I used to think that the perfect set-up would have 3 servers: PvP, PvE and Blended (PvP restricted to certain areas), but after a decent amount of time in Dune Awakening and World's Adrift, I have almost come to the conclusion that players of survival games can't handle PvP.
For one thing, apparently you attract the absolute worst of gaming's dirty underside. These people are toxic both in the game and out of it (like on the forums). And they aren't here for the PvP. They are here to torture people. They will camp for hours waiting for the chance to use an exploit to rob you of everything. In Blended worlds, they will find ways to ruin your day even in the PvE zones. For instance, in World's Adrift, there was a way that you could hook a ship with your grappling hook and pull it. These people would spend an hour or more slowly pulling people's ships into the void so they would be destroyed.
To these people, the simple act of deciding where to put your base becomes a twisted game. Is there any way they can prevent you from reaching some critical resource? If so that's how they will build their base.
Dune Awakening, which I think is a great game, is currently being destroyed by these people, so much so that the game is bleeding players at the moment. And I just have to wonder whether the extra sales you might get for having PvP is really worth it.
For one thing, apparently you attract the absolute worst of gaming's dirty underside. These people are toxic both in the game and out of it (like on the forums). And they aren't here for the PvP. They are here to torture people. They will camp for hours waiting for the chance to use an exploit to rob you of everything. In Blended worlds, they will find ways to ruin your day even in the PvE zones. For instance, in World's Adrift, there was a way that you could hook a ship with your grappling hook and pull it. These people would spend an hour or more slowly pulling people's ships into the void so they would be destroyed.
To these people, the simple act of deciding where to put your base becomes a twisted game. Is there any way they can prevent you from reaching some critical resource? If so that's how they will build their base.
Dune Awakening, which I think is a great game, is currently being destroyed by these people, so much so that the game is bleeding players at the moment. And I just have to wonder whether the extra sales you might get for having PvP is really worth it.