PVP?

[Menz1664]

Hi guys,
Is there any PVP in this game? I currently play 7days to die with some mates in teams and we play PVP/PVE. Would this game support this? TIA.

[ChiefKief]

I mean seeing that 8 people can have 8 different bases all spread apart on the map, I don't see why you couldn't make it work.

[Rocket]

If you shoot someone they will take damage. So in that sense, there is "support" for PVP in that players will take damage. But the game was not developed with what is needed to handle anti-social behavior, as it was designed to be a PVE experience in coop.

To make a proper and acceptable PVP environment for players we would need to make a lot of things "server authoritative". This means if a player wants to do something, we would either need to do that on the server and broadcast to clients, or have the server vet (and correct) things that are wrong. This involves a lot of complexity and a performance cost.

It was something we had discussed, but currently I would not recommend or advocate the game as a PVP experience, unless you trusted the people you were playing with to not use hacks or mods, or to cheat their experience.

[ChiefKief]

Right? If you trust your group enough not to cheat you can all start at level one, start in different parts of the map, and start working yalls way to a self sustaining base to go out on long expeditions to find signs of the other players. Make sure you build your base in a secluded spot to be harder to find, and gather wood a good ways from your base location to throw off the other team.

[Menz1664]

Thanks for the responses. We are are a closed group so trust is not an issue and there is no anti social behaviour or cheating. Sounds like this game would natively support what we do in 7 days.

[Rockoe]

This is an old post, but I'm about to make a map with building for PVP exclusively. I'll use mods to set it up easily, then back up the world for easy reset and recovery. Then, I'll have mods that both turn off player icons on the map, and restrict any use of workshop items. Ready, set, go!