You told us in a survey whether you prefer to play PvP or PvE content. The result is more than clear.
What was the topic? The two modes PvP and PvE have become indispensable in modern multiplayer games. A large part of the games offers both to keep their fans entertained, and they choose the content that best matches their preferences.
In one of our surveys, we let you vote on which content you prefer to play in MMOs: PvP or PvE. The results were very clear.
This is how you voted: The survey ended on February 27. A total of 1,395 readers voted. Each reader could only cast one vote.
Here are the results:
- I primarily play PvE: 47.81%
- I only play PvE: 30.54%
- I primarily play PvP: 10.11%
- I play both equally: 9.61%
- I only play PvP: 1.94%
So over 70% of you play either exclusively PvE content or prefer it to PvP. This means that the readers who prefer PvP are in the minority with 10.11%.
Even balanced players, who spend about equal time on both modes, are surprisingly few at 9.61%. Pure PvP is played by only 1.94% of MeinMMO readers.
Is the implementation the big PvP problem?
That is interesting: In the comments under the article, you talked less about why you find PvE content great, but rather about the problems and disadvantages of PvP.
According to you, PvP is important for multiplayer games. In your comments, you say that PvE content becomes monotonous sooner or later, and you then switch to PvP to spend time there:
The thing is, PvE gets boring quickly. Good quests, exciting stories, and great environments are becoming rare in PvE games. Quests like “kill 15 wild boars” and “bring me 20 tusks” are too old-fashioned for me […]
A good PvP system offers more variety, as hardly any situation repeats itself 1 to 1.
MeinMMO reader Ron
A good MMO should offer both, but should not enforce PvP in the open world without restriction. According to you, this mode also brings problems that spoil your fun. In your comments, you listed the following:
- Ganking in unrestricted open-world PvP
- Poorly balanced PvP, where beginners without armor have no chance or an absurd meta prevails
- Toxic behavior from other players
However, with a well-implemented PvP system, even players who prefer PvE could engage in some rounds of PvP. For example, our reader N0ma wrote:
My problem with PvP is that it is usually poorly implemented when you are a PvE player. If I have no chance in PvP anyway, then I leave it. I used to enjoy playing it in Rift. There you could easily win 1v1 or even 1vN as a PvE player with the right build.
You also expressed your opinion on why PvP in MMOs is often not well implemented: It is treated somewhat lightly by some companies.
According to some of your comments, the PvP mode is the appendage of the PvE content, and the developers do not allocate enough time and resources to build and make PvP fun.
The problem is that PvP in PvE games is usually not very good. […]
In PvE-focused titles, the truly dedicated PvPers usually make up only a small fraction of the player base and are negligible.
MeinMMO reader Drachenberg
It seems that a game is missing that implements PvP well to entice PvE gamers to play the mode more often.
Which MMOs do you think have found a good balance between PvE and PvP? What would you like to see in a good PvP system? Tell us in the comments.
