@Haniel: While I agree that PvP and PvE are intertwined, I think you fall to a fallacy. You are turning in a matter of morale and principle what is basically a matter of choice.
You may choose not to PvP, ok mostly (except FFA regions). Does that mean you must never touch any item being gained by PvP? That's not logical.
A PvP player cannot escape PvE. The mobs will be after her/him anyway, and levels are gained by PvE solely. And without proper arms, armor, and jewels, most PvP is pointless. If a PvP player does not want to do only fistfights clad in a PvP skirt while at level 1 all time, s/he must do PvE, and interact with PvE practitioners, and everybody would consider it outright mad not to do so.
I might avoid or have avoided any PvP all my life, does that mean that I must not use OP mats? Why?
I fully agree that most important is that players have fun, no matter with which apect of the game. Avoiding PvE altogether is simply impossible, avoiding PvP is possible, as is, e.g., avoiding digging and/or crafting. Some are doing so, and those fighters/mages only are entitled to harvested and crafted items, though, be it by trade, against services like protections, or simply by friendship.
Not engaging in aspects of the game is a choice. Not interacting with others is, if not totally impossible, much against the spirit of the game.
You may choose not to PvP, ok mostly (except FFA regions). Does that mean you must never touch any item being gained by PvP? That's not logical.
A PvP player cannot escape PvE. The mobs will be after her/him anyway, and levels are gained by PvE solely. And without proper arms, armor, and jewels, most PvP is pointless. If a PvP player does not want to do only fistfights clad in a PvP skirt while at level 1 all time, s/he must do PvE, and interact with PvE practitioners, and everybody would consider it outright mad not to do so.
I might avoid or have avoided any PvP all my life, does that mean that I must not use OP mats? Why?
I fully agree that most important is that players have fun, no matter with which apect of the game. Avoiding PvE altogether is simply impossible, avoiding PvP is possible, as is, e.g., avoiding digging and/or crafting. Some are doing so, and those fighters/mages only are entitled to harvested and crafted items, though, be it by trade, against services like protections, or simply by friendship.
Not engaging in aspects of the game is a choice. Not interacting with others is, if not totally impossible, much against the spirit of the game.
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