Mad World Age of Darkness

Please do not force players into PVP.

You (GM Note): "PVP exists in Madworld."

Me: Fine, as long as I have the choice of how and when.

I enjoyed "World versus World" in Guild Wars 2, Alterac Valley and Arathi Basin
battlegrounds in World of Warcraft.

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You (GM Note): "[...] there are various safety measures to protect beginner
users. Any attempts of PVP on users will accumulate Madness points and that
player will be attacked by the village guards. (The village guards are
incredibly strong, so they won’t be able to win them.)"

Me: I don't care. Getting stuck in a village, due to being hunted by other
players puts me off.

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You (GM Note): Users [...] can drop your items.

Me: Are you serious? I grind/craft hours and hours for good equipment to
survive a world where "humans cling to hope in the demon-led world full of
despair". Then I enter an area for PVE story progression or rare crafting items
and other players steal my property?

Mad design, indeed.

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Please do not force players into PVP. There is enough "human vs human" out
there in our real (and mad) world.

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You (World Lore/Art/Scenario): Scenario: Finding a Silver Lining in Despair

Me: Well, how about encouraging humans to work together against "despair, fear,
wrath, and madness"?

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What's the problem with providing dedicated PVP experience through the
aforementioned methods in Guild Wars 2 and World of Warcraft and let players
choose?

I pretty much agree with Josh Strife Hayes. See:

* "Why Hardcore Full Loot PVP MMO's Fail",
  https://youtu.be/34RPwDfLpKg
  (ignore that stupid Honey advertising at the beginning)
* "Why I hate Hardcore PVP MMO's",
  https://youtu.be/IFh-Y7sdXXQ
* "7 Deadly Sins of MMO Design - 5: Wrath - Forced Interaction or PVP",
  https://youtu.be/3ewlcUrIUb0?t=484
  (starting at 08:03)