As a direkt reply to the openers worries.
A Game like Ryzom determines itself not only by its "contend", of wich we have arguably anough or not
, it very much relyies on its Players too.
So if truly one sie would be so dumb as to completely anihilate the other faction, I wouldn´t see much of a future for that particular game.
The problem I think here is, and that does not mean I´m shifting blame here, that it is entirely possible to do just that in Ryzom.
With enough effort and enough lack of it on the other side, one side could very well erradicate the other.
BUT, what to do then?
Lord it over a land of ashes?
What good is ulitame power if there is noone to fight for it?
One side would own all the OPs and all the good stuff, old players of the other side would leave in frustration and new ones would be either extremely hard pressed to gain a foothold, or wouldn´t even try.
So what then with all the PvP?
Attack each other? If there is noone left to fight?
Resort to "infighting"?
Go back to what the Outopsts are initially described as Guild vs. Guild?
Will one guild of the winnig faction then try to push all others from the OPs?
Just to keep the "Fun" PvP going?
Is it even FUN then anymore?
Or is ist just a Phyrrus Victory?
Ulitamtely hollow, in showing the shortsightedness of the "winners".
A Game like Ryzom determines itself not only by the quantity of the players of one faction, but also, and to a much larger extend, by the quality of all its players. Including those on the "winning" and "losing" side.
The winners should be able to show that they can think of other things then just greed for materials and "winning".
And the "losers" should show that they´re good sports and will try to do their best to turn the tables.
Whining about unfairness isn´t in any way productive. It only makes you the laughing stock of the Community and takes away unnassasary energy from fighting "the good fight"
While I myslef do not PvP I am able to understand the fascination and motivation others get from it and I am able to see that it has become an essential part of the game.
I´m willing to bet most of you see this too.
So why destroy this part of the game by making it´s point obsolete?
Because the point of PvP is not "winning" and then lording it over an almost empty Server.
It is FUN!
Pure and simple.
Fun in embarking on fights against a worthy enemy.
Fun in easuring your "skill" against another human beeing.
Not some pixels on a screen.
Some strange folks do seem to forget that these other figures they are "killing" do have humans comandeering them from somewhere else in the world. These few poor souls that like to grieve and gank (as their twisted idea of fun), well those fools are simply lost and not even worth considering,
but the bigger part of you the "true PvPers" that like to PvP as Sport and FUN, should be able to think of the consequences of their doing and try at least a little, to keep their own fun running.
As long as people on both sides do not forget that an MMORPG and especially Ryzom, is a Game that is played "
with" other people and not "
against" other people, the game won´t stop and the Fun for all can go on.
Just my two dappers
CU
Acridiel
P.S.: Carebear extraordinare
