Ranked PvP Arena/Battlegrounds Game Mode

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I’d like to propose a new game mode that brings structured PvP progression to complement the current extraction-based gameplay.

The idea is to introduce a PvP currency system that allows players to purchase gear from a dedicated vendor. This gear would be earned using in-game PvP currency and used specifically for competitive modes such as 3v3 arenas or 8v8 battlegrounds. While I enjoy the survival elements of the extraction experience, sometimes players just want to queue up and jump straight into PvP action—without worrying about losing their progress or loadout.

To tie this mode into the existing ecosystem, the PvP currency could be earned through extraction-based gameplay. For example, defeating high-tier bosses or eliminating other players could grant currency rewards, encouraging risk-versus-reward decision-making. The gear purchased with this currency would be exclusive to ranked PvP formats and cannot be lost or used in extraction—ensuring it’s balanced and focused on competitive fairness.

To keep progression meaningful, this system could reset each season. Players would grind out gear tokens each season to qualify for ranked battlegrounds or arenas, fostering a healthy competitive environment and giving everyone a fresh start.

Maybe this is a bad idea however I wanted to pose this as a question for the devs would this work? Would the community enjoy something like this?

[formal glen]

[hasty gyro]

ranked pvp is only fun in equal gear, if the better players win through gear gapping then they arent proving anything and the worse players wont win at all

[fossil widget]

it would be equal gear

you buy your gear from a vendor

and you q with that pvp gear set but you have to grind for the gear set

[mellow ruin]

imo itd be better to have unranked with equalized gear and ranked with BYOG so if people wanna rank they have to play the extraction first (ideally). there will def be people who only play arena but atleast they interact with extraction for the beginning of each season

[low shadow]

No… just no. Play a different game this isn’t it, you’re trying to fundamentally change what this game is about. Gtfo

[fossil widget]

What is the game about @low shadow it’s not even a finished game 😂 😂

[digital hamlet]

They've said they have plans to potentially make it a mini mmo with bossing queues. Why cant this game have multiple things to do instead of looting simulator. Im here for the pvp. You're here for pixels?

[low shadow]

bro if you're really here for the pvp, then you should understand that the extraction loop is what gives pvp meaning. the risk of losing gear, the tension of not knowing who’s around the corner, the thrill of winning a real fight where both sides have something to lose

when you start adding safe queues for bossing, arenas, or whatever all you’re doing is taking away players from the real game. raids feel empty, pvp encounters become rare, and gear becomes meaningless because you’re not risking anything. it becomes a lobby simulator fighting the same people over and over again

if you want pure pvp with fairness and structure, go play games designed for that. this is an extraction game. the whole point is the chaos, the danger, the unpredictability. you take that away and you’re just playing another lifeless MMO with no stakes.

maybe one day if there is 10.000 concurrent players, but at this stage even on season launch with 3000 players it won't be good for the game

[digital hamlet]

Yea dude, I love when im rolling someone and they start running around mobs. The pvpve aspect is stupid. I just wanna fight people.

Especially in the night/crypt map. I had to evade and then kill 15+ mobs in gwn just to loot the person I killed to find out they just had garbage on. In that time I could have fought 5 different people in DM.

Also, the whole gear gap thing is cringe. I understand it's something to work towards but damn. Could have made cool cosmetics that drop instead and have everyone on a level playing field.

[low shadow]

then play a different game, PVPVE take it or leave it, don't try to change it into something it's not supposed to be, clearly you got the competitive arena mindset which is wrong to have for a game like this

you don't go into the rust discord and ask them to make a ranked arena mode, because you don't like doing oil rigs. you're just being a weirdo

same goes for progression, noone will play an extraction game if there is no gear progression lol

[digital hamlet]

You're right. Enjoy 50 concurrent players again

[mellow ruin]

But if you check the roadmap arena is there…

[low shadow]

Yeah, where you bring your own crafted or looted gear

Literally if you put gear balanced mmr based arenas in the game the main game mode becomes obsolete

You can already see that if death match is on the main game mode is 99% dead

It’s fine if they wanna go that route but then they’d go against what they advertised in the first place

[mellow ruin]

And you dont lose it

[mellow ruin]

This is the only reason why equalized should be unrankerd so people have somewhere to learn pvp and ranked has the BYOG so people have to play the main game if they wanr rank which ive suggested in this thread

[low shadow]

thats fine, even though I personally don't like it because it will make people never use their best gear for raids, but instead they will save it for the arena

like don't get me wrong I'm not totally against arenas, I just think it doesn't fit this type of game. arenas attract competitive, esports type people whose entire purpose in these type of games is to grind ranks, that's just not what the selling point of an extraction open world (dungeon) PvPvE exctraction game is

if they decided to market this game as an balanced characters/gear type ranked MMR game then it would be completely different, but they didn't

[fossil widget]

Thank you!!!! 🙏

It’s basically a looting simulator at the moment.

Let us play extraction for PvP tokens they can make the seasons short so that extraction side doesn’t die but I would love a PvP vendor where I can buy gear for ranked arena and rated battle grounds!!!! They can critique it I’m sure to where extraction is busy by adding cosmetics and so many other things to it to earn rewards!

They can make extraction awesome and also allow for us to kill players and raid bosses for PvP tokens get geared and q arena with that gear. I do not believe the PvP arena and battleground gear should be lost after a loss it should be able to be kept seasonal.

Fill extraction with rare drop rate items along with seasonal cosmetics and raid gear!

There is so much to fill extraction with to keep people playing between rated PvP and raiding

We should all be able to q arena max geared after the seasonal grind and compete for high ranking PvP rewards.

We also should be able to q 8v8 to form large communities and make connections with our fellow legacy players and fight on the field of battle grinding for a reward. It will bring people closer and it will add competition to the game.

[stoic raven]

BYOG TDM is hands down the best PvP experience this game has to offer. Rolling out permanent arena should be top priority.

[fossil widget]

Do you want us to lose our gear after every arena loss? Surely not right. We should be able to insta q arena back to back to climb the ranks.

[stoic raven]

No no no gear loss, I just mean no preset gear. Farm for your kit, use it in arena

[fossil widget]

Okay I am with you so extraction to grind the gear then arena once your set is gathered

[stoic raven]

@mellow ruin has it right. Preset gear for unranked, byog for ranked.

[fossil widget]

I’m with you on this one… also wish we could party up with more than just 3 friends.

I can never spend time with all of my friends in this game

I have more than 2 friends

But it’s fine if they add 8v8 battlegrounds where we can bring all 8 friends…