Family Name: Xaza

Region (NA/EU): EU

These are all pretty good ideas.

I think it'd be pretty cool to, instead of seeing a player as only red when they flag up, we could see them as a range of color depending on how their stats compare to our own stats. Kind of the same as it is when we see mobs with their range of colors. If I were grinding and some PVPer came in with purple, I'd know that I would probably no match against them and I'd just bounce to another server. Then red would signify some still above our own stats, but not as much. White would be within a range close to our own and a fight/duel would actually feel worth doing and fun. Green would be someone less than you in ability. Gray would be like beating someone up with lifeskill gear on. The color could just always be there, and there could be that sword symbol (that you click to flag up) glowing next to their name to signify that they have indeed flagged up with the intent to fight whether they are someone with a gray name in farming gear all the way to some geared out vet with their name in purple.

Anyway, there's some more input on the topic of PVP.

This is not your spot, this is not your rotation, these are not your mobs; when will you understand this?
Play in marni or don't play at all. Problem solved.

And the solution to the problem is, and I talked about it a long time ago: unlimited marni for all zones in the game.

I feel like you read the title and decided to comment without reading even half of the post.

It is not your spot, sorry I should have named the title ".. a way to protect the spot you currently grind at/a way to gain a temporary claim on a given spot someone else is grinding at". Would that be a better title?

Your suggestion is the easiest solution that would destroy any form of PvP, PvE and whatever little multiplayer content there is. There would be no reason to have monsters outside of marni at all. Dont get me wrong Marni should exist, exactly for players that do not want to partake in any form of player interaction (or for players that want to chill for a few hours/days/weeks). For the rest of us, there should be a normal working system.

By your logic - there are plenty of games out there which you could play completely solo with no other players and interference. Unlimited Marni makes no sense and never will in a MMORPG unless there is a reason to grind outside of marni as well. Should there be a reason, there would need to be a system to defend said spots hence by suggestions.

How my solution destroys:

- arsha channels

- rbf

- battle arena

- arena or arsha

- arena of solare

- guild wars

- node wars

- conquest wars

- war of the roses?

Yes, it does not destroy in any way.

How many mmo games have you played? 1, 2, 3? Because I have played almost all of them that exist or existed and I remember at least 3 games based solely on the solo instance system (with coop. party as an option).

It's funny that you don't want others on "your" spot and at the same time you would play like crazy 24/7 marni if you had the opportunity.

I actively avoid others' rotations. If I accidently run into them, I apologize.  WHen someone rolls up to where I am already grinding I do the following.  Works 95% of the time:

1.  Greet them - Hello

2. "I will be here for about xx more minutes, finishing off a daily/guild mission, etc."  Usually no more than an hour

3. " I would be happy to let you know when I am finished."

4. 95% of the time they appreciate it and leave or ask to join me in party.  I am happy to have them join me in party.

5. If they flag up and/or gank me: "YOu know, I don't mind the pvp practice, but you are going to waste a lot more time this way. I have 400+ Elion's tears, and I am not leaving.  I will happily keep you flagged.  Your choice."

6. After a few fights, most of them leave.  The most inconsiderate/stubborn ones give me plenty of pvp practice.  I usually change my crystals, weapon and buffs for pvp, and I win about half the fights.  If they go red, all the more entertaining.  I've never had anyone stay more than 20 minutes.

It's just rude and inconsiderate to deliberately disrupt someone else's rotation.  If you want respect, you should show some yourself

Where is your respect?

In other words, you won't leave the spot because you also think it's "yours".
And I do exactly the same thing, only I don't put it in beautiful words like you do.

This game is intended by its creators to create conflicts between players, but the players don't want that. Players want a quiet grind without interacting with other players. That's the problem. Unless PA understand that their "vision" of the game is not consistent with what the players expect, we can spend next 8 years discussing who is right.

Lol.  I won't leave a spot because I don't think it's theirs. If I am there first, I see no reason to leave.  I also don't go out of my way to grief others.  Carry on with your crusade, though.  I don't seem to have the problems with gankers you do.  Try using better words

I don't get why you have to nitpick every word I say just to prove your point. None of the content you listed (except arsha) has anything to do with the topic - open world pvp (or I guess grinding 1v1 pvp  - don't know how would this be even classified). Also most of the content cannot be destroyed cause its either dead or slowly dying because of multiple other issues I wont cover here.

There are plenty of people that want to PvP when neccessarry/when the risk/reward and time/reward is worth it. As someone that used to grind arsha non-stop, I quite enjoyed getting stomped at first and getting slowly better and better with time. I believe there are numerous players like me that would engage in casual PvP if there is some incentive to do so (no, the 50% drop rate is not enough unless its 5AM and everybody is asleep which destroys the whole arsha concept). You literally go on a chaotic, sometimes fun place where you 1v1v1v1v1 players with different skill level, gs, crystals and whatnot. Its not fair (doesn't have to be, its arsha after all) and is not profitable at all. Why would anyone bother with 50% drop rate arsha if you would lose time to fight people, money on elixirs when you die and in the end kill at least 50% less mobs. Fun is nice and all but most people want to be able to progress as well.
 
I've played more than enough MMOs - not that this should matter, terrible argument. Again dont get why you have to be so passive agressive - I am trying to suggest a different approach to a problem we have now. Life is not binary your opinion is not the only one there.

There aren't many MMOs like BDO where grinding is literally the core of the game, there aren't many MMOs like BDO where the combat is dynamic action based allowing for enteratining PvE and PvP for hours. I dont see many of these games prospering - would love to see which you have in mind so that we could compare different aspects and analyze, ohterwise this discussion is pointless. Curious to learn why you don't play them instead as well

In addition to that it would be helpful for me and the community if you say to which point are you so strongly against. Marni realm will still be there, could even be buffed a bit, but not to the state to become the ultimate best place to grind.