| You can't kill people on Ultima Online whenever you like either. You have to go to a specific facet for it to be allowed. In other words, it has consensual PvP because you chose to be a part of it. If you wanted to do nothing but MvP combat, you stuck to Trammel, Ilshenar, or whatever else they have now, I quit playing it awhile back.
And that still doesn't change the fact that his whole PvP argument was pretty much moot. PvP doesn't make or break a game's success like he garnered from my post, but it certainly can make a difference. There are many MMORPGers that I've talked to that won't touch this game simply because there's no PvP in any form. Granted, these are just a few people, but it's an instance of what I'm trying to get at.
FFXI will do well as you said. In reality, it doesn't even need to be released here, Square considers it a success already. Anything extra over here is icing on the cake. *shrug*
Edit: That should read, no PvP in any form YET. Heh. |