PvP is on the way, Beta dates set in Japan.

[Jroggy]

Originally posted by Celeras
This game isn't balanced for PvP.. I think its going to be horrible, but hopefully it can keep me busy for a while.

thats why it was delayed most likely because they needed to balance it.
It should be interesting none the less..

[Jonnyram]

Originally posted by x1ang
lmao awntawn... think they'll come up with some way to keep people from just running off? (considering all characters run same speed )

Except:
1. Thief using flee
2. AF ninja at night
3. Bard with running song



But I'm sure there'll be no way to stop a black mage from just dezoning or a white mage from teleporting. Right?

Here's a thinker... I wonder if they'll turn off sub-jobs for this It would suck to have a RDM use 2hr and dezone, right?

[Xuande]

I really would not expect this to be solo PvP. It will probably be party vs party. How else could it work?

They've also repeated several times that there will be "reasons" story-wise for the PvP to take place. My guess is you'll have to band together with people of your country to take on another (for some reason)

[Jonnyram]

Originally posted by Xuande
I really would not expect this to be solo PvP. It will probably be party vs party. How else could it work?

They've also repeated several times that there will be "reasons" story-wise for the PvP to take place. My guess is you'll have to band together with people of your country to take on another (for some reason)

But those screens were so clearly one-on-one that it has to figure in there somehow. I seem to remember rumours saying it would be 3 vs 3 max. That would be really interesting actually. At least it gives back-liners a chance to participate In a 1up interview, it sounds like they are implementing it in several different forms anyway, so there may well be 1 on 1, 2 on 2, 3 on 3, or even more. Alliance vs Alliance would be a bit much, I imagine.

The conquest side of things should be interesting too... I seem to remember them saying a while ago that experience will not be lost from PvP, but it would affect conquest more directly. They need to start tying the conquest into the game more tightly anyway. Home points and conquest items just don't cut it for players past lv40.

[StarRealms]

I wonder how they'll handle BST for PvP...

[Kagetsu]

Well most likely you can't tame your opponent, it will probably be based on the monster you can summon on your own o.o

[Rekiem]

This is good news. Currently, this fame has no purpose at all. You just level, get better equip and with those item, you level more and when you level more you get better equip. One could say that it allows you to progress in the mission system but in the end, its the same as partying. Gather people, run to location A, kill monster B, talk to Mr. C to receive new mission. Sure, the cutscenes are cool but if thats what I wanted to do, I would rent a movie.


But now, if they introduce PvP, this game will finally have a goal. With your phat lewt that took you months to earn, you will pwnz people in PvP and have some fun doing it. But the main problem is that, I doubt it will be balanced, unless they reshape the whole ability list of some jobs just for PvP. Some can say that its team oriented and it doesn't matter but if things are not balanced for one on one fight, there will be abuse of some job/ability and its gonna ruin everything.

Longstory short; PvP is a good thing but SE needs to work on it very well to make something fun.

[tazirai]

Originally posted by Rekiem

But now, if they introduce PvP, this game will finally have a goal. With your phat lewt that took you months to earn, you will pwnz people in PvP and have some fun doing it. But the main problem is that, I doubt it will be balanced, unless they reshape the whole ability list of some jobs just for PvP. Some can say that its team oriented and it doesn't matter but if things are not balanced for one on one fight, there will be abuse of some job/ability and its gonna ruin everything.

Longstory short; PvP is a good thing but SE needs to work on it very well to make something fun.

To me the goal is finish the story..but that means i may miss part of it also.. because i wont PVP. I may get a nice cutscene for PVP and see how it ties into the story..other than that I have no interest in it. I rather get stronger ,,because i overheard som sahagin say that a darkness is coming to Vana'diel. And that tonberry king keeps saying something abotu a dark god..
Mog always wants to go home.. and just where the hell do chocobos come from anyway.

[Tifa]

It is so obvious that the game was not made for the jobs to fight each other. Essential things like Provoke will be totally useless.

Frankly, I don't see how it can work without creating an entirely new game with entirely different play.

Also, 3 on 3 sounds nice. I think it would be difficult to be forced to have 12 people going at it.

Bleh...S-E, don't mess this up, or you will disappoint many many people. I for one have very high expectation of the company, I just hope they make this work....

[Kakashi]

zAnDrIa yOu aRe mY pReEeEeY

3 vs 3 eh? pld/nin, whm, rng/drk/whatever mh..*3 ppl run to a little taru whm* D;

[xarddrax]

I think many of you are going to be serverly disappointed when you find out how PvP is really going to be.
Dont expect it to be like Diablo 2 or some Final Fantasy version of Unreal.
Sometimes getting hopes up, leads to a big let down.

[Jonnyram]

Some official info up:
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/conflict/index.html

It's all as vague as ever, but at least it shows 3 on 3.
The story behind it is SUPER LAME! We are fighting each other as a way of maintaining our skills and staying alert. It's just for fun!

Are they gonna give us new emotes to shake hands, and special presents we can give each other for being such "good sports" too? :p

[Aldo]

if theres no time limit maybe you can skillup magic and weapons and have your opponent stand there doing nothing.

[John Doe III]

Originally posted by Kakashi
zAnDrIa yOu aRe mY pReEeEeY

come get me D;;;

[tazirai]

LAME!!!!!!!



IT begins...




RDM is interrupted..if no phalanx hes smoked...

if thats the full story pvp will suck...
NO reason for me to do it ...EVEN though it does kinda sound like an idea i once had for pvp.


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