While I agree that the elitism exists in a minority of players across the board, I don't think that is what Gidget is referring to is "empathy" ... the absence of "being able to put yourself in the other persons shoes" so to speak. When PvE players ask about "equal opportunities" (points, special mats, equal access) the answer immediately tossed out is "well no one is stopping you from going there" ... "or no one is stopping you from taking an OP" or "no one is stopping you from earng PvP points".
That's like telling someone who adheres to kosher dietary restrictions that "no one is stopping you from eating a cheeseburger".
The 2nd respponse in this vein is thet a person spends their Time and Effort doing things for their faction and that this T & E desrves rewards .... And while I have not seen any PvEers object to that reward system, many PvP'ers have openly campaigned against against PvEers being able to get equivalent rewards for equivalent T & E investments.
How about giving Rangers access to fame limited (50 all races or 50 kami / kara) mission that one could take from NPCs whereby say .... "Visit every OP on the planet and earn a Rubbarn / Armillo Craft Tool". The objections that I have heard seem unrelated to the T&E portion but more related to the value of the PvP ony reward beung perceived a shaving been diminiushed in some way. If it makes peeps nervous, I wonder how hard it would be to have that "buff" gained from the tool disappear in PvP scenarios.
As mentioned before, on Ari ... the community ignored game mechnics and the players themselves decided to provide equal opportunity access to all rewards to all, something i just don't see happening here. The games viability would i think be improved if the population wasn't divided into haves and have nots.
That's like telling someone who adheres to kosher dietary restrictions that "no one is stopping you from eating a cheeseburger".
The 2nd respponse in this vein is thet a person spends their Time and Effort doing things for their faction and that this T & E desrves rewards .... And while I have not seen any PvEers object to that reward system, many PvP'ers have openly campaigned against against PvEers being able to get equivalent rewards for equivalent T & E investments.
How about giving Rangers access to fame limited (50 all races or 50 kami / kara) mission that one could take from NPCs whereby say .... "Visit every OP on the planet and earn a Rubbarn / Armillo Craft Tool". The objections that I have heard seem unrelated to the T&E portion but more related to the value of the PvP ony reward beung perceived a shaving been diminiushed in some way. If it makes peeps nervous, I wonder how hard it would be to have that "buff" gained from the tool disappear in PvP scenarios.
As mentioned before, on Ari ... the community ignored game mechnics and the players themselves decided to provide equal opportunity access to all rewards to all, something i just don't see happening here. The games viability would i think be improved if the population wasn't divided into haves and have nots.
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