@the-big-skipper said in Griefing : A problem directly linked to the beta content.:
@roughmonkey0 "Open world PvP sandbox’s are the breeding pool for guys looking to have fun at the expense of others." Explain to me how making other people miserable is fun for you. I would sincerely like to know your thoughts.
After years of gaming the thrill of killing AI has lost all of its luster. Trying to hunt down a real players pumps your adrenaline and when you kill them knowing their is a real person on the other side that is sooooo p****d that you just took all his stuff it makes the treasure so much sweeter.
When you kill AI it does not do the same thing. There is no “real” lose. It’s the same reason guys like sports, it’s not just the game it is also the fact that real people are winning and losing. That human connection makes it mater.
I love to fight people when I have loot on me too. The thrill that you could lose everything if you mess up is exciting.
The fact that you can not progress gear and stats by doing quests is going to breed this type of play even more. “Go get this and go get that” quests are sooooo old school game design. Also we do not have any reasons to help each other. There is nothing to gain.
This game could have a million more quests and a million times the content. And if it does not advance your character with gear or skills the same group of guys will not play that content. Now on the other hand, if I could say I killed 300 players, sunk 75 ships and took all their stuff to buy this gold plated captains hat... well... now that is a hat worth having for sure!
If it is, I killed 1000 skeletons and d**g up 500 chests to get these golden sails... when then you can keep your sails then.
The content has to be engageing for people to even care... now this is for PvP and PvE players both. Right now the fighting and sailing are the only thing keeping this game together.
But this is a socail game right??? Well, you are correct!! Everyone likes to hang out with people like themselves, it’s human nature. And you don’t have to like how Me and my friends play, and you don’t have to like the personalitys of the people I hang with, BUT.... if you are in an open world PvP game and you think we are going to just let you walk by and not kill you so you can turn in a quest you worked an hour on then you have anything thing coming.
Players are monsters with better loot to PvP players. You are boss monsters with a huge payout!