Should there be a arena ?

dudenamedchris

I'm thinking of an arena like the one in oblivion where people can fight for coin as gladiators. Except it could be both pvp or pve.

Kammakazi

Should there be another post about arenas?

Malmai

Yes

Kammakazi wrote: »

Should there be another post about arenas?

+1

dudenamedchris

Yes

Whatever gets the developers attention

Scyantific

Let us gamble on fights and yeah, you got my vote.

#arenagambling2016

JamieAubrey

Check IC xD

UltimaJoe777

dudenamedchris wrote: »

Whatever gets the developers attention

It'll also get the mods' attention.

LiquidZ

Yes

If not an arena, at least put in an option to duel your friends.

Reeko

Yes

I know this is kinda cliche but, an arena system like WoW has would be awesome! 2v2 3v3 and add 1v1 dueling with anyone you want!

MrGrimey

Yes

Reeko wrote: »

I know this is kinda cliche but, an arena system like WoW has would be awesome! 2v2 3v3 and add 1v1 dueling with anyone you want!

This should go without saying in any mmo... Don't know why we have to ask for it so much, almost like ZOS likes to *** off their customers

GreenSoup2HoT

No

at this point 1v1 would just make the game even worse then it already is. I think 3v3v3 arena is all we will get.

Sausage

No

No to PVP. We are getting solo arena with Orsinium, 9 stages.

Chieve

Yes

Do you mean a free for all arena or one you have to que for?

And by free for all i mean a little arena in its own zone and a chill area outside the arena and a fighting area inside?

Nijjion

No

No PvP is good with RvR and IC.

Just shame about damage caps at the moment.

I would only let arenas slide if it was guild vs guild only. Random arenas are plagues to games just look at LoL, CSGO and GW2.

Alucardo

Kammakazi wrote: »

Should there be another post about arenas?

You should turn that into a poll

Forestd16b14_ESO

Yes

http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/165653/request-for-a-arena/p1

Way way way WAY ahead of you. This topic has been asked since beta a year and a half ago.

kevlarto_ESO

No

With the cp power gaps, splitting up pvp players even more, you think the IC killed cyrodiil proper anything like this would nail the coffin shut, pre-made groups, all reasons for no arena, I can see the lfg must have 500 cp to group, until ZOS gets a handle on the cp power gap any kind of queued up battle system would be horrible. Not to mention the total rebalance of toons, even more constant calls for nerfs, we think the game is not balanced now this would exacerbate all the imbalances in in the game.

Emma_Overload

Yes

Kammakazi wrote: »

Should there be another post about arenas?

Yes.... and another and another and another... until they finally build it!

Emma_Overload

Yes

kevlarto_ESO wrote: »

With the cp power gaps, splitting up pvp players even more, you think the IC killed cyrodiil proper anything like this would nail the coffin shut, pre-made groups, all reasons for no arena, I can see the lfg must have 500 cp to group, until ZOS gets a handle on the cp power gap any kind of queued up battle system would be horrible. Not to mention the total rebalance of toons, even more constant calls for nerfs, we think the game is not balanced now this would exacerbate all the imbalances in in the game.

All the "imbalances" you're talking about are NOTHING compared to the imbalance of sheer numbers of players. I can't grind for more than 15, 20 minutes tops in the IC sewers without getting gangbanged by a squad of 2-4 gankers or a zerg of 12 or more. However, on those RARE occasions when I'm lucky enough to 1v1... my odds of victory go way, way up.

An arena with 1v1, 2v2 and 4v4 options would be SO much more fair than the situation we have now, where loners and smaller groups just get steamrolled.

NewBlacksmurf

No

I don't think the game would benefit at all from something like this.

I do think that the Cyrodil Campaigns should vary in size and features as well as IC by campaign.

There is an arena in IC so, perhaps if adjusted this would accomplish both.

By itself I don't foresee benefits to taking PvP away from where PvP currently exists.

BlackEar

No

ZOS will not be able to handle the cries of imbalance and unfairness from the players.

You know this to be true, but you did not think of it.

Waffennacht

Yes

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

I don't think the game would benefit at all from something like this.

I do think that the Cyrodil Campaigns should vary in size and features as well as IC by campaign.

There is an arena in IC so, perhaps if adjusted this would accomplish both.

By itself I don't foresee benefits to taking PvP away from where PvP currently exists.

So essentially you are saying you want players in IC or Cyrodiil by force rather than choice? Its not "taking" anything away, its adding options.

Now it sounds really selfish to me that you would want force players that prefer 1v1 into 1vX just because you prefer it.

FuzzyDuck79

I don't know either way. I can't see much point to even smaller scale pvp, unless it had an objective to it, like having a special bonus in Cyrodil like Emperor does. But on the flip side it would cater to the people that want to duel 1v1. I agree with the above post tho about keeping the pvp in one place as it is now. Plus let's not forget the link between ESO and previous games. If a duel arena suddenly popped up somewhere it would have to fit with the history and lore of Elder Scrolls.

dudenamedchris

Yes

It does fit with the lore. It existed in oblivion. Plus gladiators are a thing in every mid evil game pretty much.

Asherons_Call

A arena

JarlUlfric

Yes

I think the game would benefit from having a PvP Arena. If they aren't able to do that I think having the ability to duel people with a in game mechanic would be awesome. It's really unfortunate that whenever I end up dueling someone there's a chance that a player can come around and spoil it. It can also help people train their skills without being slammed by a massive zerg or what not.

dudenamedchris

Yes

I agree dueling in pvp is difficult but it helps you gauge your build relative to other players and I think that's important

robkrush

No

Waste of dev time. It'd last like 2 weeks then there would be nothing to do and only the top 12 guys would use it to fight eachother.

There should be a way to turn on "friendly fire" so you could dual your guildmates in the existing environments.

Hiero_Glyph

Yes

Here's how to do an arena properly:
1) Start with 1 arena, there's no need to do multiple locations until the matchmaking and features are tweaked.
2) Give the arena diffferent layouts so that it stays fresh. This doesn't need to be a major overhaul but give players different strategies to use every couple of weeks or once a month. One layout is mostly open, one has deep water, one has an upper level, one is more maze-like, etc.
3) Start with simple 3v3 team deatchmatch gameplay and expand from there. While having a robust selection of game types with different size teams would be the goal, given how poorly the group finder works it may be best to keep things simple at first.
4) Add leaderboards to track records and give rewards based on milestones, not just end of season results.
5) Expand as the popularity of the arena increases. If people are not playing arena, don't spend a lot of time upgrading it. If however, people are playing a ton of arena then you know that it needs frequent updates and proper support.

Ultimate Arena Goals:
1) Matchmaking across multiple arenas (at least 1 home arena for each alliance) each with weekly layout changes.
2) Ladder/league play with the ability to select/design home layouts.
3) 1v1, 3v3, 5v5, and 3v3v3 game types that include Deathatch, CtF, Domination, KotH, etc.
4) Spectator mode with gambling.
5) Add a private challenge mode so players can fight with/against their friends or accept challenges from others.

Now there is a lot more than can be added but the point is to start small, craft the arena so that the foundation is solid, and expand only as the demand increases.

Hiero_Glyph

Yes

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

I don't think the game would benefit at all from something like this.

I do think that the Cyrodil Campaigns should vary in size and features as well as IC by campaign.

There is an arena in IC so, perhaps if adjusted this would accomplish both.

By itself I don't foresee benefits to taking PvP away from where PvP currently exists.

You reallly hate giving players options to play how they want, huh? Even with a rewards system the gain from arena would likely be so miniscule that it would just be a fun activity for the players. Sure there would be a competitive scene but PvE grinding would still be needed, as would Cyrodiil PvP. On a positive note, players would be a lot less agitated by zergs if they could get their balanced PvP elsewhere.

Hiero_Glyph

Yes

FuzzyDuck79 wrote: »

I don't know either way. I can't see much point to even smaller scale pvp, unless it had an objective to it, like having a special bonus in Cyrodil like Emperor does. But on the flip side it would cater to the people that want to duel 1v1. I agree with the above post tho about keeping the pvp in one place as it is now. Plus let's not forget the link between ESO and previous games. If a duel arena suddenly popped up somewhere it would have to fit with the history and lore of Elder Scrolls.

Just make a Daedric Prince recruit players for a game of sport that was fought until one team defeats the other.

There is already such a quest in Coldharbor so would it really be that difficult to do again?