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why we love to hate pvp and how can it be fixed?
lemonchill
Member Posts: 523 Arc User
first of all personally i think the mechanics, the graphics, generally the whole pvp idea in neverwinter is pretty well made.but it is no secret there are currently some really big issues that needs to be addressed and fixed, so even pve player and /or casual players can start enjoying pvp again.
problem with pvp started with some poor decisions made in the past by game devs or by cryptic management that effected and eventually started to alienate players away from pvp
for example:
- the introduction of epic weapons to low lvl player. why? lvl 10 players with epic gear? thats a huge advantage over other players no matter how skilled or willing to win they are.in any other mmo i know epic gear is considered end game.
- the introduction of weapon enchantments to low lvl pvp. yet again why? right now player lvl 10 can have a transcendent terror vorpal feytouch what ever and basically dominate pvp. ultimately ruining all fun for other players including his (own teammates).
- uncooperative or should i say Collaboration between devs and hardcore pvpers. every time devs introduced new feats, class, powers, or enchantments to the game it turned to be an exploit of broken festival mania. this could have been avoided by devs letting some hardcore pvpers that experiment with builds new class and enchantments introduced to the game to see how they can max their abilities and as a result they always found what was wrong with it.i admit for this new module it seem like there has been some improvement as devs asked players to join them and tell them their impressions, what was working and whats not, hopefully they not only listened and took notes but also will fix and improve so at least for the new upcoming module pvp experience will be better.
the result of those poor decisions made in the past made a lot of potential players leave the game and /or just stay away from pvp and concentrate on pve content only. it also caused a lot of frustration among new players (and still is i must say). some of this frustration can be fixed by simply removing the epic gear to low level players and removing the weapon enchantments to low lvl players (in my opinion epic gear and enchantments should only be introduced at lvl 60 and above).
i truly hope in the future devs will try to collaborate more with pvp community before any new class, enchantments, feats, or power changes, so we can have less exploits or broken abilities and more balance . the result would be less frustration and rage from players and more fun leading to a lot more players joining pvp community.
problem with pvp started with some poor decisions made in the past by game devs or by cryptic management that effected and eventually started to alienate players away from pvp
for example:
- the introduction of epic weapons to low lvl player. why? lvl 10 players with epic gear? thats a huge advantage over other players no matter how skilled or willing to win they are.in any other mmo i know epic gear is considered end game.
- the introduction of weapon enchantments to low lvl pvp. yet again why? right now player lvl 10 can have a transcendent terror vorpal feytouch what ever and basically dominate pvp. ultimately ruining all fun for other players including his (own teammates).
- uncooperative or should i say Collaboration between devs and hardcore pvpers. every time devs introduced new feats, class, powers, or enchantments to the game it turned to be an exploit of broken festival mania. this could have been avoided by devs letting some hardcore pvpers that experiment with builds new class and enchantments introduced to the game to see how they can max their abilities and as a result they always found what was wrong with it.i admit for this new module it seem like there has been some improvement as devs asked players to join them and tell them their impressions, what was working and whats not, hopefully they not only listened and took notes but also will fix and improve so at least for the new upcoming module pvp experience will be better.
the result of those poor decisions made in the past made a lot of potential players leave the game and /or just stay away from pvp and concentrate on pve content only. it also caused a lot of frustration among new players (and still is i must say). some of this frustration can be fixed by simply removing the epic gear to low level players and removing the weapon enchantments to low lvl players (in my opinion epic gear and enchantments should only be introduced at lvl 60 and above).
i truly hope in the future devs will try to collaborate more with pvp community before any new class, enchantments, feats, or power changes, so we can have less exploits or broken abilities and more balance . the result would be less frustration and rage from players and more fun leading to a lot more players joining pvp community.
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