PVP?

[TheAwesomeOne]

Does this have pvp yet? Similar to Ark? At launch the game had promised PVP.

[VolOpt]

I think they added a PvP arena a long time ago to one of the smaller islands. Don't think they have open world PvP.

[TheAwesomeOne]

Originally posted by VolOpt:

I think they added a PvP arena a long time ago to one of the smaller islands. Don't think they have open world PvP.

Thanks for the the update, hopefully they bring in open world pvp.

[SoulReaperAxel]

Originally posted by TheAwesomeOne:

Originally posted by VolOpt:

I think they added a PvP arena a long time ago to one of the smaller islands. Don't think they have open world PvP.

Thanks for the the update, hopefully they bring in open world pvp.

i want my refund if that happend, force pvp shouldnt be a thing

[Porked!]

Open world PvP is already here since launch. Just change 2 lines in PalWorldSettings.ini to enable it.

[rick.vanopdorp]

Originally posted by Pokie!:

Open world PvP is already here since launch. Just change 2 lines in PalWorldSettings.ini to enable it.

True, but only the server admin can do that and they also will have to know how to do that. Also the official servers don't have it enabled, so if official servers is your thing you're out of luck.

[TatleyTeaBaig]

okay hear me out ,
if you cant hold me and otherplayers , we cant have the greatest pal game ever made.
a pvp deathmatch with the people and pals
a pvp full on procedural generated map/ open world weekly wipe like rust

[TheAwesomeOne]

Originally posted by Pokie!:

Open world PvP is already here since launch. Just change 2 lines in PalWorldSettings.ini to enable it.

Thanks for letting me know, I just wish they supported it officially, and for those who prefer PVE could play PVE on PVE servers and those who prefer PVP play pvp. But, hosting a game and changing the file or potentially joining a custom server could suffice for now. Thank you.

[TheAwesomeOne]

Originally posted by SoulReaperAxel:

Originally posted by TheAwesomeOne:

Thanks for the the update, hopefully they bring in open world pvp.

i want my refund if that happend, force pvp shouldnt be a thing

I think it should be an option to choose an official PVP or PVE server. Maybe even a hybrid server that incorporates a middle ground. But forcing one over the other isn't what I am for. As in the case of forcing pve when the game promised at launch there would be PVP and you can clearly see the base setup for it's potential.

[TheAwesomeOne]

Originally posted by rick.vanopdorp:

Originally posted by Pokie!:

Open world PvP is already here since launch. Just change 2 lines in PalWorldSettings.ini to enable it.

True, but only the server admin can do that and they also will have to know how to do that. Also the official servers don't have it enabled, so if official servers is your thing you're out of luck.

That is true as well, hopefully they do bring about PVP servers, they did promise pvp at launch, but... Idk, if they are trying to get more content in before then or switched directions entirely. In my opinion, the playerbase wouldn't have dropped as much as it has if they had allowed PVP at the start as an officially supported option. Rather than just have PVE servers.

[TheAwesomeOne]

Originally posted by outpost'ie:

okay hear me out ,
if you cant hold me and otherplayers , we cant have the greatest pal game ever made.
a pvp deathmatch with the people and pals
a pvp full on procedural generated map/ open world weekly wipe like rust

I am not sure I following you correctly, you mean you want a pvp death match? Sounds similar to something like Halo or Cod. As for the wipes, I personally prefer servers without wipes. I like the competition. I feel wipes ruins the spirit of that... Like, I like competing with what's considered to be the alphas in the server etc. For those who like wipes though, i rather a server be dedicated for that and a server dedicated for not wiping.

[Sam the big Toucan]

Originally posted by Pokie!:

Open world PvP is already here since launch. Just change 2 lines in PalWorldSettings.ini to enable it.

And you don't need to have another player playing in your world?

[Porked!]

Originally posted by Mr. Stego:

And you don't need to have another player playing in your world?

What do you mean? People can join those games with those custom settings.

[TatleyTeaBaig]

Originally posted by TheAwesomeOne:

Originally posted by outpost'ie:

okay hear me out ,
if you cant hold me and otherplayers , we cant have the greatest pal game ever made.
a pvp deathmatch with the people and pals
a pvp full on procedural generated map/ open world weekly wipe like rust

I am not sure I following you correctly, you mean you want a pvp death match? Sounds similar to something like Halo or Cod. As for the wipes, I personally prefer servers without wipes. I like the competition. I feel wipes ruins the spirit of that... Like, I like competing with what's considered to be the alphas in the server etc. For those who like wipes though, i rather a server be dedicated for that and a server dedicated for not wiping.

wipes keep people playing , if you establish and do everything , you get bored and quit

[funewchie]

Originally posted by TheAwesomeOne:

Originally posted by Pokie!:

Open world PvP is already here since launch. Just change 2 lines in PalWorldSettings.ini to enable it.

Thanks for letting me know, I just wish they supported it officially, and for those who prefer PVE could play PVE on PVE servers and those who prefer PVP play pvp. But, hosting a game and changing the file or potentially joining a custom server could suffice for now. Thank you.

Or... you and everyone else that gives a hoot about PvP can go to the designated PvP arena, and leave the rest of us be?
No separate servers needed.

Why would you want to force PvP on everyone, when most of us have our fill of fighting with the Pals and NPCs?

It wasn't cool when griefers were destroying bases and slaughtering everyone's Pals... it ain't going to be any more cool when all other players do it under the banner of "We ♥ PvP".

[Shazza]

A design shift towards 'supported' PvP has historically been the death knell of games that started as PvE.

Do I agree with the idea of PvP servers? Sure! It's isolated the same as the Arena and lets that niche be fulfilled in the community. And it's already apparently doable in private servers, so go ham, get your Discord channels rolling. Y'all should have that experience baseline, and let it be opt-in.

What I take issue with is the idea of expanding on it much further.

Devs that have to cater post-foundation to what PvPers want tend to mutilate the PvE experience in turn (think early V Rising, pre magic update; atrocious for this because a lot of skills were objectively useless in PvE - the rebalancing and refocus on the PvE experience helped them a LOT), and Palworld being sold predominantly for its PvE aspect instantly makes me wary of PvP suggestions, community-driven ones in particular because there will always be problems with the mode.

Open World PvP in particular is rife for issues if there aren't consistent resets - Wolf and Sheep dilemma in a nutshell - and I don't think PocketPair really went into Palworld intending for an in-depth experience; not RUST, not ARK.