PvP in this game is more like 90-95% PvOfflineRaid. Plenty of topics go into Why but fact is fact. Great PvP in this game can be had…just has to be done with a good Admin overseeing the battle. Dueling is an option (kind of Role Playing) on any server with the Funcom added War Banners. Place one down and PvP is ON in that vacinity of the war banner.
So basically…PvP is at its VERY best in a Private Server where the Admin keeps the trash clean. Those pesky hole pokers you describe would be spoken to and if they continue to do it I would simply tell them to go play Official PvP if they want to do that…not in this server. 2 strikes…3 is banned. Simple and Fair.
As for playing…the game is really a very solo game with a lot of grind. Grind means different to different people so perhaps menial tasks to progress along may be more appropriate.
- Single player is very viable for awhile…especially for getting your building kicks and practice in. I would recommend making the game as barbaric and hard as possible though to keep the challenge and interest up.
- If on PC…Join a good Role Play Type Private Server. The good ones have a Modlist you can see and review them on Steam. One that you know is not turning off at anytime soon. RPing is fun…just chatting in shorter sentences…kind of like texting live with peeps in game…dynamic and a lot of fun. PvP is almost always an option since the design of the game works best if PvP is left on in the server settings (gets less weirded out). Most of the time you will be alone and doing your thing anyhow. If you enjoy the social life usually there is a Discord for that server for peeps to engage outside of the game…schedule a meet in game or go on some nice adventures…or even the adult part and do the adult things (and yeah…it can be really good/fun)…plenty of options. Play a couple that interest you to compare side by side.
Not a sales pitch but I list everything out on my server in both CE Forums and my Discord (as an example). I can openly recommend a couple others too that I have played personally that may work but will not advertise them on the forums. You can give my server a go…yeah…has A LOT more challenge but is very immersive and I run a very clean ship. The server is a lot of fun once a player gets used to the enhanced challenge.
Lastly here is a topic from veterans that have good opinions on how we keep playing this game. You will notice a lot of common replies.
