[Pe Ell]

if we had a % chanse to fizzle it would make the pvp very random. i think this would ruin much of the skill based pvp we currently are having.

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With ALL due respect...
What skill-based PvP? Where is the skill in spamming an insta-kill spell that cannot be interrupted in any way? Where is the skill a PvP system that has a grand total of 4 staple spells. Where's the skill in a PvP system that practically renders every fighting skill obsolete, except for magery.

Now granted, these are jagged accusations and I'm sure there are plenty of exceptions and isolated examples of skilled PvP battles to be noted. But this is the gist of the current PvP system from what I understand and have observed firsthand.

I attended today's 2 team auto-replacement tourney; and what'd I see? Pair after Pair after Pair of competitors who fought exactly the same way. I noted very few variations on the Spell-Spam & Bardiche combo. What it really seemed to come down to was newbs Vs well established characters. Black team won by a landslide while a few Red team members shouted about having too many newbs.

Begging your pardon, but currently:
There is no player Skill involved.
There is no player Effort involved.
There is no Gratification in knowing you won because you're better.
The end result is that there is no Variety, therefore there is nothing exciting, interesting, or enticing about PvPing on IN:X.
The players who have fun with this type of PvP system are the people who win a Street-Fighter match by using Hadouken so many times the other player never touches the ground. To those people I'd recommend experimenting with some actual strategy, it might surprise you and actually be FUN.

I know I've subsequently offended someone or other, and that's regrettable. I never played XUO, but I did play IN for a short while and though I did not participate in any PvP there, I found it quite enjoyable.

Thanks for reading.