well just stand still and die if the person attacking you is a couple levels higher and for sure if they have good gear and you don't. I understand what the OP is talking about, but I'm ok with open PvP if the game allows a truly level playing field. If I wanted that level of garbage graphics I would play EverQuest 1 again. Pantheon looks like it was developed in 1995. Pantheon Online, if you don’t know about it you should check it out, it offers exactly what you want. I want to spend a small fortune on a game that doesn’t make me some assholes victim. I want to blow up contested world bosses without looking over my shoulder to see if some guy is taking my health down to 1% so the boss kills me. I want a game when I can do my thing and not be bothered by anyone. I don’t want to be a victim anymore! ArcheAge and BDO sucked because I can’t play MY way. But there’s nothing I hate more than logging in with a plan and being killed while working on PVE stuff. I understand and appreciate everyones point of view on PvP. I want AoC to set a new standard for the gaming industry! Have you ever played an MMO without PVP that had a good healthy in game economy.I want all of us to enjoy the game. Players change the world, pve only servers is not possible for what the devs want the game to be. Player interactions can effect each other even with out direct pvp engagement. The core systems of AOC is designed around pvp of some kind, players can control monsters to fight players, Nodes are not safe and you can lose your home if your Node is conquered by enemy players. You probably should check out Pantheon Online, which is pretty much EQ 3 at this point and has a focus on pve group play and pve only severs. If you guys don’t have PVE only servers you are seriously hurting your potential customer base and long term retention.Ĭommunities thrive from making friends. There are millions of players that share my concern. But under no circumstances do I want to play another MMO where I’m a victim. I’m all for PvPers having an amazing game experience and enjoying what they love, killing other players.

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