New weapon, ultimates, runes are all going to affect PVP. No new content maybe but lots of new build options to explore.
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Seems obvious to have “Battle at Myrkgard” and “Periville Rush” or something. Just grab existing maps, add point capture, dont worry about other mechancis like fort building, summons, etc. Just go.
Just had to chime in here - @Ghaunr you are correct.
Its very obvious that in place of a “Poll” AGS is using its own data to determine that creating more PVE content is the most beneficial route for the game right now.
Most likely because players are playing more PVE content right now.
I cant imagine players are playing nothing but OPR because they are “soloing m10 bc its sew ezy”. Its not what I see, when I log into Valhalla.
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The PvP vs. PvE debates are so annoying. Especially considering many, MANY players are PvX.
The pure PvP’ers blew their load in May with arenas. You guys clamored for months and months and months for arenas promising it would bring back players and now you barely play them. You got what you wanted plus a PvP progression and then threw a hissy because you didn’t get a better matchmaking system. You’re all snake oil salesmen; “the next PvP ‘thing’ will solve it!”
The pure PvE’ers clamor for a new expedition every week. Those take time, those expeditions are super f’ing complicated.
Let it go. Both are going to be an emphasis, both are going to be a big part of the game going forward.
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its a sad state that pvp players have to get excited over breadcrumbs… But yes you are right. at the very least the meta will switch up a little bit.
but untill they make changes to OPR or release new maps. It won’t take long before the masses re-equip their bows and go back to stat padding…
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PvE has endless replayability in the sense that there will always be something players can grind for, be it cosmetics, mounts eventually, gear, currency, shards, whatever. PvP’s replayability is just throwing yourself at a point and clicking left click for 30 minutes.
Looking back at the Arenas patch, which was PvP focused, did absolutely nothing for the game. It made people leave. This last patch, which was PvE focused brought players back. They know what their focus should be just by the numbers from the previous two patches.
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Are you aware of the roadmap? Did you see a new PVP mode or OPR map on that roadmap? Why would you use a map to travel across country and expect to see a destination as your driving that is not on that map?
PVP has consistently underperformed in terms of bringing players back to the game or bringing new players to the game. Arena was supposed to be this savior and bring all the pvp players to the game. It didn’t even create a blip on the steam charts where as their recent update has.
While I expect them to support all game modes I do expect them to feed into the popular modes generating active play.
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That is just not true… 3v3, open world PVP, wars, OPR’s are the best replay-able content this game has. Dungeons are just the same thing over and over. Every pvp fight is different no matter how big or small the scale is. At least give those players some new exciting content. Pvers have gotten way more content and now another dungeon
This is a new world forum. It looks like you are replying to a world of warcraft post. PvE has no cosmetics to farm. No mounts to farm. You can farm some gear, sure. but the replayability and enjoyability is loooow in pve currently. very low.
PvP absolutely has high replayability because (when working as it should) no 2 matches are the same, human beings are the content so it doesnt go stale as quickly.
and I wasnt around for the arena patch, but they obviously made terrible mistake with arena of not making it ranked or MMR based at all. So ofcourse people leave. Who is going to play a “casual” arena mode. Arena is for the hardcore pvp’ers that want to play with a good team and the same team everytime. No ranks or MMR matchmaking means its just worthless shit. That is not at all what the players asked for
Well that is becuase they spent 20 minutes making the arenas. No ranking, no leaderboard, no matchmaking, no gearscore equalization. No fun.
If they had implemented arenas properly. with 2v2, 3v3 and 5v5. And put atleast 3-5 different maps in rotation with different map elements, layouts etc. Which make the different builds stronger and weaker.
Then you would see a different story.
But ags literally spent a couple of hours creating a single map for arena. Shipped it and never took a look at the game mode again. Arenas have been bugged out for months. You cant see leaderboard, you have to queue for opr then leave OPR queue to even queue up for arena after yo done 1 match. Which not everyone knows, most people think you have to relog the game to be able to sign for arena again. The gamemode itself is buggy a lot. Matches start with uneven teams. You name it.
Arenas could have been huge if amazon spent more than 2 hours creating that content.
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Lol, exactly. Pvp has plenty of replayable content right now. Only thing it really needs is more incentive for open world and pushing territories redone.
Outside of that, PVE needs more focus. It will be what brings players into the game. It’ll be what keeps the economy strong and what makes the towns appear full.
Not everyone wants to invest time into the toxic cesspull that is pvp on this game. Not everyone enjoys it.
Game needs more focus on pve than pvp atm.
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This was clear to me back in January my dude. They haven’t done anything to fix the territory control system or even implement some sort of opr matchmaking that makes sense in the whole year since launch. Arenas were a token effort meant to placate us but the irony is no one picked up this game to play arena pvp LOL I dont think AGS has a clue or a care about PvP and the record proves it.
not everyone enjoys PVE… it goes both ways.
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Truth…I don’t. I find it boring, repetitive, and dull.
Others don’t. The majority of the game doesn’t get involved with pvp. The majority of MMO gamers don’t touch pvp.
Game needs pve work. That’s the BIGGEST complaint among the million or so players, that left the game.
Accept it, stop crying, and be patient.
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We desperately need opr maps and new modes for arenas
You need to chill lol there’s gonna be an update just relax and wait for it.
Y’all asked for arenas and now there it was, just wait for it.
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Not everyone enjoys PVP either, actually most people don’t enjoy it due to how toxic and stressful it is.
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While pvp is more dynamic it is not what the most active players are interested in. Regardless of reason numbers dont lie. Pve updates bring players in, in larger numbers. Pvp needs support but it should be consistent with past interest and responses.
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Well, in the recent dev video they did mention making territory defenses 35+ required in company with war cooldowns if I’m not mistaken. Still. I thought new OPR maps would be up on the priority list but maybe they’ve yet to announce it. What hasn’t been announced, that’s yet to be revealed will definitely be telling.
I think they think PvPers didn’t appreciate arenas. But … the way it was released was kind of like group finder - half baked. IMO.
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Music instruments and lfg finder was the priority. Everything ells had to be postponed. New opr mode in 2023 patch maybe.