Game is open world PVP. However, at least half the world does not allow pvp. And even the pvp zones rotate between pvp and safe zones. If you dont wanna pvp you can just wait for peace time and then do your questing. The Ocean is always at war however so if you want to cross the sea to trade you need numbers or an escort.
As for it failing, it wont fail due to mechanics, it will be something trion does to piss off the user base. The game has been going strong in korea and russia for years.
The some of the best money in the game requires crossing the open sea. It just comes down to risk vs reward. If you dont wanna pvp you can avoid it the entire game. You can craft from lvl 1-50 and never kill a single mob or person if you want.
But if you want to make money faster by fishing or running trade packs across the ocean there is risk for that reward.
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Bob the Broker
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