Originally Posted by
Theonicus
Interesting. You see I like forced pve to pvp or vice versa as it merges all aspects into the same game/world. The overlap is good. Otherwise it comes back to separate games and controlled environments.
PVE with the threat of pvp is fine with me. I did it for years on Nagafen in EQ2 until SOE killed it by increasing the separation of pve and pvp - Nagafen is dead due to constant "fixes" that destroyed the fabric of the server. However from its launch day when it was eq2's largest server for a couple years I leveled several toons to max level in a cuthroat environment.
Everyone seems happy with these clearcut fences and having the two experiences on their terms. I don't mind people preferring that - figured a server like this however would draw out more people of the mindset I am espousing. Less sterile, less control, a little messy, some ganking - sure, poor balancing - of course, unbalanced contests - undoubtedly. But unadulterated - absolutely. Guess not.
Seems AoC has a unique pvp culture. Even in these server forums I see "duel", "premade", "minis" over and over.