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Guardian of the Light · Apr 21, 2006, 06:13 AM // 06:13

I'm really confused at this whole PvE vs PvP thing. I happen to do both and it confuses me that people would miss out on half the game.

So why do people do only PvP or PvE? Why don't you do both? There are benifits to doing PvE for PvP and vice-versa.

I see all these threads about how Anet favors one side and how stuff in PvE is overpowered. Like the thread about removing the green items, why don't you just go down there and get them.

So why do people only do PvP or PvE?

d3kst3r · Apr 21, 2006, 06:14 AM // 06:14

PvE is basically Dungeon Siege.

PvP is like playing Counter-Strike but with Diablo characters.

Gli · Apr 21, 2006, 06:17 AM // 06:17

I assume people do those parts of the game they enjoy.

nirhan shadowmauler · Apr 21, 2006, 07:07 AM // 07:07

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Originally Posted by d3kst3r

PvE is basically Dungeon Siege.

PvP is like playing Counter-Strike but with Diablo characters.

i disagree about the counter strike part but the dungeon siege part is SO true.

NatalieD · Apr 21, 2006, 07:32 AM // 07:32

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Originally Posted by Guardian of the Light

So why do people only do PvP or PvE?

...because they enjoy one and not the other? Seems pretty simple to me. Just because they're both part of Guild Wars doesn't mean they have enough in common to ensure correlation of liking.

Don Zardeone · Apr 21, 2006, 08:41 AM // 08:41

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Originally Posted by nirhan shadowmauler

i disagree about the counter strike part but the dungeon siege part is SO true.

yeah it's more like Enemy Territory imo

Makkert · Apr 21, 2006, 09:00 AM // 09:00

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Originally Posted by Gli

I assume people do those parts of the game they enjoy.

DING DING DING!

We have a winner here!

Was it really so hard to understand that?

That said, a PvP player that is new to the game is practicly forced to play PvE to unlock skills. So even if they want, they can't at first. But that's allready said a million times.

~ Makk.

TheMosesPHD · Apr 21, 2006, 09:07 AM // 09:07

Ya it's just simply variating opinions. Some people eat oranges. Some people eat apples. Some people eat both and some eat neither. It's what being a human being is all about.

Xenrath · Apr 21, 2006, 10:06 AM // 10:06

I really wouldn't call PvP or PvE just half the game. They are more or less complete games in their own ways...

Rajamic · Apr 21, 2006, 10:10 AM // 10:10

But at the same time, neither is as fleshed out at it would otherwise be if it was a separate game. And with how many games have been made, there has to be a better version of PvE and a better version of PvP out there.

RTSFirebat · Apr 21, 2006, 10:25 AM // 10:25

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Originally Posted by Makkert

DING DING DING!

We have a winner here!

Was it really so hard to understand that?

That said, a PvP player that is new to the game is practicly forced to play PvE to unlock skills. So even if they want, they can't at first. But that's allready said a million times.

~ Makk.

Untrue... that is why Faction was implemented.

They don't need to do PvE at all, all they have to do is farm the Random Arenas for Faction, which takes less time then people may think.

But it is a fact that playing the PvE game is a much faster means of farming the lower level skills, same reason I have a Necro/Mem for the sole purpose of farming skills. But then again maybe I'll make a MM or a 55 Necro

NJudson · Apr 21, 2006, 11:02 AM // 11:02

Well, maybe I'm wrong, but I thought I heard WOW was moreso a PvE style a game and that is what I like, but I refused to purchase the game and got Guild Wars instead because I don't want to pay a subscription to play. I'm not against PvP, but when I've played it, the speed is too fast for my liking and I just don't want to take the time to hone my skills for something I'm not overly interested in.

JR · Apr 21, 2006, 11:07 AM // 11:07

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Originally Posted by RTSFirebat

Untrue... that is why Faction was implemented.

Not that I want to turn this into a thread about UAS/moaning about grind; but have you any idea how long it would take for a new player to get a decent amount of unlocks purely through PvP?

A looooong ass time.

Whether you enjoy PvE or not, this game basicly forces you to play through it a few times in order to be somewhere near a competitive level.

gragman · Apr 21, 2006, 11:15 AM // 11:15

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Originally Posted by JR-

Not that I want to turn this into a thread about UAS/moaning about grind; but have you any idea how long it would take for a new player to get a decent amount of unlocks purely through PvP?

A looooong ass time.

Whether you enjoy PvE or not, this game basicly forces you to play through it a few times in order to be somewhere near a competitive level.

Do you also know how long it takes to get a decent amount of unlocks through PvE? An equally looooooong ass time

And also, in some respects, Factions will force those PvE only players to take part in limited PvP scenarios too.

Back OT - I choose not to PvP because it doesn't interest me. In the same way a PvP only player chooses not to PvE, although I do take JR's point above that some PvE is practically necessary to be COMPETATIVE in PvP.

spellsword · Apr 21, 2006, 11:17 AM // 11:17

Doing the same missions over and over again will get boring eventualy. And once someone got all the skills/items he needs, there isnt much else to do aside from PvP. Is what I think at least.

Pandora's box · Apr 21, 2006, 11:37 AM // 11:37

I knew someone who played Diablo 2 only because of the gambling! He used to enter every >5 minutes old act 3 game to pickup every single item left by the power leveling party, just to sell it for gold and... gamble!

makosi · Apr 21, 2006, 11:46 AM // 11:46

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Originally Posted by spellsword

Doing the same missions over and over again will get boring eventualy. And once someone got all the skills/items he needs, there isnt much else to do aside from PvP. Is what I think at least.

I read about a lot of PvPers getting bored of the same maps all the time just as PvE can get repetitive too.

lg5000 · Apr 21, 2006, 11:53 AM // 11:53

Because if you screw up in pve, most likely, only you will know about it. If you screw up in pvp, you, your team and the opposite team will know about it... uhh.. I'm sorta shy, why would I want anyone watching me screw up?

Jagflame · Apr 21, 2006, 11:55 AM // 11:55

Honestly, if you didn't unlock skills in PvE to use in PvP I probably wouldn't play it. PvE is fun and all, but I bought this game because it stressed skill over level, and PvE doesn't seem to take a whole lot of skill.

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Do you also know how long it takes to get a decent amount of unlocks through PvE? An equally looooooong ass time

No, it's faster to earn skills in PvE, and it's less grinding.

art_ · Apr 21, 2006, 12:34 PM // 12:34

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Originally Posted by gragman

Do you also know how long it takes to get a decent amount of unlocks through PvE? An equally looooooong ass time

PVE-ERS LIKE THIS POINTLESS GRIND. ITS WHY THEY PLAY THIS GAME AFTER THEY COMPLETED IT. PVP-ERS DO NOT ENJOY IT.