Originally posted by Darkmoon
Here\'s an article of MMORPG interest:
http://www.gamemethod.com/archive/214.php
Oh please. Another player griefer whining because they are no longer allowed to grief other players. That article is absurd. He doesn\'t even get his facts right. Player housing was offered in AC1, which came out not long after UO did.
Non-consentual PvP was removed from most MMORPGs for a good reason, because people don\'t like it, *because* it is a primary source of abuse and grief. While I agree that PvP is an important part of MMORPGs, the ability to opt out of it is critical, and I personally wouldn\'t play one that forced me into a PvP environment. If that\'s the sort of thing that you *like*, there is nothing stopping you from turning on the PvP apect of any given MMORPG game. As far as I know, pretty much all of them have PvP in some respect, and almost none of them force you into it.
In my game, there are no less than three different methods planned for having PvP (duels, religious, and political), NONE of which are mandatory, all of which can be completely skipped and still allow the player to have an enjoyable time in game.
And really, that\'s what it\'s all about, isn\'t it
