If they do that, this game will fail. And no, they won't give anyone that. Bioware is perfectly aware that that type of childs gaming only is appealing to a tiny fraction of the gaming community. Better to have no PvP at all than FFA PvP.
To answer the question specifically: Yes there will be Open World PvP, NOT FFA PvP! It appears some people are getting the two confused.
Yes, they have hinted in both a PvE and a PvP server.
I'm fairly certain they said there will be some world pvp but most of its going to be instanced battleground type pvp. In no way is it going to be a FFA PvP system.
That was said by one of the lead developers in a E3 playthrough. I believe its the one where they showed how the instanced battlegrounds would work. You would be just traveling through the world and see a blueish barrier and cross over into it and it would instantly put you into the instanced pvp battleground.
I know for sure they said they where going to have the standard capture the flag and capture / defend type battlegrounds along with some objective based types.
I'm fairly certain they said there will be some world pvp but most of its going to be instanced battleground type pvp. In no way is it going to be a FFA PvP system.
That was said by one of the lead developers in a E3 playthrough. I believe its the one where they showed how the instanced battlegrounds would work. You would be just traveling through the world and see a blueish barrier and cross over into it and it would instantly put you into the instanced pvp battleground.
I know for sure they said they where going to have the standard capture the flag and capture / defend type battlegrounds along with some objective based types.
You can't automatically assume your scenario from the stance of "the story", or "immersion breaking".
The time-line for the game is best summarized by this paragraph from BioWare's web-site:
"After decades of war, a tenuous truce has been established between the Sith Empire and the Republic, but events occurring in the game are leading the galaxy back to an all-out war."
Now you may indeed be correct in that the two characters; one being Jedi (Republic) the other being Sith (Empire), would want to fight each other immediately.
However, from the time-period of the story you must also allow that while the two characters above might not like each, they might be willing to respect the "truce" that is still in effect and not engage in open combat with each other.
Either scenario is in-line with the story from an immersion point of view. It's one of the reasons that BioWare chose this time-period for their setting in my opinion. This setting gives them a lot of leeway in just about everything related to the Jedi and Sith.
Some may want to kill each other on sight, others may want to wait for the official pronouncement of war, or the truce being nullified before they partake in overt combat. You can't use the "story" or "immersion" to say either is wrong in this time-period.
Sure I could...
As you said, my Sith character may want to attack on sight (and well be in-line with the story), however, I cannot (perhaps).
As I said, there are ways to allow only consentual open PvP, DAoC did a really nice job of this, and I hope its something Bioware takes into consideration.
I'm sure there will be the obligitory PvE/PvP servers and thats fine. I'll be where i can delve deeply into my characters story (apologies... couldn't resist)
I guess I'm still sort of chuckiling at.. if you want PvP, Star Wars is not for you...
As someone who sat in the theatre in 1977, that thought makes me shudder some.
As long as the PvP is consentual, have at it. What I don't want is my character's story interrupted because someone else feels like jumping me. As with all MMOs I play, I fully intend to never pvp. Also, I think the quote you are referring to was along the lines of 'if you want an open pvp world, this game is not for you'. For myself, I'll be ecstactic if all my combat is PvE and my storyline never once requires me to team. That would make the game near-perfect.
As long as the PvP is consentual, have at it. What I don't want is my character's story interrupted because someone else feels like jumping me. As with all MMOs I play, I fully intend to never pvp. Also, I think the quote you are referring to was along the lines of 'if you want an open pvp world, this game is not for you'. For myself, I'll be ecstactic if all my combat is PvE and my storyline never once requires me to team. That would make the game near-perfect.
no, i think the quote i am reffering to was along the lines of...
'If you like pvp so much then you should play darkfall, mortal online or warhammer. And star wars is not for you...'
And for myself, i'll be ecstatic if all my combat is PvP, and its massive, and we have to team all the time. That would make the game near-perfect.
different strokes and all that... but i don't think either of us are going to get what we want...
Originally posted by RockyRambo i rly hope 4 lots of open pvp, thats what i jkill for, specially as a bh or even a sith inquiz or warrior, i like to hunt down in the open world even as i quest or craft what not, i like that idea of killing ppl even open pvp grouping ina wide enviroment,. no9t gay azz warzones!
Oh dear you are looking at the wrong game if you think there will be open PvP in this game. It is all battlegrounds / instanced consensual PvP.
Do not be expecting any kind of open world or any element of player freedom from this game. It is going to be worse than LoTRO and WOW this.
All I can ask is why? Why post this non-sense.... I mean its a legitimate thing to discuss but no... not like that. This is what saddens me... people like you will play the game and piss me off :<
i agree totally, dam idiot that you can instantly tell is about 12yr old
And your mad that a 12 year old is posting??? how mature of you......
What TehJackal ment is that players like the OP will run around with lightsabers behaving in a immature way and spoiling the experience for others. Of course this is something unavoidable in a MMO and the key is to approach this with an open mind and lot these players ruin your game.
As long as the PvP is consentual, have at it. What I don't want is my character's story interrupted because someone else feels like jumping me. As with all MMOs I play, I fully intend to never pvp. Also, I think the quote you are referring to was along the lines of 'if you want an open pvp world, this game is not for you'. For myself, I'll be ecstactic if all my combat is PvE and my storyline never once requires me to team. That would make the game near-perfect.
no, i think the quote i am reffering to was along the lines of...
'If you like pvp so much then you should play darkfall, mortal online or warhammer. And star wars is not for you...'
And for myself, i'll be ecstatic if all my combat is PvP, and its massive, and we have to team all the time. That would make the game near-perfect.
different strokes and all that... but i don't think either of us are going to get what we want...
UHm well I think Swamp Rob will get what he wants..... You won't Marcus. All Swampy want aligns with released info whereas what you want don't match sadly for you.
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i rly hope 4 lots of open pvp, thats what i jkill for, specially as a bh or even a sith inquiz or warrior, i like to hunt down in the open world even as i quest or craft what not, i like that idea of killing ppl even open pvp grouping ina wide enviroment,.
no9t gay azz warzones!
Their doing everything carebear style man, any pvp you do will be Zoned BG style Warzones.
There is one big element that an FFA server (if implemented) will NOT have, and that is 5 million credit/gold farmers hogging up the PVE/quest spots with non english speaking disrespectful bots. And then spamming you in /tells and mails with advertizments.
I can deal with anyone trying to grief people and prefer that to constant spam and millions of bots.
As long as the PvP is consentual, have at it. What I don't want is my character's story interrupted because someone else feels like jumping me. As with all MMOs I play, I fully intend to never pvp. Also, I think the quote you are referring to was along the lines of 'if you want an open pvp world, this game is not for you'. For myself, I'll be ecstactic if all my combat is PvE and my storyline never once requires me to team. That would make the game near-perfect.
So you want a story Driven single player game.
And Consensual and PVP don't go in the same sentence, its either Open PVP or minigames.
Consensual PVP as a Valid form of PVP is a myth created by weak players to make them feel better about being spineless.
i rly hope 4 lots of open pvp, thats what i jkill for, specially as a bh or even a sith inquiz or warrior, i like to hunt down in the open world even as i quest or craft what not, i like that idea of killing ppl even open pvp grouping ina wide enviroment,.
no9t gay azz warzones!
+1
I hope you are able to corpsecamp people while they are trying to quest, but I doubt that.
As long as the PvP is consentual, have at it. What I don't want is my character's story interrupted because someone else feels like jumping me. As with all MMOs I play, I fully intend to never pvp. Also, I think the quote you are referring to was along the lines of 'if you want an open pvp world, this game is not for you'. For myself, I'll be ecstactic if all my combat is PvE and my storyline never once requires me to team. That would make the game near-perfect.
no, i think the quote i am reffering to was along the lines of...
'If you like pvp so much then you should play darkfall, mortal online or warhammer. And star wars is not for you...'
And for myself, i'll be ecstatic if all my combat is PvP, and its massive, and we have to team all the time. That would make the game near-perfect.
different strokes and all that... but i don't think either of us are going to get what we want...
UHm well I think Swamp Rob will get what he wants..... You won't Marcus. All Swampy want aligns with released info whereas what you want don't match sadly for you.
The more info i get about this game, the more i think you may be right...
Its a shame, i love Star Wars, but (as i said in another thread) i see very little reason to purchase this game..
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If they do that, this game will fail. And no, they won't give anyone that. Bioware is perfectly aware that that type of childs gaming only is appealing to a tiny fraction of the gaming community. Better to have no PvP at all than FFA PvP.
To answer the question specifically: Yes there will be Open World PvP, NOT FFA PvP! It appears some people are getting the two confused.
Yes, they have hinted in both a PvE and a PvP server.
I'm fairly certain they said there will be some world pvp but most of its going to be instanced battleground type pvp. In no way is it going to be a FFA PvP system.
That was said by one of the lead developers in a E3 playthrough. I believe its the one where they showed how the instanced battlegrounds would work. You would be just traveling through the world and see a blueish barrier and cross over into it and it would instantly put you into the instanced pvp battleground.
I know for sure they said they where going to have the standard capture the flag and capture / defend type battlegrounds along with some objective based types.
bleh...
As long as the PvP is consentual, have at it. What I don't want is my character's story interrupted because someone else feels like jumping me. As with all MMOs I play, I fully intend to never pvp. Also, I think the quote you are referring to was along the lines of 'if you want an open pvp world, this game is not for you'. For myself, I'll be ecstactic if all my combat is PvE and my storyline never once requires me to team. That would make the game near-perfect.
no, i think the quote i am reffering to was along the lines of...
'If you like pvp so much then you should play darkfall, mortal online or warhammer. And star wars is not for you...'
And for myself, i'll be ecstatic if all my combat is PvP, and its massive, and we have to team all the time. That would make the game near-perfect.
different strokes and all that... but i don't think either of us are going to get what we want...
Oh dear you are looking at the wrong game if you think there will be open PvP in this game. It is all battlegrounds / instanced consensual PvP.
Do not be expecting any kind of open world or any element of player freedom from this game. It is going to be worse than LoTRO and WOW this.
What TehJackal ment is that players like the OP will run around with lightsabers behaving in a immature way and spoiling the experience for others. Of course this is something unavoidable in a MMO and the key is to approach this with an open mind and lot these players ruin your game.
UHm well I think Swamp Rob will get what he wants..... You won't Marcus. All Swampy want aligns with released info whereas what you want don't match sadly for you.
________________________________________________________
Sorcery must persist, the future is the Citadel
Their doing everything carebear style man, any pvp you do will be Zoned BG style Warzones.
There is one big element that an FFA server (if implemented) will NOT have, and that is 5 million credit/gold farmers hogging up the PVE/quest spots with non english speaking disrespectful bots. And then spamming you in /tells and mails with advertizments.
I can deal with anyone trying to grief people and prefer that to constant spam and millions of bots.
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So you want a story Driven single player game.
And Consensual and PVP don't go in the same sentence, its either Open PVP or minigames.
Consensual PVP as a Valid form of PVP is a myth created by weak players to make them feel better about being spineless.
+1
I hope you are able to corpsecamp people while they are trying to quest, but I doubt that.
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The more info i get about this game, the more i think you may be right...
Its a shame, i love Star Wars, but (as i said in another thread) i see very little reason to purchase this game..
/shrug