Corruption system and getting "the jump" in wpvp

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Yep, I had the same feeling when I tried wow. Couldn't stand that someone else was taking mobs near me and I couldn't do shit about it.

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That's called 'bad quest design' though.

It applies both ways, I've brought this up to them recently.

That Minotaur Stormcaller thing is set up to be miserable in ANY game.

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Oh, and just to make it clear, I wasn't talking about pve servers or enemies. I was annoyed that another dude being of my faction was preventing me from removing him from the location. This is why I always disliked faction-based games.

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A. I can imagine it would make the types of groups (people similar to me) that overlap with PvEr's who are less benevolent than I to push the larger PvE community to 'flag always on to optimize XP' while not giving any real incentive to the more hardcore PvE onlies to actually engage.

B. As a PvP enjoyer exp doesn't effect me. The whole point of PvEvP 'open flagging' to me is so that we can properly contest hunting grounds.

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A. It depends on the multiplier, doesn't it? I'm not opposed to the idea, but it's very easy to come up with a number that leads to PvE becoming a second class citizen unless other compensation is provided.
B. If you mean flag at all times forever from account creation, I wouldn't do it. Some days I just want to go pick some herbs undisturbed and would find it really annoying to have to be subjected at all times to it, in a game that *claims* to be PvX. If you're locked in to flagging permanently I would just play something else more clearly designed to be PvP only.

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It's terrible design on multiple levels, so yes I am opposed. Let me know if you would like me to break down the whys.

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You're actually attempting to satisfy a half-acknowledged personal need by having people reassure you we will all want the same thing so it's ok for you to get invested into Ashes.
Ah sorry, this one wasn't a question, I gotta kick that habit.

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Ah, I believe I already answered above.

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As a PvP enjoyer (yes I know it's all hip and cool on these forums to pretend people are one or the other lol) I would find this system insulting on multiple levels. I would probably dismiss such a game as bad and never even give it a fair chance because the people who could make such a system fair are maybe like 5 in the entire world IMO. Like above, hit me up if you want me to break it down.

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A: I don't think that I understand what the XP bonus would be meant to accomplish. I guess incentivizing a larger population of the playerbase to remain flagged, so that PvP players are more likely to be able to find someone to fight? I don't think I'd object to it if the XP bonus was relatively small.

B: I wouldn't consider doing this, bonus XP isn't worth being unable to do PvE content undisturbed when I want to. If I wanted that kind of experience, I'd play a MOBA or fighting game instead.

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What's the point? The goal seems to be giving the PvP players an advantage over PvE players in PvE progression for... being PvP players? What does a PvE player get out of this, or is it just a strict disadvantage? I don't really like the idea of "flag up or lose out", personally.