The grind is not a PvP-specific issue. Even many PvE-only players quit well before they get to even their first master. Whether one does PvE, PvP, or both, Ryzom is not a game for the impatient. However, there are those who see the grind as making masters more of an accomplishment than those who master everything in a month or less.
Still, there is a bit of a steep entrance requirement regardless of level. Even if we had a Silan Fight Club with no toons with skills over 30 and no gear better than Fine q45, a decent PvPer would have to know jewels, the relative strengths/weaknesses of various weapons, and how to balance protection against malus. There is a lot more effort required than just grinding enough levels to be competitive with those of us who have played long enough to get 6-60 masters; it just doesn't seem that way since most of us learned that stuff forever ago.
Still, there is a bit of a steep entrance requirement regardless of level. Even if we had a Silan Fight Club with no toons with skills over 30 and no gear better than Fine q45, a decent PvPer would have to know jewels, the relative strengths/weaknesses of various weapons, and how to balance protection against malus. There is a lot more effort required than just grinding enough levels to be competitive with those of us who have played long enough to get 6-60 masters; it just doesn't seem that way since most of us learned that stuff forever ago.
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