PvP

The PvP Arena is a game mode where one fights against other players in an Individual match (1v1) or Captain Mode (3v3). There are several public rankings and rewards for playing this mode, including high level Unique and Legendary equipment that are purchased with Victory Tokens from winning matches and completing PvP dailies.

When in PvP mode, there are restrictions to skill usage for balance purposes. Most skills have rebalanced stat tweaks, but some are restricted from use. All active skills above level 45 are not available in PvP.

Entering the Arena

• You must be level 35 or above to access any PvP mode.

You can access the PvP mode by hitting the P key (default setting) or opening the Menu Selection Window with Esc and clicking the Arena button. There are currently two modes available to play, Normal Arena and Practice Arena. In Normal Arena your progress is ranked and you gain battle exp to increase your ranking, as well as Victory Tokens to use as currency to purchase PvP rewards.

Normal Arena

Entering the Normal Arena will move you to channel 60 or 61 and put your character in the pvp lobby area. To begin fighting other players 1v1, just hit the Start button which will begin matchmaking to find an appropriate opponent. If you wish to enter a 3v3 match, select Captain mode.

• If it is your first time fighting in Normal Arena, you will need to fight 20 placement matches against random available players to determine your Rank Points (RP).
• The RP system is similar to the Elo rating system, where you fight similarly rated players to advance to higher rankings.
• Along with RP, you also gain Battle Exp which functions as progression milestones.
• The reward for winning matches is RP, Battle Exp and Victory Tokens.
• The penalty for losing is reduction in RP and Battle Exp. Victory Tokens are not lost.

Practice Arena

Entering the Practice Arena will move you to channel 101 or 102 and put your character in the pvp lobby area. In the practice arena you will not lose or gain any RP, Battle Exp or Victory tokens as it only serves as a place to practice freely without penalty. There is no matchmaking in this mode, instead you will have a list of player created pvp rooms on the right side.

• On each row of the pvp rooms there is the room number on the left side, the room name, and the current number of players as well as the maximum number of players allowed.
• Open pvp rooms have white lettering and have not began the match yet. You may join these rooms to pvp if there is room for you.
• Closed pvp rooms have grey lettering and have a match in progress. You are unable to join these rooms unless the match has ended and there is available room for you.
• The quickmatch button places you in a random open room.
• The practice button places you in the NPC training area where you may fight against NPCs to get used to your character's playstyle and combos before attempting a match with another player.

Joining a Game Room

• You will be in Seria's Gate while choosing a PvP room.
  • The storage chest and mailbox are still accessible from here.
• On the right of the screen is a window with PvP rooms.
  • A white room is a room that has not started the PvP match.
  • A grey room is a room that has already started the match.
  • If a room is locked, you must have the password to enter.
• You may enter the south entrance in Seria's Gate to go to the Elven Moonlight Tavern. This place serves as a lobby, and you can see other players who aren't in a PvP room here as well.

Game Rooms

In the game room, you will see all of the other players in the room. When entering, everyone is shown with a blue scale above their heads showing that stats of the character have been balanced with other characters stats to make a fair game. Any other players who enter after you will be shown with the scale once they enter.

On the right is a window showing who is in the room, team color (if using team mode), and currently set arena. In the window, one player is designated as the room master who chooses all the options and can expel players from the room. All other members of the room must "ready up" by pressing X (to cancel ready up, press X again). Once all members of the room are ready, the room master must press X to start the match.

Battle Setup

Arenas

• Tavern: 2-8 players
• Anihilation Field 2-8 players
• Odessa Streets 2-8 players
• Bantu Camp 2-8 players
• Tower 2-8 players
  • Random: You can also randomize the map each match.

Arena Modes

Brawl

• A free-for-all; there are no teams.
• The last remaining person is the winner.
• Only the winner will receive PvP exp.
• Each KO will give more victory points, even if one is not the winner.
• While this gives considerably more PvP experience than the other modes, winning requires far more skill.

Team

• Players are organized into two teams: Red and Blue.
• All players will fight at the same time, and no extra lives are given.
• Winner is the last team standing.
• Teamwork and communication is vital
• Good for support-orientated builds

Elimination

• Players are on teams; however the matches are one-on-one.
  • The winner of each round will fight the next person of the opposite team.
  • The winner of the previous round will get a small amount of healing before the next round commences.
  • Winner is the last team standing.
• Press Spacebar to indicate readiness to enter the next round if your current teammate is defeated.
  • If more than one person is "Ready", then the selection is random.
  • Pressing spacebar again will remove the "Ready" state, with a cooldown of 5 seconds.
• Reward is Victory Points and PvP Experience, dependent on team size.
• If one person defeats the entire opposing team (in a match with teams of 2 or more players), they will receive an "All Kill!" bonus, increasing their rewards.

Rewards

Ranking

Details

• PvP experience gained from winning a battle contributes to your PvP rank.
  • Current amount of PvP experience appears in an orange bar across the bottom of your screen.
  • Your ranking is shown next to the character name, in grey.
  • The rankings are: Vagabond (blue dot next to number), Gladiator (yellow dot), and Hero (red dot).
• A PvP loss means no PvP exp gained.
  • At Gladiator 1 and above, a PvP loss results in lost exp.
  • The amount lost depends on the level of the opponent, if a Gladiator 1 loses to a Vagabond 10, 1799 exp is lost. If a Gladiator 1 loses to a Gladiator 1, only 899 exp is lost.
  • At Gladiator 2 and above, 0 exp is gained against PvP Players of Vagabond rank.
• One can see the current top rankers on the official DFO main page here.

Top Ranks / Kanji Ranks

Kanji ranks are only given to the top percentile of Hero ranked players. So if there are 100 Heroes, only 1 of them is able to hold the War God rank.

Rank	Percentile
	1%
	3%
	6%
	10%
	15%

Hero Ranks

Rank	Exp
	5,370,000
	4,431,000
	3,620,000
	2,930,000
	2,355,000
	1,889,000
	1,526,000
	1,259,000
	1,081,000
	986,000

Gladiator Ranks

Rank	Exp
	865,000
	753,000
	655,000
	566,000
	490,000
	422,000
	365,000
	315,000
	275,000
	240,000

Vagabond Ranks

Rank	Exp
	181,000
	131,000
	91,000
	59,000
	36,000
	19,000
	8,000
	2,000
	1 Win
	Given

Common Courtesy

• Follow the rules of the room name.
  • For example, if the room name states, "No X" where X is an item or a certain class.
  • Stating certain level ranges in the room name .
• Do not hurry the room master to start the game.
• Active Awakenings in 1v1 and Elimination are frowned upon.
• Before starting, wait for the connection icons to sync to see the if connection strength is good or not. (Yellow or lower)
• The first match will sometimes exhibit "load lag." This is usually the case with Summoners. Please have patience.
• Throwing items, like Split Disks are deeply frowned upon.

PvP Issues

• The game uses a P2P system (Peer-to-Peer). Therefore, lags can happen if the two players happen to be far away from your network. To reduce this issue, port forwarding is highly recommended.

DFO Ports

• TCP:10011-10019
• UDP:5063