tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post6153801124337735661..comments2023-06-19T10:45:56.724-04:00Comments on Player Versus Developer: Are Player Factions Worthwhile?Green Armadillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15564045048380177626noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-37830237218976053352011-10-28T02:14:57.839-04:002011-10-28T02:14:57.839-04:00chuck norris is the best, and my god.chuck norris is the best, and my god.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-62804758024685739722011-02-22T17:59:01.731-05:002011-02-22T17:59:01.731-05:00Even DAOC ended up with a server that was neutral,...Even DAOC ended up with a server that was neutral, where you could group with all three factions.<br /><br />if I play Rift it will be with friends who want to roll Defiant. I played Defiant in beta, so i'm fine with that -- but I'd like to try Guardian too, and it will be irritating to have to be on two servers. <br /><br />That didn't work for me in WoW and contributed to the fact that I didn't last in WoW (when my alliance guildmates went horde, my choices were solo my much-loved dwarven hunter; go horde; or quit. I quit). I suppose it would be different if I was hardcore pvp -- but I'm hardcore pve.Loredenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110801085496605266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-89715633769035774882011-02-14T14:20:43.209-05:002011-02-14T14:20:43.209-05:00I agree. I think the separate factions thing has ...I agree. I think the separate factions thing has generally not added to the game. I thought the whole "Alliance vs. Horde" thing in WoW was contrived and a relic of the single-player game's sides. I couldn't help but roll my eyes as they tried to make the conflict more "meaningful" in Cataclysm. I really did like the difference in EQ2, where it was there but it could be as meaningful or as meaningless as you wanted it to, within reason.<br /><br />The only game I think it kinda worked in was DAoC, where the different sides were really unique. But, I think that's more of the exception than the rule.Brian 'Psychochild' Greenhttp://psychochild.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-89548450943872094382011-02-14T14:02:18.730-05:002011-02-14T14:02:18.730-05:00Since I'm not a PvP-er, I couldn't care le...Since I'm not a PvP-er, I couldn't care less about the 2 factions. As a result, I am wishing that one the PvE servers, at least, that the factions were irrelevant like they are in EQ2. I like having the whole server to play with, not just the half that happens to be in my faction.Magsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870589034885773525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-53465628662424336232011-02-14T03:15:28.057-05:002011-02-14T03:15:28.057-05:00I am expecting that Rift on pvp servers will be al...I am expecting that Rift on pvp servers will be all about the factions in a way EQ2 isn't.<br /><br />In other words big aggressive gangs of high level pvpers will come to stomp on people trying to defend against PvE rifts and invasions.<br /><br />As I understand it you will even be able to see a 10 man raid guild summoning the rift they want, gank them and steal their boss.<br /><br />I don't know whether you tried pvp servers in WoW back in the early days but I can remember hearing that the Alliance was attacking Orgrimmar would have dozens of people flying back to help defend and result in huge and very laggy fights. <br /><br />It was pretty epic and exciting. If the idea of that doesn't excite you you might want to reconsider your server choice. Are you such good friends that you will flag yourself as gankbait to be with them?<br /><br />Ofc the pvp ruleset might be a damp squib as people wander aimlessly around zones looking for someone to fight while waiting for their warfront to pop.Stabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716211705647213383noreply@blogger.com