The balance of force in Star Wars: the Old Republic

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Are there any concrete PVP plans for this game. I think I remember something mentioned in passing, but they don't seem to be trumpeting it right now, which makes me think SWTOR could be a largely PVE affair?

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I'm not a huge PvP fan, but not having some sort of PvP system in at release would be a big mistake for a supposed blockbuster MMO. Having said that, I hope the game focuses on PvE since that's what will drive the game. PvP is a nice, but it should be more of a mini-game than the main focus of gameplay.

I also think that things are still in a constant state of flux, so I wouldn't get all worked up about class balance yet.

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Well there are 2 factions each with similar classes on each side. On top of that, the heads at BioWare have said they were fans of Mythic's RvR system and visited Mythic a few times for discussions on their development (this was before EA wrapped up all their RPG/MMO divisions under one banner). Hopefully BioWare were talking about DAoC when they were saying they were fans of RvR though.

I would love to see a few neutral planets in SWTOR that both factions fight for control of. Planets that were 100% Faction vs Faction planets that had nothing to do with the PvE stuff they have planned. No RvR "lakes", no scenarios, no "flagging", just a giant planet map that's soul purpose is Faction against Faction PvP.

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