Why do you play PVP

DaveTheMinion

I was watching some live streams yesterday and from what I could gather there are a few different playing styles out there, some would hide and take on small groups of players, some would only attack solo players and then there were the hero types who wanted to rule the map by attacking anything that had a heart beat.

Pompeyfluff

I play for the thrill of the fight.

I play for the thrill.

Love it when i see 50+ people attacking keeps, only to find 50 people trying to defend.

Strategy becomes involved, communication, and the hope that when your force is starting to run low that reinforcements might arrive and change the whole dynamic of the battle.

DaveTheMinion

I play for the thrill of the fight.

Pompeyfluff wrote: »

I play for the thrill.

Love it when i see 50+ people attacking keeps, only to find 50 people trying to defend.

Strategy becomes involved, communication, and the hope that when your force is starting to run low that reinforcements might arrive and change the whole dynamic of the battle.

I fully agree, nothing better than a full blown battle to get your adrenalin flowing.

Arezius

I play for the thrill of the fight.

Because, without lag, it's very fun, but also because I want my faction to win, it's a very special feeling to see an entire faction play together with a single goal.

In ESO, Cyrodiil is the only place that really deserves the name MMO, and that's what I'm looking for.

LotusBladedancer

I play to unlock Vigour for my character ... (Apart from rally, the only decent stamina heal in the game)

BRogueNZ

Another option; Because its more dynamic than PVE

In small scale stuff anyway


Cryodil in general and large organised group play is just the same thing but a different day.
Like hostile rodents chasing each other around the wheel all for the love of cheese.

IC will be just a condensed version of the same.

leepalmer95

Its all about the gear.

LotusBladedancer wrote: »

I play to unlock Vigour for my character ... (Apart from rally, the only decent stamina heal in the game)

It's getting put to rank 5 next patch.

I play because i like it when i can 1vx or 2vx or 3vx etc... when we win when were outnumbered

LotusBladedancer

leepalmer95 wrote: »

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LotusBladedancer wrote: »

I play to unlock Vigour for my character ... (Apart from rally, the only decent stamina heal in the game)

It's getting put to rank 5 next patch.

I play because i like it when i can 1vx or 2vx or 3vx etc... when we win when were outnumbered

Rank 4 at the moment, so hopefully I should reach rank 5 soon :-)

DaveTheMinion

I play for the thrill of the fight.

I wanted to keep pve aspects of the game out of the poll, not out of choice but from looking online and some of the streams on both console and PC, PVP players of late seem to be getting a bad rap. Some of the people I have spoken to recently seem to form the opinion that we only do it for an ego boost? well that's definitely not me, I die far too often for an ego to grow.

I just love the thrill of large battles where anything can happen.

R0M2K

I play PvP because figthing scripts is ***.

Pompeyfluff

I play for the thrill of the fight.

DaveTheMinion wrote: »

I wanted to keep pve aspects of the game out of the poll, not out of choice but from looking online and some of the streams on both console and PC, PVP players of late seem to be getting a bad rap. Some of the people I have spoken to recently seem to form the opinion that we only do it for an ego boost? well that's definitely not me, I die far too often for an ego to grow.

I just love the thrill of large battles where anything can happen.

Well sometimes PVP players can be a bit..well...i'd describe some as ***. T-bagging my dead corpse after they have used the caltrops exploit for example.

My tank build sucks in PVP, but he wasn't designed with PVP purely in mind. However he does his job by acting as bait at the back of a pack, or by being in the middle of a swarm of enemies to distract them so the DPS players can destroy.

I do love the tactics

Aerathnor

Its all about the gear.

The only thing I enjoy in PvP is running solo/small group through delves and the city quest areas. I just don't much care for zerg action which is what is necessary in this game.

It's fun, but I played a lot of WvW in GW2 as a roamer/scout and I guess I just have trouble breaking that role for myself. So I guess the only reason I go there is for gear, skyshards, and to level the skill lines. Skyshards I can do myself, but the other two require me to zerg it up if I want any efficiency. It may change someday, but that's currently my only reasoning for being there.

Sleep

there's nothing else to play

Egonieser

I play to prove I am the best.

I'm not going to lie, unlike many others, that killing others gives me a ego boost and makes me feel superior. Lets face it, it is the foundation of the very concept of PvP. Sure, some casuals play for fun to pass the time.Some to get AP and gear, and usually you can instantly tell who that is, but hardcore and many regular pvp players play to be superior and always improve to be above others and there is no point denying it. It's human nature, it's what drives the world forward, be it digital or real.

Turelus

I play for the thrill of the fight.

I prefer the unscripted randomness of players to the easily mapped and countered AI.

That being said I love the PVP community (when we're not blaming each other for lag) and the great memories we've all made.

Kammakazi

I play because its part of the game.

I play because it's fun BUT there are many things that ruin my experience:

1) Cold Harbor Ballista users
2) Critical Rush spammers
3) Wrecking Blow spammers
4) Snipe skill (I just really hate that skill)
5) Mark Target skill (I just really hate that skill)
6) One-shot Meteors
7) Spamming LT/RT to break free but it doesn't work
8) Trolls with scrolls

attenchun

Its all about the gear.

I need da stufffffffffff

Sallington

To crush your enemies. See them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women.

vamp_emily

I play for the thrill of the fight.

I play to help with the fight. I like to rez people so they don't have to travel back to the fight.

I am not a good fighter, and really hate when i hop on my slow mount and get ganked... grrrr.

FilthyMudcrabs

I play for the thrill of the fight.

I play for the thrill of the fight - which is why I would love it if keeps reset after the campaign ends. These one-faction dominated campaigns are so boring.

reften

I play for the thrill of the fight.

Every PVP experience on any given night could be a brand new experience.

I mean, as an AD taking BRK mine, knocking the BRK outer down, rolling in getting attacked from all sides, hitting the front door, getting oiled spilled on you, moving to a side postern, getting the inner wall down, counter siege everywhere, complete chaos, EP is holding tough, push inside trying to take the flags, clear out the upstairs, finally looks like it's over and the keep is ours, and suddenly 24 DC come pouring through the breaches and the fight continues.

No gaming experience in this genre comes close to this type of thrill.

a.skelton92

Egonieser wrote: »

I'm not going to lie, unlike many others, that killing others gives me a ego boost and makes me feel superior. Lets face it, it is the foundation of the very concept of PvP. Sure, some casuals play for fun to pass the time.Some to get AP and gear, and usually you can instantly tell who that is, but hardcore and many regular pvp players play to be superior and always improve to be above others and there is no point denying it. It's human nature, it's what drives the world forward, be it digital or real.

Oh, my dear boy! I believe you have neglected to point out one major factor. YOU are not superior, your GEAR is superior and in no way will you ever be remembered for your courageous acts in dear Elder Scrolls or taking mankind one step further into the future.

Superiority in a game is all that matters after all. The very fact that people feel the need to separate themselves into categories i.e. Casual or hardcore, is an indicator to ones integrity as a human being and how one functions in real life. But I suppose those pale types need to find that basic human need from somewhere. I suppose it all boils down to whether you make the other player aware of your ego boost or if you just graciously move onto the next victim, resisting that "human urge" to teabag ones corpse.

No offence intended.

markt84

I play it because I find it a lot more fun to try and kill actual people than some AI. More of a challenge and more satisfying when victorious. Kill bog, was easy no sense of accomplishment, just wanted to see what it got me. Kill a v14 in PvP that you know is loaded with CPs.......feels great

Egonieser

I play to prove I am the best.

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Egonieser wrote: »

I'm not going to lie, unlike many others, that killing others gives me a ego boost and makes me feel superior. Lets face it, it is the foundation of the very concept of PvP. Sure, some casuals play for fun to pass the time.Some to get AP and gear, and usually you can instantly tell who that is, but hardcore and many regular pvp players play to be superior and always improve to be above others and there is no point denying it. It's human nature, it's what drives the world forward, be it digital or real.

Oh, my dear boy! I believe you have neglected to point out one major factor. YOU are not superior, your GEAR is superior and in no way will you ever be remembered for your courageous acts in dear Elder Scrolls or taking mankind one step further into the future.

Superiority in a game is all that matters after all. The very fact that people feel the need to separate themselves into categories i.e. Casual or hardcore, is an indicator to ones integrity as a human being and how one functions in real life. But I suppose those pale types need to find that basic human need from somewhere. I suppose it all boils down to whether you make the other player aware of your ego boost or if you just graciously move onto the next victim, resisting that "human urge" to teabag ones corpse.

No offence intended.

Nah, i hate teabagging, the feeling is for me alone to enjoy. I might be an elitist, but an honourable one :P

Sausage

I play to prove I am the best.

None of the above, I play PVP because its dynamic and thats where I think PVE should be headed too. I ran dungeons maybe 2-3 months and was bored with them, same monsters and bosses, but Cyrodil is even after over 1 year interesting, although Im getting bored with the landscape and same old castles, but hopefully that improves in the future. PVP is like a box of chocolate. I keep my fingers crossed Orsinium is dynamic or simple solo zone is gonna grow boring fast.

idk

The poll lacks an important option and that is why I no longer PvP. I stopped when most of the strong players left the game/ PvP and it became boring to me on top of the bugs.

jkemmery

I play because its part of the game.

You forgot to add the obvious option: "I play because I am a masochist with an addictive personality and despite the issues with lag and exploiters that continually go unsolved, I JUST CAN'T QUIT! AHHHGGGG!"

Waffennacht

I play for the thrill of the fight.

I play PvP cause its just fun fighting a player, they are so much better than NPCs. I usually go PvP once ive upped some gear or skills to get an idea of how my char compares to others

Psychobunni

Something different to do once in a while

Xendyn

Not really an option for me up there, I'd have to pick about 3 of them.
I am a convert to pvp, never had much interest in it until this game. I found the concept of an AVA War interesting and since it was directly tied into the story, I tried it out and ended up loving it.

PVE gets stale after awhile or put on "farm mode" and boring. Heck, to this day I don't really know what AA and Hel Ra actually look like, or had a chance to look around or loot stuff. It's always been rush here, stack there. I've never had the chance to actually appreciate them.

AvA for me, is never the same twice. Even if you are in the same place, doing similar things, it's always at least a bit different, depending on the map, who you're fighting and adjusting to the flow of the battle and their tactics.

It's become the majority of the game for me, now. I guess I'm a PvX these days.

kevlarto_ESO

I play because its part of the game.

To me you left out one of the most important reasons to pvp, fun, and something to do with my friends, I have pvp'ed in many games over the years, I no longer get the thrill I used to, but I still cheer a bit when I take down a tough opponent, but if it was not fun to me and my friends I would not be doing it..