[joeCocka]

With pvp they can only add longevity with a game! I don't understand why they are not focusing on this..

[DarthBlazer]

because pvp can easily destroy a game if it isnt balanced,as u can see in D2 pvp was way of from balanced,even now in WoW blizzard is having trouble balancing everything and im pretty sure they cant since they keep tweaking everything,but there is always a problem that will occur or a skill that gets too OP....i like they added the pvp for fun though but as Gdude says diablo always was more a PVE game...

[warriorpaxo]

the game was always for the story line though throughout the series if they would balance for pvp there would be issues with some classes being able to solo where for others it would be easy because its just different fighting ppl as opposed to ai and environment

[warriorpaxo]

joeCocka, on 16 February 2012 - 02:37 PM, said:

With pvp they can only add longevity with a game! I don't understand why they are not focusing on this..

i agree with this maybe later they will do as mentioned above and limit the runes used in pvp for certain classes in order to balance it some and that might make everyone happy .... you just gotta wait though remember wow didnt have arena or anything at first hell they didnt even have pvp gear atfirst

[csh1462]

It sucks but this game is going to be awesome and playable for years. The Arena mode will show a ton of good teams and matchups and its a great way to better your game.. Blizzard wants more people focusing on completing quests and working together, i think the game will be impossible to complete by yourself in any difficulty over Normal

[Toronn]

pvp is just a sidestep in the game, not the real game itself so there's no reason to make pvp competitive.  It should be just for fun.

[HerEternalDarkness]

Yea I hope the Arena system is not just a random sue

[butler]

it's bad enough in WoW, so I'm glad they're focusing on what RPGs tend to be good at: PvE

[doopeydude123]

I wish they had more than arena. Maybe even a pvp world to play in

[cwatasut]

blizzard has said there is no ladder and this isnt a esport its the biggest disapointment of the game

[herro2k]

Competetive games makes everything more addictive, and I guess that's what makes MMO's so awesome imo. It would be boring to play a game where there is no competition and everyone is living on the rainbow.

hint hint - Sims -

[Fischi]

It would be pretty hard to balance smt like Diablo 3 for PvP
I mean alone with the runestones ...
But it would be amazing to get competive Diablo 3 =0

[theycallmenasty]

never know what they could bring with an expansion

[bLam911]

well since there's an auction house?
competitive just means rich people win

[MrH]

Balancing Diablo around PvP would be awful, and it wouldn't be Diablo any more. Diablo is first and foremost a PvE game, and thankfully the developers know this and have stated PvP will not be a focus of theirs at all. I will play and enjoy the arena no doubt, but if PvE abilities get nerfed because of it I will be very upset.

[Cbeefman]

Im not sad about it, but thats just me. Even in wow im not much for PvP so to each his own i guess

[masa]

i just love pvp I really hope there will be somekind ranked pvp

[lhess]

I think they've intentionally left room for improvement/expansion of the pvp system, surely it will keep people playing and probably gather new players if they do make something like a league

[TimmyTheMage]

fuzzion, on 16 February 2012 - 01:54 PM, said:

As title said some developers of diablo have already said that they don't want to make the game competive and they don't want to balance the game around pvp.

This makes me sad

In the beginning yes, but they will be focusing on PVP for the follow up expansion pack.  They have some very ambitious plans that include arenas with spectator features.  Large scale battleground combat might also be a possibility.  Jay is just focused on the single-player aspects for now, but there are other team members who are strongly pushing more PVP.

[Decepticats]

No, RPGs make terrible PvP games. Anyone who thinks differently is smoking something strong.