PVP quick fix: Add a Challenge Player option

Nolphi

This idea may have been brought up before so don't shoot me down immediately. Can ZOS not very easily add an option to the player interaction dial where you challenge another player to a duel? Similar to trading basically and the person you are inviting has to accept. If accepted there is a 10 second cool down and then the fight can begin. Similar to the mechanic to avoid friendly fire you could make it in a way where no one else can get damage or do damage to the duel. This should be easy to code and would open up so much spontaneous PVP possibilities. Since it could happen anywhere you could have such a wide variety in landscape, obstacles and maybe even with the interaction of hostile NPCs. Coding wise I dont see how this could be hard. How cool would it be if you are traveling in Tamriel and witnessing random players brawling each other.... it would surely liven things up! I am not asking for ZOS to add arenas, create a scoring or leaderboard or anything complicated. Just a way for me to fight someone 1v1 and learn PVP... It would also enable people in the same faction to fight each other.

The reason I ask is simple: I have been playing since the beginning and have dozens of hours spent in Cyro and IC PVP but I still can't PVP to save my life! Its simply too hard for me to get into an encounter where I am up against one other player and we are just going at it 1v1 without anyone ambushing the other or getting interrupted by other players. I am part of a number of PVP guilds and they are really good and its been fun and no offense to them but I am literally learning nothing from being on teamspeak, running in a zerg and spamming the same skills over and over again.... I need a new PVP experience and its too hard to find! I have tried small groups but I find ganking people just sad to be honest knowing what the other side of that experience feels like...

vamp_emily

Nolphi wrote: »

How cool would it be if you are traveling in Tamriel and witnessing random players brawling each other

I'm not sure if that would be "Cool" but I do like the ideal. It would maybe take away some of the issues people complain about in Alliance Vs Alliance; and at the same time give 1v1 players what they want.

But If they did something like this, I really think they should create some kind of scoreboard for 1v1, I think this would give the player something to look at and see how good/bad they have been doing.

I personally think they should just create a campaign that is just for 1v1 or small group fighting. I get tired of seeing 1v1 fights right outside keeps in the campaign I am in. On the other hand, I think it would be nice, as you suggested, for a fighter to travel around the world and fight in new locations.

Chelos

Only if there's an option to deny duels by default.

Its an option in LotRO to challage someone by rMb and menue selection.
When this was allowed everyone and their uncle started challenging and it was a pest.

Nolphi

I completely agree with the toggle for whether or not you are open to duel. It should not become a spam fest. I further agree that this is just a cool and quick in between solution till they launch pvp arenas with leaderboards and all the bells and whistles. In ESO Live ZOS shared that pvp arenas will come but on the mid to long term so probably at least 9-12 months to go at least.... Till then this Duel option could be a quick way of giving people the 1v1 PVP they want and take some of the pressure of PVP which is currently by far the most complained about item on the forums. The more I think about it the more I want it... the ability to just spar with anyone at any time be it friend or foe...