Which do you prefer, PvE or PvP?

Cuyler · January 2015

Hi all,

Just curious which game mode players prefer to play while in Tamriel.

Happy hunting!

Sacadon · January 2015

I mostly play PvP but occasionally I PvE

I enjoy PvP most and PvE in order to increase my competiveness for it. Not sure there's an option for this one given the use of mostly or only... neither of those fit for me.

Cuyler · January 2015

I mostly play PvE but occasionally I PvP

Sacadon wrote: »

I enjoy PvP most and PvE in order to increase my competiveness for it. Not sure there's an option for this one given the use of mostly or only... neither of those fit for me.

You'd be the "I mostly play Pvp but occasionally I PvE" option.

dharbert · January 2015

I mostly play PvE but occasionally I PvP

I mostly PvE. The only reason I PvP is to unlock the skill lines. I already have all of the skyshards in Cyrodiil and have cleared every delve and dolmen there. After I get all of the skill lines unlocked, I will probably never set foot in Cyrodiil again.

SRIBES · January 2015

I mostly play PvP but occasionally I PvE

I only PvE for two piece sets, undaunted passives, sets and pretty much anything else in PvE that helps me in PvP.

Sacadon · January 2015

I mostly play PvP but occasionally I PvE

Cuyler wrote: »

Sacadon wrote: »

I enjoy PvP most and PvE in order to increase my competiveness for it. Not sure there's an option for this one given the use of mostly or only... neither of those fit for me.

You'd be the "I mostly play Pvp but occasionally I PvE" option.

Thanks... but as of the last few months that's inaccurate because I've been leveling a sorc to ensure our group has enough negates and most recently a DK as a CP-farmer. My point being that if you spend most of your time in PvP your competiveness comes mostly through experience and skill vs. things like faster XP gains and passive-buffs (undaunted) that you cannot get in Cyrodiil. I'm probably overthinking it though. I selected mostly PvP option btw.

Ahdora · January 2015

I mostly play PvE but occasionally I PvP

I'm not really into PvP in this game, which is odd considering that it was my favorite part of other MMOs. Maybe when I have a better rig and it's not such a lagfest I can enjoy it more, though by then I'll be getting ganked miserably as I learn to do what everyone else already knows how to do, heh.

For now I'm just PvPing enough to get the skills I want from the Alliance lines for use in PvE.

JessieColt · January 2015

I only play PvE

Sorry, mate. I had to pick I PvE. Although in the past I have gone to Cyrodiil to PvP, I found that it completely sucks in this game. So I no longer PvP in ESO.

Cuyler · January 2015

I mostly play PvE but occasionally I PvP

Sacadon wrote: »

Cuyler wrote: »

Sacadon wrote: »

I enjoy PvP most and PvE in order to increase my competiveness for it. Not sure there's an option for this one given the use of mostly or only... neither of those fit for me.

You'd be the "I mostly play Pvp but occasionally I PvE" option.

Thanks... but as of the last few months that's inaccurate because I've been leveling a sorc to ensure our group has enough negates and most recently a DK as a CP-farmer. My point being that if you spend most of your time in PvP your competiveness comes mostly through experience and skill vs. things like faster XP gains and passive-buffs (undaunted) that you cannot get in Cyrodiil. I'm probably overthinking it though.

Agreed. It can take a lot of time in PvE to gain an advantage that can be used in Cyro (and vice versa).

The focus of the poll was to determine which way players lean in terms of liking one over the other (PvP/PvE), not so much as the exact amount of time spent in each.

Cuyler · January 2015

I mostly play PvE but occasionally I PvP

Ahdora wrote: »

I'm not really into PvP in this game, which is odd considering that it was my favorite part of other MMOs. Maybe when I have a better rig and it's not such a lagfest I can enjoy it more, though by then I'll be getting ganked miserably as I learn to do what everyone else already knows how to do, heh.

For now I'm just PvPing enough to get the skills I want from the Alliance lines for use in PvE.

This tends to be my experience. I'd probably Pvp more if it didn't involve....

see enemy>watch my character stand still as I faceroll my keyboard>watch death recap

I play on a laptop atm, so performance is meh. Maybe I'll pony up for a new rig myself soon.

Vyle_Byte · January 2015

I only play PvE

I picked only PVE because only time I've gone to PVP is to get shards and dungeons, still have to do my questing but holding off on that for a bit. So, doesn't really count as PVP'ing.

Bloodfang · January 2015

I only play PvE

PvE.

Tandor · January 2015

I only play PvE

PVE only, I have no interest in PvP.

ZigoSid · January 2015

I mostly play PvE but occasionally I PvP

Mostly PVE but I'll probably more PVP the day it become less broken and ridiculous.

TheShadowScout · January 2015

I mostly play PvE but occasionally I PvP

I like PvE, though every so often I PvP a bit as well.
Though I have to admit, it went a bit old after the "O.O" factor after first encountering huge cyrodil and coparing it to small instanced PvP I had known prior wore off... maybe in time they will add more PvP flavors to keep us all more interested? Who knows... one can hope though

Wolfenbelle · January 2015

I play both about the same amount of time

Interesting results because the majority on this forum seem to be PvP types who are constantly complaining about things that, if changed to suit them, would negatively affect PvE play.

I've always played both, but also find both to be sort of same-old, same-old after awhile. Lately I've been in PvP more because I like my guild leadership these days. Every army needs a good general, even a fantasy one. The guild I'm in now has a great "general."

Cuyler · January 2015

I mostly play PvE but occasionally I PvP

Wolfenbelle wrote: »

Interesting results because the majority on this forum seem to be PvP types who are constantly complaining about things that, if changed to suit them, would negatively affect PvE play.

Honestly, I feel the same. It appears that @ZOS focuses a majority of it's attention to balancing around PvP, and that always seemed counterintuitive to me. I assumed that most players were PvE, but the forums certainly have the loudest QQing over balance coming from PvP.

This poll shows otherwise, and before I get flamed, yes I realize forums polls are a small sample of the player population. However, it does make you wonder why so much emphasis is place on PvP balance at the detriment of PvE playability when looking at these results.

As suggested elsewhere, imho, make PvP and PvE balance completely separate entities. It appears to be the obv solution to please as many players as possible.

Lord Xanhorn · January 2015

I mostly play PvE but occasionally I PvP

I mostly PVE simply for the fact I dont like mass PVP combats. They are boring and usually the winner is determined by the quantity of players which of course is not controlled in any way. I would PVP much more if there were things that leveled the playing field such as wow style battlegrounds or arenas.

Sallington · January 2015

I mostly play PvP but occasionally I PvE

What is best in life?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=6PQ6335puOc

Conan was definitely a PvPer. Thulsa Doom was obviously AD scum.

Aaron0887 · January 2015

I play both about the same amount of time

I enjoy both equally depending on my mood.

Cuyler · January 2015

I mostly play PvE but occasionally I PvP

Sallington wrote: »

What is best in life?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=6PQ6335puOc

I'm at work, I'll have to watch this on lunch. Hoping it's not just a troll lol.

Merlin13KAGL · January 2015

"Yes"

I do a little of each - doing one thing alone would get stale.

Group Dungeons and Delves are probably my main bread and butter, though.

Sallington · January 2015

I mostly play PvP but occasionally I PvE

Cuyler wrote: »

Sallington wrote: »

What is best in life?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=6PQ6335puOc

I'm at work, I'll have to watch this on lunch. Hoping it's not just a troll lol.

Just watch the whole movie.

Cuyler · January 2015

I mostly play PvE but occasionally I PvP

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

"Yes"

I do a little of each - doing one thing alone would get stale.

Group Dungeons and Delves are probably my main bread and butter, though.

You would fall into the "I play both about the same amount of time" then?

Merlin13KAGL · January 2015

@Cuyler, yes & no.

It goes in spurts, and the scale shifts often.

Heishi · January 2015

I only play PvE

I only PvE really. I watch PvP from across the yard and think I might want to get in on that someday. That someday in truth will probably be when the pvp part of the justice system roles out.

Antiquity · January 2015

I mostly play PvE but occasionally I PvP

I'm assuming you mean currently. I'm ducking in at least every other day to learn the ropes, but the higher level/more geared out I get, the more I'll do PvP, most likely. It's just not fun,as a V1(nearly V2 after a bit of quest grinding) to go in and get steamrolled by people way ahead of me gearwise. At least not for more than a couple hours every couple days.

Grunim · January 2015

I play both about the same amount of time

I had a hard time deciding which option to pick. I would prefer to be doing mostly PvP, but I feel like in order to make sure my characters have enough money, crafting mats etc, I need to spend a lot of time not doing PvP.

TheBull · January 2015

I only play PvP

It's a well know fact the forum nerds mostly pve.

leeux · January 2015

I mostly play PvE but occasionally I PvP

I'm mostly a casual PvEr... and I've found PvP to be extremely addictive

So, I try to go into Cyrodiil sparingly and mostly goof around trying to keep up with what's happening around.

I'm less than a scrub in PvP, and even then I've found it to be a blast... I cannot even imagine what playing in an organized group would be, but I'm really afraid to find out!

Roechacca · January 2015

I mostly play PvP but occasionally I PvE

Why wasn't E R P a option ?

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