Let me preface by stating that I don't usually read or reply to forum posts. Just don't have the time I guess.
I agree with you Virg that outposts are a pvp mechanisms. If anything, I would like to see more outposts built so that more guilds can own them and enjoy having a place to call their home, if only for a while. I also agree that outposts are a political mechanism.
You mentioned 3 types of people. But the word "people" isn't really the correct noun unless a guild is made up of the same person, some are... From my point of view, there are many types of people and many types of guilds where these various types of people enjoy their time. From my perspective, there is only a select few guilds that devote the majority of their time and resources to pvp. That's what they want to do and it's their right to do so. Most guilds that I am aware of are made up of people that like to dig/craft, PVE, help new players, and generally enjoy their time here as short as it may be for some of us. These guilds also have people that enjoy pvp and work toward becoming better at it.
With that being said, it is difficult to expect most guilds to be on par with the guilds that specialize in pvp. There is nothing wrong with that, It's how the game works. Since only a few guilds specialize in pvp, the end result of this type of thinking is an atys controlled by only a few guilds. If that's the way things work out, so be it.
As a last note, there is a difference between pvp and bullying others. pvp would likely be more enjoyable without verbal abuse from the obviously stronger side. Outposts are a mechanism for pvp but they should not be a mechanism for hurting others. If anything, this type of pvp only discourages others from affiliating themselves with the type of people that do such things. Affiliation as I use it here includes pvping with them. If you want more people to fight with, let outposts and pvp be more enjoyable even when on the losing side.
~Art
I agree with you Virg that outposts are a pvp mechanisms. If anything, I would like to see more outposts built so that more guilds can own them and enjoy having a place to call their home, if only for a while. I also agree that outposts are a political mechanism.
You mentioned 3 types of people. But the word "people" isn't really the correct noun unless a guild is made up of the same person, some are... From my point of view, there are many types of people and many types of guilds where these various types of people enjoy their time. From my perspective, there is only a select few guilds that devote the majority of their time and resources to pvp. That's what they want to do and it's their right to do so. Most guilds that I am aware of are made up of people that like to dig/craft, PVE, help new players, and generally enjoy their time here as short as it may be for some of us. These guilds also have people that enjoy pvp and work toward becoming better at it.
With that being said, it is difficult to expect most guilds to be on par with the guilds that specialize in pvp. There is nothing wrong with that, It's how the game works. Since only a few guilds specialize in pvp, the end result of this type of thinking is an atys controlled by only a few guilds. If that's the way things work out, so be it.
As a last note, there is a difference between pvp and bullying others. pvp would likely be more enjoyable without verbal abuse from the obviously stronger side. Outposts are a mechanism for pvp but they should not be a mechanism for hurting others. If anything, this type of pvp only discourages others from affiliating themselves with the type of people that do such things. Affiliation as I use it here includes pvping with them. If you want more people to fight with, let outposts and pvp be more enjoyable even when on the losing side.
~Art