Hello everyone,
My name is Sice Seven, and I've been playing PvP in FFXIV since Heavensward. I started playing ranked PvP with The Feast at the beginning of Stormblood, and I've continued to follow and participate in the competitive PvP scene throughout the years, including the transition to Crystalline Conflict even though I stopped after season 1 and cameback at season 6 (Got rank 67 that season, yayyy...).
I've been thinking for quite some time about the current state of ranked PvP, particularly CC, and I wanted to share my thoughts and concerns regarding the direction of the ranked environment after seeing a few discussions in one of the European pvp discords.
Before going any further, I want to make something clear:
Everything written in this thread represents my personal opinion and my own experiences. I am not speaking on behalf of the EU PvP community, nor am I claiming that the opinions expressed here represent the player base as a whole.
The intention of this thread is to open a discussion.
There are undoubtedly other ranked players who have had very different experiences from mine, and that's completely fine. If you are someone who regularly plays ranked CC, whether you're a long-time player, a newer player, or someone who has stepped away from ranked PvP, I would genuinely encourage you to share your own thoughts, opinions, experiences and suggestions.
I believe that having an open discussion about the current state of ranked PvP can only be beneficial. There are problems that I think deserve to be discussed, but there are also potentially different perspectives and solutions that I may not have considered.
With that said, I'd like to discuss three main areas:
1. The current state of the PvP community
How healthy is the current ranked PvP community? Has the relatively small size of the competitive player base become a problem?
2. The current state of ranked Crystalline Conflict
This includes the current leaderboard system, seasonal rewards, alt characters and accounts, griefing and intentional match manipulation, cheating, third-party plugins, and the general ability of players to maintain a fair competitive environment.
More importantly, I want to discuss whether the current systems actually encourage players to view the ranked ladder as a meaningful measure of competitive achievement.
3. What could potentially be done to improve it?
Rather than simply listing problems, I'd like to propose some possible solutions and discuss what could realistically be changed to make ranked Crystalline Conflict healthier and more competitive.
I don't expect everyone to agree with me, and that's not the purpose of this thread.
My hope is that this can become a constructive discussion between ranked players about what we enjoy, what frustrates us, and what we would like to see improved in the future so we can share a common and detailed feedback to the developpers.
Continue reading...
My name is Sice Seven, and I've been playing PvP in FFXIV since Heavensward. I started playing ranked PvP with The Feast at the beginning of Stormblood, and I've continued to follow and participate in the competitive PvP scene throughout the years, including the transition to Crystalline Conflict even though I stopped after season 1 and cameback at season 6 (Got rank 67 that season, yayyy...).
I've been thinking for quite some time about the current state of ranked PvP, particularly CC, and I wanted to share my thoughts and concerns regarding the direction of the ranked environment after seeing a few discussions in one of the European pvp discords.
Before going any further, I want to make something clear:
Everything written in this thread represents my personal opinion and my own experiences. I am not speaking on behalf of the EU PvP community, nor am I claiming that the opinions expressed here represent the player base as a whole.
The intention of this thread is to open a discussion.
There are undoubtedly other ranked players who have had very different experiences from mine, and that's completely fine. If you are someone who regularly plays ranked CC, whether you're a long-time player, a newer player, or someone who has stepped away from ranked PvP, I would genuinely encourage you to share your own thoughts, opinions, experiences and suggestions.
I believe that having an open discussion about the current state of ranked PvP can only be beneficial. There are problems that I think deserve to be discussed, but there are also potentially different perspectives and solutions that I may not have considered.
With that said, I'd like to discuss three main areas:
1. The current state of the PvP community
How healthy is the current ranked PvP community? Has the relatively small size of the competitive player base become a problem?
2. The current state of ranked Crystalline Conflict
This includes the current leaderboard system, seasonal rewards, alt characters and accounts, griefing and intentional match manipulation, cheating, third-party plugins, and the general ability of players to maintain a fair competitive environment.
More importantly, I want to discuss whether the current systems actually encourage players to view the ranked ladder as a meaningful measure of competitive achievement.
3. What could potentially be done to improve it?
Rather than simply listing problems, I'd like to propose some possible solutions and discuss what could realistically be changed to make ranked Crystalline Conflict healthier and more competitive.
I don't expect everyone to agree with me, and that's not the purpose of this thread.
My hope is that this can become a constructive discussion between ranked players about what we enjoy, what frustrates us, and what we would like to see improved in the future so we can share a common and detailed feedback to the developpers.
Continue reading...