There is one constant that has been reiterated by the development team CLEARLY and REPEATEDLY: PVP will be consensual.
Soooo...I don't understand why people keep bringing up griefing and etc. as if its relevant to the discussion...its not.It seems thats one part of the design document behind PVP that will be unchanged.
The discussion really centers around multiple factors...
What to do with differing:
1) Power effectiveness: meaning damage done/damage defended against
2) Power accuracy
3) Hit points
4) duel combat or team combat
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Most of the ideas offered have centered around these principles:
1) SCALING:either damage or accuracy or hitpoints..up or down; limited scaling within a limited level range or extensive scaling of all levels
2) Absolute LEVEL PARITY: complete negation of original status of combatants and equalization in terms of hit points/powers/etc.
3) ABSOLUTE NATURAL STATE: characters retain the natural state(HP/levels/accuracy/power effectiveness)
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I thought about configurable options for each battle..BUT...it would end up with the players arguing over options, limit the scope of the battles within those arenas to just those combatants, and create arbitrary restrictions/pace slowdowns when there shouldn't be...or would it?
Exactly what kind of PVP are we looking at in these "arenas"? Are we looking at battles one or a team can join at will, raucous free for alls...OR...organized matches/duels/battles?
I may be assuming much..but I believe most people will favor the more flowing system of fighting battles at will within these arenas...however...therein comes another issue..BESIDES or irregardless of level differences...within those arenas under such a system...teams will dominate, there will be utter anarchy (which could be good or bad) and confusion, and battles will lose their focus or coherence. Whether you're for parity or natural state...or scaling...here's a further complication...that will probably affect all of those schemes.
Organized/premeditated battle? or FFA (with teams)?
so....I apologize for further complicating an already complex issue, but here's another thing to think about.
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And Nova enough with your labeling...its annoying. If you do want to get into the ridiculously ideological...then here:I accuse you of being classist, who offers nothing but divisiveness through overly broad and blind categorization. Someone who does not offer an argument based on criticism of an idea..but instead attacks the person personally. Althoug lol...calling someone elitist is pretty elitist yourself...ah..lol..i'm falling into the same trap..
