Hot PvP debate on the AE boards!

Recently there was a very good debate on the AE boards concerning PvP and its emphasis in on-line games. Douglas ‘Dark Jedi’ Shuler dropped in to add his thoughts to the post. Here is a snippet:

At Artifact Entertainment, we acknowledge that there are griefers. They’re unavoidable. And to some extent, I agree that there’s no better opponent in a computer game than another human. I enjoy PVP when handled correctly, but I LOATHE random PKing. The answer we’re pursuing in Horizons is to develop a system and world in which players who desire PVP have an outlet that fits within the world’s lore, while those that prefer to avoid it may (if you see you’re Blood Enemy, you have ample warning that a fight is coming). We’re hoping to channel their natural agression.

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