This Game Needs a Competitive Mode

[Helwyr]

Originally Posted by SoUnreal

PlanetSide 2 really needs a separate and distinct mode/server strictly for competitive play. So first, for those not interested in competitive gaming, nothing at all changes for them and the game will continue on without them ever noticing. So it won't affect the core game or metagame one bit.

Couple of points:

Planetside isn't just an FPS it's also an MMO set in a persistent game environment.

That your idea would have 0 affect on the core game and players not interested in E-Sports is doubtful. SOE's interest in E-Sports already influences their design on the game. There's also development time and in the case of a mode rather than a separate server it could also impact regular gameplay.

However, in saying all that and being anti E-Sports in PS2 myself, I would still consider support for your idea for a separate server. In terms of design philosophy for MMOs I've always thought it to be better to have various rulesets on different servers, rather than try to accommodate on a single ruleset groups of players who often have diametrically opposed views on what's good gameplay. This way players like you can have your E-Sports that you love, without ruining the game for the rest of us, as our servers can then have no E-Sport stuff at all.