Arenas???

Eriquito3

Will there be a pvp match making system or a custom lobbies for private matches for tournaments and such?

Soulac

No

Kloud

Someday

Moglijuana

I really hope they do add SOME kind of organized small scale pvp. Don't get me wrong I can't get enough of Cyrodiil but the constant zerging doesn't really allow me to use my skills without limitations. It always comes down to who has the bigger army really. Yea there are some instances where some strategically placed siege can wipe out a whole group but that happens maybe every now and then, and even so I would rather beat them down with my character and not have to rely on siege weapons.

I can also go with smaller groups and go ganking/force fighting (which is what I really enjoy) with passing groups but the amount of time waiting is usually long and tiresome. And if some small scale fights happen there is always a chance a group (friend OR foe) can just run by and ruin the skirmishes by just wiping them clean.

2v2, 3v3, 5v5 would literally be a true testament to how skillful players really are. With teams factions can fight their allies as well which would always be a plus since I would LOVE to fight some friends who talk too much smack. Now of course there will be limitations concerning veteran ranks but that is also an easy fix. Just how they separate campaigns between lowbie/veterarns the same could be done with arenas. For example have a non veteran (obviously since the general population on console atm is probably still under veteran), and then a V1-V4, V5-V9 and V10-V14. Like this teams can fight equally strong opponents and not have to worry about what level they are currently at.

Of course with Imperial City coming out next month there will be more small scale combat which is a GREAT step in the right direction. I will definitely be satisfied with that for a while but there will always be an itch for TRUE competitive combat. But for now I guess I will have to stick to hoping other like minded competitive players like myself meet me in the open fields of Cyrodiil....Maybe one day. I hope...

Eriquito3

Moglijuana wrote: »

I really hope they do add SOME kind of organized small scale pvp. Don't get me wrong I can't get enough of Cyrodiil but the constant zerging doesn't really allow me to use my skills without limitations. It always comes down to who has the bigger army really. Yea there are some instances where some strategically placed siege can wipe out a whole group but that happens maybe every now and then, and even so I would rather beat them down with my character and not have to rely on siege weapons.

I can also go with smaller groups and go ganking/force fighting (which is what I really enjoy) with passing groups but the amount of time waiting is usually long and tiresome. And if some small scale fights happen there is always a chance a group (friend OR foe) can just run by and ruin the skirmishes by just wiping them clean.

2v2, 3v3, 5v5 would literally be a true testament to how skillful players really are. With teams factions can fight their allies as well which would always be a plus since I would LOVE to fight some friends who talk too much smack. Now of course there will be limitations concerning veteran ranks but that is also an easy fix. Just how they separate campaigns between lowbie/veterarns the same could be done with arenas. For example have a non veteran (obviously since the general population on console atm is probably still under veteran), and then a V1-V4, V5-V9 and V10-V14. Like this teams can fight equally strong opponents and not have to worry about what level they are currently at.

Of course with Imperial City coming out next month there will be more small scale combat which is a GREAT step in the right direction. I will definitely be satisfied with that for a while but there will always be an itch for TRUE competitive combat. But for now I guess I will have to stick to hoping other like minded competitive players like myself meet me in the open fields of Cyrodiil....Maybe one day. I hope...

I agree with all this.

Having pvp tournaments is great for any mmo. Hopefully they will add some pvp instanced stuff instead of relying in open world. Would love to see it.

GiTribus

once you add instanced pvp, class imbalances (inevitable with mmo) will be talk of the community, might poison all fun.

Eriquito3

GiTribus wrote: »

once you add instanced pvp, class imbalances (inevitable with mmo) will be talk of the community, might poison all fun.

People will whine about anything. I'm not worried or concerned about people crying about imbalances as long as there is a healthy community putting together tournaments and such.

chevalierknight

You mean that really boring thing wow has they had to make it so you can buy the gear for with cash to stay? no and i hope never

Moglijuana

chevalierknight wrote: »

You mean that really boring thing wow has they had to make it so you can buy the gear for with cash to stay? no and i hope never

Class imbalances are present in ANY game with multiple builds/weapons. Honestly, every character can counter any build. They just have to build for it. But most people are impatient with taking the time to learn other classes and their counters and would rather just complain about it for nerfs.

The thing with arena however is you can build your team with members to basically counter certain builds. Its all about preparation and expecting certain play styles to go against. Its not like Cyrodiil where you have a multitude of different classes and builds basically just doing what ever they want exploiting players who are not built to go against specific roles. Finding new group comps that work well together is all part of the tactics that would be introduced.

As for gear, there shouldn't be new gear introduced. Unless its a variant of gear that you can already buy inside Cyrodiil with AP points. You know, gear that helps in PVP situations, or just use regular crafted/found gear like normal.

Again all you have to do is split the VR matching to V1-V4, V5-V9 and V10-14 and ur good to go for fun even organized fights.

Rayste

Would love to see Arenas implemented with matchmaking.

Kloud

Don't care for match making my self just want a simple system where you can duel who ever you want

Eriquito3

Kloud wrote: »

Don't care for match making my self just want a simple system where you can duel who ever you want

I would be fine with that too

Ballzy321

It'll never happen. It would be the end of cyrodil and you think cp advantage is bad now. Holy group of high cp guys face rolling would be unreal. This game lives and dies with large scale pvp being the staple of the game.

sadownik

Ballzy321 wrote: »

It'll never happen. It would be the end of cyrodil and you think cp advantage is bad now. Holy group of high cp guys face rolling would be unreal. This game lives and dies with large scale pvp being the staple of the game.

True. In small scale (arenas/duels) the imbalance and combat mechanics issues would be too easy to spot and even the most experienced fanboys/gals would have trouble defending that.

TheLaw

We've been asking for this for over a year. Real pvpers want it, skilled pvpers want it, people who enjoy imbalance and broken mechanics DON'T want it and Zenimax doesn't seem to care.

Slow Roastin

Moglijuana wrote: »

Class imbalances are present in ANY game with multiple builds/weapons. Honestly, every character can counter any build. They just have to build for it. But most people are impatient with taking the time to learn other classes and their counters and would rather just complain about it for nerfs.

AMEN!

Ellwin

it is the hope of many

Zachy_B

Don't we all wish?

MrGrimey

They would add arena's and duels if zos ever listens to what the majority of the community wants

nothing2591

chevalierknight wrote: »

You mean that really boring thing wow has they had to make it so you can buy the gear for with cash to stay? no and i hope never

buy gear with cash ? what? there is no p2w in wow u should get ur facts right, this game needs arenas and bgs, ranked and unranked.

Forestd16b14_ESO

Saddly #Wheebler doesn't like arenas and truly believes IC will scratch the arena itch with what they call small scaled pvp when in truth it's small scaled ZvZ with ZvZ statues of lags and crashes.

Lava_Croft

With the limited resources ZOS seems to have available, I'd rather have them focus on the already available and pretty broken PvP we already have.