If you are not fond of PvP, how might you steer clear of it?

If you are not fond of PvP, how might you steer clear of it?

It's entirely reasonable for those who don't enjoy PvP, and even PvP enthusiasts have days when they'd rather avoid it. Given the current limitations of the game, how do you foresee managing to evade PvP encounters?

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Percimes

Main tactic: look harmless and like a waste of time to run after.

Secondary tactic: talk role play my way out of it.

Ace1234

@Dygz

The primary difference between surfing and playing an MMORPG is that my primary goal is to explore and uncover the entire map. And I refuse to play games where I can be advertised as in the mood for PvP when I’m not actually in the mood for PvP.
So, I don’t play MMORPGs that have permanent zones with auto-consent, FFA PvP. Because it means I won’t be able to complete my primary goal unless I auto-consent to PvP with no Corruption punishment. And I’m not going to auto-consent to that.

What is wrong with just not considering the sea as "part of the map", since it clearly isn't designed for players like you? Is there not enough main-land and coastal content on this massive map of verra to satisfy your playstyle?

Dygz

Um. Because it actually will be part of the map.
My Bartle score is Explorer 87; Socializer 73; Achiever 47; Killer 0
So, I'm not going to play a game where I can't explore the entire map without being auto-flagged for PvP.

Ace1234

@Dygz

Yeah I understand you like to explore, I guess my point is that there is already a lot to explore without having to go into the open sea, so why not just enjoy that? Then, when you are "in the mood" for pvp you can choose to explore the open sea.

Depraved

Dygz wrote: »

Um. Because it actually will be part of the map.
My Bartle score is Explorer 87; Socializer 73; Achiever 47; Killer 0
So, I'm not going to play a game where I can't explore the entire map without being auto-flagged for PvP.

explore when no one is online :d or join a huge guild and they can come with you and no one will attack you.

or..you mentioned in another game sometimes you would just let people kill you and you would go back to your corpse quickly and move on. what if the open seas are similar? you die then go back quickly and continue exploring.

PherPhur

To the contrary of almost everyone on this thread, there are many ways to avoid getting PvP'd almost ever. Mostly just join a large and peaceful guild, preferably with some alliances(you can do this before the game even launches).

Apart from that leave before a city gets sieged, you will have advanced notice. Same with castles. Don't use the caravan system, and if you do just hire some of the baddest PKrs out there and lots of them.

Umm, play with friends or your guildmates or some random other people who are going your way or going a way you can benefit from. You know if there's a group that's going around farming some skeletons in the graveyard and you've got some mushrooms to pick there, ask them if theyre friendly and if you can sort of tag along besides them for safety, I imagine the majority will say yes, if they're not already grabbing mushrooms.

Eventually you will probably run into an instance where you have PvP forced upon you, but you'll be able to avoid it 99.2% I have no doubt.

Dygz

Ace1234 wrote: »

@Dygz
Yeah I understand you like to explore, I guess my point is that there is already a lot to explore without having to go into the open sea, so why not just enjoy that? Then, when you are "in the mood" for pvp you can choose to explore the open sea.

Because I am rarely in the mood for PvP. And, I find the concept of auto-consent FFA (Corruption-free) PvP to be repugnant.

Dygz

ChipsAhoy007 wrote: »

Umm, play with friends or your guildmates or some random other people who are going your way or going a way you can benefit from. You know if there's a group that's going around farming some skeletons in the graveyard and you've got some mushrooms to pick there, ask them if theyre friendly and if you can sort of tag along besides them for safety, I imagine the majority will say yes, if they're not already grabbing mushrooms.

Eventually you will probably run into an instance where you have PvP forced upon you, but you'll be able to avoid it 99.2% I have no doubt.

Again, this is an odd solution - because if that were viable I never would have left PvP-Optional servers to play on PvE-Only servers. And I've always been driven off of PvP-Optional servers to play on PvE-Only servers.
I think the deeper issue is that I'm not going to want to play on the same servers as gamers who believe everyone auto-consents to PvP just by logging into the game. And I'm definitely not going to play a server where you do, effectively, auto-consent to PvP just by logging into the server.

Ayeveegaming1

Someone keeps dangling that sucker, now I want one.

Dygz

Come and get it, Honey!

CROW3

Dygz wrote: »

If I go surfing, falling in the water is fine.

In my analogy, falling in the water is conflict with players it's just inextricably part of the experience.

Ayeveegaming1

The water is fine, except for the sharks, or the jelly fish, or the Orkas...oh and the Kraken!

George_Black

Pfff....

Dygz

Come and get it, Honey!

CROW3 wrote: »

Dygz wrote: »

If I go surfing, falling in the water is fine.

In my analogy, falling in the water is conflict with players it's just inextricably part of the experience.

I know - your analogy isn't at all applicable to the issue.

Dolyem

The best suggestion i can give is to learn how to PvP and join the fun, or play a different game without pvp

Ace1234

I really can't understand the difference between playing a different game or just not entering pvp flagged zones like the open sea. They can both be opt in/opt out choices from the player. As long as there is enough pve content supported by a reliable corruption system, it shouldn't make a difference that there is extra pvp based content. The different coexisting systems are basically already 2 different games at that point.

Boneshatter

Ace1234 wrote: »

I really can't understand the difference between playing a different game or just not entering pvp flagged zones like the open sea. They can both be opt in/opt out choices from the player. As long as there is enough pve content supported by a reliable corruption system, it shouldn't make a difference that there is extra pvp based content. The different coexisting systems are basically already 2 different games at that point.

I don't mean to speak for Dygz, but the ocean is a significant portion of the map and is the only way to access the other continent and all the islands. How is a person that wants to explore the world going to avoid it?

Ayeveegaming1

Boneshatter wrote: »

Ace1234 wrote: »

I really can't understand the difference between playing a different game or just not entering pvp flagged zones like the open sea. They can both be opt in/opt out choices from the player. As long as there is enough pve content supported by a reliable corruption system, it shouldn't make a difference that there is extra pvp based content. The different coexisting systems are basically already 2 different games at that point.

I don't mean to speak for Dygz, but the ocean is a significant portion of the map and is the only way to access the other continent and all the islands. How is a person that wants to explore the world going to avoid it?

you can't. If he does not want to opt in then that is his choice.

Dolyem

Boneshatter wrote: »

Ace1234 wrote: »

I really can't understand the difference between playing a different game or just not entering pvp flagged zones like the open sea. They can both be opt in/opt out choices from the player. As long as there is enough pve content supported by a reliable corruption system, it shouldn't make a difference that there is extra pvp based content. The different coexisting systems are basically already 2 different games at that point.

I don't mean to speak for Dygz, but the ocean is a significant portion of the map and is the only way to access the other continent and all the islands. How is a person that wants to explore the world going to avoid it?

could teleport to a family member on the opposite continent

CROW3

Dygz wrote: »

I know - your analogy isn't at all applicable to the issue.

How so?

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