[imported_Smurtle]

Part of being "good" at PvP is expecting the worse or expecting to be "surprised." Such as, having scrolls, or assuming everyone else does, too.

Line of sight is a great support. I was taking on three fellows from Avenger Class. I lived and only casted Greater heal once. Line of sight was the key. If I had a scroll, I would have quickly countered to at least kill and cut one, but I ran out of heal reagents so I had to bail by out running them and dodging the strikes.

It's not that hard and it was a lot of fun. Part of PvP is the unexpected and the expected. It's a SYSTEM, which means it acts as a default provider of fighting. It's the basis and those tools in it are what needed to use it to it's FULL potential.

What you described, all of it being IN or XUO ,I've experienced and nothing is really that in dire need of changing.

I don't think boredom will be an issue. Once anything else is implemented, it's just because "how it used to be" and therefore it won't be considered boring, more as "just like how it was!!" Whose to say it won't get boring after that? Then what? Devise an entirely new PvP system?

Old ideals aren't going to be too useful, same with XUO, but it's the standard and is promised to be tweaked.