@jinxybinx @mri1ama said in [Mega Thread] - Balance between PvE and PvP elements, to ensure a great experience for everyone (Part 4):
@deusnecrotis I have to disagree with you on it's easier for PvPers to have a good pure PvP time without PvE encroaching on their game. If you are into pure PvP and that's your thing I still have yet to see a "pure PvPer" to post on these forums. Most people who are defending PvP just like the game as it is. Okay now that that's out of the way here's my reasons why PvPers don't always have this perfect PvP time.
- As others have stated without PvE PvP would have no loot.
- You don't have unlimited resources so you are 'forced' into PvE by having to restock as ships don't drop their resources upon sinking them
- If the person is a pure PvE player 9/10 they will just run and I can tell you long chases are boring AF
- If the person is a pure PvE player they might just scuttle their ship before you even get a shot off.
- PvE players screaming at you calling you a griefer for just participating in part of the game you enjoy.
I find so many people in these forums don't look at it from both sides of the argument which is why typically I will side with "pro-pvp" ideas over pro-pve because as I said most people defending PvP are defending PvPvE so they see both sides. You really can't comment on how easy it is for PvPers when you don't experiment with it. NOT SAYING THIS IS YOU Deus this is just a general observation
Also that whole thing about no rep for messages in a bottle/no rep on stolen items, If your argument is that it makes sense logically to do that because they give you the quests. Gold hoarders are the only people who want chests, merchants are the only people who want animals, order of souls are the only people who want skulls. This being the case, wouldn't you say that they want these particular items for some reason or another and just giving them the items should garner you reputation? Otherwise you would be able to give anyone the chests/animals/skulls. That only makes sense, they want you to seek out these items for them, sure doing the actual searching is a partial aspect but what they really want is the item.
Both the PvE and PvP system are in part of this game, both need one another to survive. This game is entirely about having both aspects in harmony, if you want to just sail and collect items without any outside interference i'm sure there is another game out there that can do just that. That isn't this game.