Hello Josiah,

A alternative to this option and it's one that seems to e working pretty well for me is to log off of BDO for 31 days, return and play for 30 days on the Olvia servers. I have saved many of headache and real world dollar by doing this and it seems to keep me focused on what I need to do as a life skiller/casual without worry of someone PKing me over a harvesting/grind spot.

I got a friend to join me in doing this and he has said it was the best decision or idea I have come up with since me and him started the game five years ago.

This is just an option for you to think about since I feel it's a lot more enjoyable without the added stress of someone else creating their content off of you.

I know this is a stupid idea, and will probably not end well...

What about this "compromise". You have the option to avoid PVP if you are in lifeskill gear. Nobody outside of the extremely toxic (minority) who enjoys making others suffer would lose anything. I understand that this is a compromise, and I personally know some PVE players who would argue this is not enough.

Personally, I have been experiencing and extremely high ammount of people starting fights with me while I engage in lifeskill activities that are not impacting the other player. I find myself running into the following scenrio: A player in combat gear kills me while I can't defend myself. Ususally, I am involved in a lifeskill animation to boot. I come back after changing to my combat gear. The player now runs away from me like a coward. I assume it's because they now assume I am equipped and ready for a fight, and they never wanted a fair fight in the first place. This is what has been bothering me lately. I personally have no problems defending myself while engaging in combat with combat gear. 

That being said, I have friends that would not be happy with any compromise unless it's a PVE server. I honestly would be on the PVE server to prevent the above scenario without an alternative solution.

Note: A Level 49 alt is not an option. The quests I am doing require you to be 55 or higher. The quests also require you to be in non-safe zones.

"So what do I do in this situation?""

As you certainly might have read in the answer you quoted. But you still ask a question i already answered to :

No system is perfect, and the forced pvp system will not help you ( if you arent a player that declare war and pk in loop during hours karma free, or the one that dont want to play in arsha ) in that very precise situation because if it were, it would also allow pker to create very toxic situation, as you would give a certain edge to forced pvp. ( and you certainly live since long enough on that earth to understand that as Human will remain Human especialy in such egotistic game environment ) And no automated system can detect such "case by case"

The system ALWAYS have faced toward the "player disliking forced pvp" ( for obvious reasons ) and you can see that as forced pvp only was "nerfed"' over the years ( note that i indeed only speak about forced pvp, not all others form of consensual pvp so duel agreement )

=> necessary in a pure manichean situation like you ( ofc ) described, the forced pvp will still not give you reason, because the world isnt manichean. And it would lead to WAY too much situations, in wish the advantage granted to forced pvp to solve that manichean situation, could be used to abuse and grief others players

So as i said enough time, that's why i dont undertand why forced pvp lover ( so in the end : PA ) are so entilted to want force everyone to play under the forced pvp regim.

You would -remove- players dislking forced pvp with pve channels, PA would have their hands untie to make more change in favor of : give power to forced pvp / improve all that in whatever way you understand "improve that"

"OW PvP can be improved by better laws, a better system to protect non-PvPers and better systems to protect people from being Karma Bombed.  Karma Bombing is a problem, just like toxic PK, and both issues need to be addressed, while maintaining the integrity of this sandbox-y, open world, PVX MMORPG."

Yup it can be improved, and thoses improvement dont prevent the existence of "pve channels" as the "owpvp" never was a necessity for BDO to function and its more a "i like to play under such rule set".

And as usual, a person wish / opinion have no reasons to be imposed to everyone else "just because".

So sure, if PA want to seriously work & rework forced pvp "fun" whatever, its cool for thoses liking that, but pve channel choice still should be a thing for thoses having a different vision about "how to play BDO"

"So what do I do in this situation?""

As you certainly might have read in the answer you quoted. But you still ask a question i already answered to :

No system is perfect, and the forced pvp system will not help you ( if you arent a player that declare war and pk in loop during hours karma free, or the one that dont want to play in arsha ) in that very precise situation because if it were, it would also allow pker to create very toxic situation, as you would give a certain edge to forced pvp. ( and you certainly live since long enough on that earth to understand that as Human will remain Human especialy in such egotistic game environment ) And no automated system can detect such "case by case"

The system ALWAYS have faced toward the "player disliking forced pvp" ( for obvious reasons ) and you can see that as forced pvp only was "nerfed"' over the years ( note that i indeed only speak about forced pvp, not all others form of consensual pvp so duel agreement )

=> necessary in a pure manichean situation like you ( ofc ) described, the forced pvp will still not give you reason, because the world isnt manichean. And it would lead to WAY too much situations, in wish the advantage granted to forced pvp to solve that manichean situation, could be used to abuse and grief others players

So as i said enough time, that's why i dont undertand why forced pvp lover ( so in the end : PA ) are so entilted to want force everyone to play under the forced pvp regim.

You would -remove- players dislking forced pvp with pve channels, PA would have their hands untie to make more change in favor of : give power to forced pvp / improve all that in whatever way you understand "improve that"

"OW PvP can be improved by better laws, a better system to protect non-PvPers and better systems to protect people from being Karma Bombed.  Karma Bombing is a problem, just like toxic PK, and both issues need to be addressed, while maintaining the integrity of this sandbox-y, open world, PVX MMORPG."

Yup it can be improved, and thoses improvement dont prevent the existence of "pve channels" as the "owpvp" never was a necessity for BDO to function and its more a "i like to play under such rule set".

And as usual, a person wish / opinion have no reasons to be imposed to everyone else "just because".

So sure, if PA want to seriously work & rework forced pvp "fun" whatever, its cool for thoses liking that, but pve channel choice still should be a thing for thoses having a different vision about "how to play BDO"

You typed out 3 paragraphs and still failed to a answer the question.

 I am asking what options are there when faced by this situation

a SOLO grind spot

Actualy i answered.

You want to use pk the way its not designed for, using a manichean exemple to make look like it would be necessary to give more power to pk. Even if its not the topic

Even if its totaly out of topic the solution is simple : Dont bother about the others players, grind what you have to grind and its all going to be fine.

I never was "outgrinded" because i'am just not pepega enough to be obsessed by a particular "rotation" / pack order, or be all out if someone try to "take over"

Correctly manage pack amount ( so what pack to pick )+ respawn timer and you will never have any problem to grind what you can grind. if someone leave you "no mob to kill", its only because he manage that more correctly than you. that's it.

thing is, like somes said, its not a instancied grind spot, nor is a dark souls-like with players invading YOUR game.

there is no "solo grind spot", its : the world is open to everyone.

another time, the problem is your perception and you want something the game doesnt provide. In that case, you should want to have grind spot tweaked / reworked, or whatever else to fit correctly the ability to welcome more players without anyone beeing "hindered" in a MP situation.