Arc Raiders had a free playtest this weekend, and some players are arguing that the game needs a PvE-only mode. In the game players are tasked with scavenging resources from an open map infested with enemy robots alongside other players, with players not in your group effectively being another type of enemy. This, of course, has some players saying that fighting enemy robots is enough, that they don’t need the extra stress of having to fight off other players too. The pro-PvP players are, of course, saying that this is what the game is, and if you don’t like it you should go play something else.
It’s not like that’s never been done before. Sea of Thieves is another PvPvE game, and not too long ago it too got a PvE-only mode.
What do you say about this? Should a game that wants to be both PvE and PvP also offer exclusive modes?
Not sure if they “should”. But: not every gamer can play PvP. Some people have deficits and illnesses that prevent them from even having a slide chance against human players.
You want that your game can be played by people, regardless of physical condition, or by the elderly (and in sense of games this means 30+ sometimes)?
Than yes , yous should provide such a node of you already have some vE in there. Of course , multiplayer games are multiplayer games.
But this is the same conversation like “should games have an easy mode”
I personally would love to play for example the eldenring series, but I can’t. I am physically not able to play the game with the required precision. And let me tell you, seeing arguments like “learn to play” are hurtful.
So, maybe consider this side in further arguments
At least with Elden Ring you can play offline and use mods to do things like reduce difficulty or something and you generally aren’t going to negatively effect other player’s experience with the game.
If there is a second mode, how do I influence other players negatively?
I am talking about using mods / “cheating” in a game that has an online function.
If you mod Elden Ring, youre most likely playing offline and not ruining other player’s experience. But you can’t mod/cheat a game that is online only without ruining other player’s experience.