So they announce PVP arenas and battlegrounds are coming and noone talks about it?

technohic · March 2016

pecheckler wrote: »

People who wanted structured PvP faded away quite a while ago or only play the game for PvE, then they are off to PvP in games which already have good balanced structured PvP.

Zenimax has ignored this request for so long that balance is going to be a major concern for everyone. This is why I hope we don't get no 2v2, 5v5, or even 10v10 matches. 15v15 structured as an absolute minimum. Maybe up to 50v50. That way all the nuances of individual skills, stats, and such are not a balance concern... not as much anyway. Plus it will be more attractive to the existing player base who enjoy the classic DAoC archetype.

I feel new PvP options will need clear victory conditions and reasonable match length 10 minutes to a couple hours.

Back when this game launched and for over a year I regularly preached about more structured PvP, and i'm very glad it's coming. Just don't release it until it's finished. Get it done right before it's added to the live game. Let it live on the PTS for a good long time.

A suggestion for Zenimax: Sent out e-mail surveys on this topic to all customers. Ask them what they want in a new PvP offering. Use a succinct subject line so ex-players (with potential to return) do not just quickly delete the message.

I think the one thing I would be cool with for Battlegrounds/Arenas would be doing it in larger scale side yet not zerg vs zerg size for battlegrounds. A 15v15 could be cool or I'd be ok with going down to 12 v 12.

I really dislike the smaller deathmatch type games otherwise; but I guess I'd be ok with it so long as it is not forced in the same queue with the bigger one so only people who want it get it. And for the love of all that is holy! No ranked! Once you have ranked then they feel compelled to balance around it and put all the incentives behind it and wind up alienating everyone who does not play whatever the FOTM class is.

Kublakan · March 2016

Itll be a macro fest.

jamesharv2005ub17_ESO · March 2016

Just an FYI this thread is not about the announcement they made while back saying that battlegrounds and arenas might be a thing. Or possibly are coming. The announcement was they are for sure coming and are already past the planning stages. They are now actively developing them. This was new news we hadnt heard before.