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Phexx Posts: 32
Registered: 2002-2-26 13:56:27
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JaconKin posted:
The one aspect about PVP that has me excited and might actually have me playing and enjoying PVP. It is based purely on skill. There is no special PVP gear nor X stat that makes the PVP game imbalanced. All players are equal in this regard, so it boils down to what PVP should be about, skill and strategy. Not, well I need X stat to actually be able to play and have a fighting chance.
Are all characters bumped to the same level, with all the same skills, and identical armor for PvP?
Otherwise, this statement is simply untrue. I wish it weren't, but it's impossible unless every player who enters PvP is stripped of their gear and skills and given the identical gear and skills of every other player. There is no other way possible to absolutely balance PvP to be based solely on skill.
And frankly, that would be boring.
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JaconKin  Posts: 186
Registered: 2007-1-16 18:00:40
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Phexx posted:
JaconKin posted:
The one aspect about PVP that has me excited and might actually have me playing and enjoying PVP. It is based purely on skill. There is no special PVP gear nor X stat that makes the PVP game imbalanced. All players are equal in this regard, so it boils down to what PVP should be about, skill and strategy. Not, well I need X stat to actually be able to play and have a fighting chance.
Are all characters bumped to the same level, with all the same skills, and identical armor for PvP?
Otherwise, this statement is simply untrue. I wish it weren't, but it's impossible unless every player who enters PvP is stripped of their gear and skills and given the identical gear and skills of every other player. There is no other way possible to absolutely balance PvP to be based solely on skill.
And frankly, that would be boring.
Actually yes, all characters are bumped to max level automatically, all characters are given a set of weapons, and all armour is the same,.stats.are also like wise static. There is no statistical advantage. Skills are where skillful play comes in and choosing the right weapon set since your skills are based on what what weapon you use. They also havea different stat sets for PVP skills and PVE variations of those skills.
Every aspect of PVP will be based on how well you understand weapon sets.the set of skills these give you and how effective they are.against other players.
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Quazimortal  Title: The One and Only
Posts: 1,557
Registered: 2004-9-18 21:52:58
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Yum, fun PvP incoming.
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The_Korrigan  Title: Scrub Buster
Posts: 955
Registered: 2001-7-17 03:51:32
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Date Posted:
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JaconKin posted:
Actually yes, all characters are bumped to max level automatically, all characters are given a set of weapons, and all armour is the same,.stats.are also like wise static.
That sounds boring, welcome to Clone Wars... 
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Spookysheep Title: Lieker of Cheese
Posts: 1,248
Registered: 2002-1-9 06:49:19
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Its so hilarious to see carebears call equalized pvp "boring".
About 50+ million console PVPers will completely disagree with you. 
People who actually like PVP have been waiting for many years for an MMO that finally grasps how to do PVP.
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Quazimortal Title: The One and Only
Posts: 1,557
Registered: 2004-9-18 21:52:58
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Spookysheep posted:
Its so hilarious to see carebears call equalized pvp "boring".
About 50+ million console PVPers will completely disagree with you.
People who actually like PVP have been waiting for many years for an MMO that finally grasps how to do PVP.
I'm actually looking forward to delving straight into the PvP day one of the game. I haven't wanted to do that on an MMO in ever.
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JaconKin Posts: 186
Registered: 2007-1-16 18:00:40
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The major reason I have never got into PVP because of the imbalance due to the stat advantages of PVP gear and how stat and gear played a more pivotal role in PVP success than overall skill.,
Probably won't play competitive PVP but will play in WvWvW PvP.
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Khreative Posts: 45
Registered: 2005-2-8 07:19:00
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I kinda liked the old blue dungeon sets with the quests to upgrade them. Meh
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Zero_Washu  Posts: 290
Registered: 2001-9-28 05:17:03
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JaconKin posted:
Every aspect of PVP will be based on how well you understand weapon sets.the set of skills these give you and how effective they are.against other players.
which game are you talking about GW or SW?
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JaconKin Posts: 186
Registered: 2007-1-16 18:00:40
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Zero_Washu posted:
JaconKin posted:
Every aspect of PVP will be based on how well you understand weapon sets.the set of skills these give you and how effective they are.against other players.
which game are you talking about GW or SW?
GW 2.
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