07-13-2004, 02:15 PM
Good support of your argument there.
These are the problems I want to see approached in WoW PvP:
[1] Rock-paper-scissors is extremely boring in one-on-one duels.
[2] Mass combat in general is boring when the outcome is pre-ordained. (That is, if the enemy has 20 rocks, 3 papers, and 2 scissors, and your side has 20 scissors, 3 rocks, and 2 papers, thereâs not much point in showing up.)
[3] Player skill, experience level, and class should be roughly equal in importance. When in doubt, give the advantage to player skill.
[4] Mass combat is boring when there is no game-world effect on the results.
[5] The Dead Horse Issue: Non-consensual PvP is game-breaking for many players.
[6] Chat during mass combat needs to be ally-only, as all youâre likely to hear from the enemy are expletives and teenage trash-talking.
And drum roll â¦
[7] Most players have too much investment in their characters to offer fair approaches to PvP balance; 99% of the people out there will advocate their own class, and say that their classâ nemesis is overpowered.
These are the problems I want to see approached in WoW PvP:
[1] Rock-paper-scissors is extremely boring in one-on-one duels.
[2] Mass combat in general is boring when the outcome is pre-ordained. (That is, if the enemy has 20 rocks, 3 papers, and 2 scissors, and your side has 20 scissors, 3 rocks, and 2 papers, thereâs not much point in showing up.)
[3] Player skill, experience level, and class should be roughly equal in importance. When in doubt, give the advantage to player skill.
[4] Mass combat is boring when there is no game-world effect on the results.
[5] The Dead Horse Issue: Non-consensual PvP is game-breaking for many players.
[6] Chat during mass combat needs to be ally-only, as all youâre likely to hear from the enemy are expletives and teenage trash-talking.
And drum roll â¦
[7] Most players have too much investment in their characters to offer fair approaches to PvP balance; 99% of the people out there will advocate their own class, and say that their classâ nemesis is overpowered.