EVE is THE sandbox of MMO's. Or any game for that matter. IF you do not like it. Do not play it.

I agree with OP, it's about time. If you do it right, there are no real drawbacks. It also perfectly fits into the EVE backround story, just read the race info of Caldari. I know it's more challenging than creating another cruiser and destroyer or somesuch, but this could add a lot of fun to players who don't like to wait for hours to have a PVP experience and be something really new after a long time.

The box needs more sand. Would you like to fight in my arena?

how is it riskless if you still have the risk of losing your ship in the end? seriously asking this...

EVE is THE sandbox of MMO's. Or any game for that matter. IF you do not like it. Do not play it.

All this already exists. Players groups, corporations and alliances already do this.
Such as:

http://community.eveonline.com/news/newsFromEve.asp?newsTitle=hertic-army-runs-frigfest-in-amamake-1

or

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=165312

What you're asking for is to have it as premade theme park protected areas contents, instead of player driven sandbox events.

in fact OP should go to Rancer and warp to one of the gates. He will see a flash and a portal that leads to Arena realm will open.

Be sure to do it in a pod or T1 frigate, otherwise it might not work.

PVP needs to have the ability to be both sporadic and random while being organized at the same time. It can happen anywhere at anytime. Risk of losing your ship during an Arena PVP 1v1 is a calculated risk and is predictable for the most part. True PVP should not be limited or capped or anyway controlled. Also with a system like that where would us pirates be with out non consensual PVP? Should we first ask you if it is alright to gank you when you jump into our gate.

Then you have game complaints about player discrepancy with skills and attributes or aka balance issues. Players that have subscribed longer having level 5 skills versus a player playing for, lets say, 8 months would be at a disadvantage. Unless of course these "arenas" provide the pilots with all level 5 skills for the battle.? >

uhm, my risk of losing a ship in low or null sec its a calculated risk too, do that means I do riskless pvp already?

and hey I once was a pirate albeit by a very short time, pirating on alliances dosnt count I oppose safe havens, however I don't really see the issue with arenas as long as everything else stays the same, is just a way to allow people to kill each other without interference of third parties, like MechWarrior arenas?

Then you have game complaints about player discrepancy with skills and attributes or aka balance issues. Players that have subscribed longer having level 5 skills versus a player playing for, lets say, 8 months would be at a disadvantage. Unless of course these "arenas" provide the pilots with all level 5 skills for the battle.? >

you have a point there, but i believe this is pushing it way too far, i dont think people asking for arenas would ask something like this, way tooooo wowish, and even in WOW i think they have to fight people of higher level sometimes no?

anyone here plays WoW to confirm?

No, i dont like that because it allows for exploits, you could request a duel with someone just so your ship becomes impossible to lock and thus safe from being killed during a wardec or alike.


what we need its just a request pvp flag, that makes you and your target legal targets to each other without concord intervention. ly, and maybe add a criminal flag to any logistic ship that helps either party. this way you keep it honorable, or at least allows everyone to gank the dishonorable logistic ship lol.

Lets settle our mortal differences in the nice and safe arena. Yeah ... lame.

and hey I once was a pirate albeit by a very short time, pirating on alliances dosnt count I oppose safe havens, however I don't really see the issue with arenas as long as everything else stays the same, is just a way to allow people to kill each other without interference of third parties, like MechWarrior arenas?

I wouldnt be against the arena idea if you had to travel to the arena with your ships to participate.

No.

It's a way to makes duels (not "true" PvP) where they are 100% granted to decide:
where to fight
when to fight
who to fight.
what ship to use.

All this ruled by game mechanics.

it's an exploit to remove the open world PvP concept from EvE.

They want this for high sec of course. They never move from there (because we all know, as soon as you jump in low you automatically explode, so is impossible...) and claim the rights to have everything without moving. Also the right to have their specific idea of PvP (consensual, 100% granted, fair and bla bla) in the area of EvE less PvP-friendly area of the game: high sec. Of course they cannot put the same effort in game as eveyone else, their attention span is short (this is why they never check D-Scan): they come from WoW, Diablo, Everquest, LOTRO and they're used to have all easy, shiny and quick.

In their mind Eve High Sec is, or should be, like a WoW PvE server. Forget it, EvE players will never allow this.

When did you become the "voice" of EVE?

Biomass your characters and unsub, wiggin. You're playing the wrong game.