PvP or PvE?

I prefer PvE but that’s because PvP isn’t really very immersive in its delivery.  Take SWG for example (mention this game very often), the PvE and the PvP are very connected and delivered in a natural way.  Not only is the story focused on different factions, but the universe is shared by these two factions and the entire play dynamic is very intertwined as opposed to having each separate. In SWG, you could flag yourself for PvP but if you weren’t careful, you could be forcefully flagged by the NPCs as you were out and about in the real world.  Having PvP in a completely separate arena just kills any immersion felt.  I love PvP so long as it’s a natural (yet SOMEWHAT optional) feature in a game.  To date, the only MMO that I’ve loved PvPing in was SWG, especially since PvP was sometimes a mix of NPCs and PCs while attacking player made bases or cities, but I still had the option to skip on PvP and do missions or quests or gather resources, or craft and still be relevant in the PvP scene.  No matter what you did in SWG, you were still in some way affecting someone else with your actions because it had a real economy, real crafting, real housing and a real world that couldn’t run without all of those.

PVP all the way!  Same reasons as you have stated.  Only PvP has the random factor which is human insanity/ingenuity.

PVE when I am with friends wanting to explore.

When I am looking at MMORPGs to purchase, or will be my full time MMO, then I would have to say PvP.  Combat, customization and PvP are my three top requirements for a great MMO.

I enjoy both, as long as they are done well of course.

Oddly I think I get less irritated playing in PvP than I do PvE.   Fighting against other players means you are prepared to get beat some days but you also know you’re honing your skills to get better. 

On the other hand, PvE bosses usually kill characters because of overpowered abilities or some specific weakness that players have to learn and exploit.  And once you learn the trick, the boss often becomes trivial and whatever you learned has little application to the next boss.   

Now I really enjoy a well-done PvE storyline, but I’ve never found enjoyment in overly difficult mobs.   Since I do PvE for the story rather than loot, I suppose I see those mobs as an irritating block in the story. 

Doing PvE with a group makes figuring out the tricks to beat mobs more tolerable and maybe some designers realized that which led to forced grouping mechanics (apart from being a build-in timesink).  I just find it odd how I can play PvP in a group or solo and I never get as ticked off getting killed by a player as I do when some mindless mob pulls out an OP ability to win.

I am more of a PVPer The game has to offer a good combat system and pvp for me to play it. After WvW in GW2 I am really enjoying the world pvp RvR type its is a lot of fun playing that with a guild and a server community.

As to PVE I have to like the world. I think the upcoming game wildstar will have a great world for me to explore the story of and maybe see some of the dungeons and raids. So it depends on the game and whether I like the world, and that will reflect how much I enjoy or even play the PVE. In GW2 I don’t do any PVE unless I have to (for daily, monthly, mats etc..) .