The concept that attracts many gamers, myself included, to the MMORPG is the prospect of exciting and engaging player-versus-player combat. For those of you who don't understand, I'll try and explain:
What engaging PvP IS:
-Spontaneous
-Large-scale
-Rewarding
-Risky (this doesn't mean item loss)
-Non-repetitive
What engaging PvP is NOT:
-Repetitive (see what I did there?)
-Limited (locations, number of participants, etc)
-Rewarding ONLY as a function of time
-Based only on simple objectives like controlling a tower
Folks, it's pretty simple. In order for PvP to be truly exciting in this game, we need large-scale battles in any location, with REAL effort and tactic involved in achieving UNIQUE rewards.
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THE SOLUTION
There are THREE pieces to this solution.
1. An entirely separate World PvP Honor System
-Restore the original honor system; rename the rank titles
-Honor in this system can only be accumulated OUTSIDE of battlegrounds
-A unique reward set applies to this system by obtaining ranks (just like the old system)
-In addition to rank, a Reputation system would be utilized to allow players to acquire acclaim for their performance
BUT: Ranking up is based on an accumulation of World Honor Points which are gained AND LOST during the course of battle.
2. Legions: A new method of player-grouping
-Unlike a Raid, has a capacity of 100 individuals
-Is NOT invite-based; they are zone-based and are openly-joinable through the PvP or LFG menu
-A certain number of participants can vote to boot a player from the Legion
-A certain number of participants can vote to elect a player Commander
-Entire legion receives rewards upon victory
-PvP Objectives (see below) can be activated for the entire Legion to try and achieve
3. Objectives
-reward World Honor Points
-always result in a zone-buff that applies to both PvP and PvE
-can only be completed with the effort of a Legion
-are Offensive and Defensive
-Offensive will only rotate once the present Objective has been completed
-DEFENSIVE objectives are activated when the opposing faction controls your town/etc.
TYPES:
-Control (i'm talking TOWNS here, not some castle tower in the middle of nowhere)
-Decimation (the legion must kill 1000 of the opposing faction, etc)
-Defense (see above)
-open to more suggestions...
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It is likely that these ideas will never be implemented. My hope is merely that it will spark some much-needed and hopefully-intelligent discussion on ways in which we can reform the current system. Thank you for reading.