Bring Back OG Hardcore Factions

[pacificm9]

Hey PikaNetwork,

I’ve been part of this community for a long time, and like many others, I remember when factions were more than just gear and money — they were about skill, teamwork, and strategy. Today, I want to address something that’s been bothering many of us: the current state of OP Factions.

This is a call to the community and staff to seriously consider bringing back a Hardcore OG Factions realm — where PvP was fast-paced, fair, and skill-based. Where fights didn’t take an hour. Where it didn’t take real-world money to kill someone.

Let’s break it down.

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The Problem with Current OP Factions:​

• 1v1s take 30 minutes to over an hour – Because everyone is stacked with absurdly high-level armor, and with no gapple cooldowns, fights drag on with no end unless someone makes a mistake or simply logs out.
• Gapple Spam – Golden apples can be eaten infinitely, removing any actual risk. There’s no cooldown, no timing, no strategy — just endless regen.
• Pay-to-Win Meta – The only fast way to get kills is through buying overpowered custom items or enchants. It’s less about skill and more about how much money you’ve spent.
• No Skill Reward – You can strafe, combo, and pot perfectly — but none of it matters when the other player just eats another gapple and tanks for an hour.

This isn’t what made factions fun. It’s what’s killing it.

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What Made OG Factions Great:​

• Protection IV was the max, and fights were fast-paced.
• Potion PvP meta meant you had to know how to hotkey, time your hits, and manage your inventory.
• Gapple cooldowns made golden apples valuable — not spammed.
• Risk mattered – if you went out and fought, there was always something to lose and everything to gain.
• Fights lasted 1-5 minutes, not 45 minutes.
• Skill determined outcomes, not money or gear grinding.

That’s the factions many of us fell in love with. That’s the factions we want back.

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The Solution: A Hardcore Factions Realm​

We’re not saying delete OP Factions. Keep it for those who enjoy it.

But give the rest of us an alternative. A separate realm dedicated to OG-style Hardcore Factions, built on the following foundation:

• Protection IV max gear – No Protection 20 nonsense.
• No custom enchantments
• Gapple cooldowns or rare god apples only
• Potion-based PvP
• Balanced eco focused on grinding, not buying
• No kits with instant max gear

It’s simple, nostalgic, and way more fun. And best of all, it works.

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Yes — Hardcore Factions Can Still Be Profitable​

There’s a myth that servers need OP gear and pay-to-win mechanics to make money. That’s false. Here's how a Hardcore realm can still generate serious revenue:

• Cosmetics, tags, particles, and ranks – People love to stand out. These don’t affect PvP and still sell.
• Battle Passes – Weekly or seasonal passes with cosmetic or grindable content keep people engaged.
• Crate Keys (done right) – Keep them cosmetic or offer small rewards — no game-breaking items.
• Seasonal Leaderboards and Faction Tournaments – Reward the top factions with prizes (even cosmetic or Discord roles), and create hype for each reset.
• Quality-of-life perks in ranks – Extra homes, shorter cooldowns, /fix access — useful, but not unfair.

Players are more willing to support a server that respects balance and fairness. Hardcore Factions builds a loyal player base, not just temporary P2W whales.

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A Message to the Staff & Developers:​

You’ve done an amazing job keeping Pika alive all these years, and the community is still here. But many of us — veterans, skilled PvPers, and OG fans — are waiting for something that brings back the real spirit of factions.

You don’t need OP mechanics to stay profitable.

You don’t need pay-to-win kits to succeed.

You just need a factions realm that respects the roots of the game — and the players who built this community in the first place.

Bring back Hardcore OG Factions. Bring back the fun. Bring back the skill-based PvP that made this mode legendary.

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Community: If you agree, reply, react, and +1 this post. Let your voice be heard.

Hardcore factions wasn’t just a game mode. It was a culture. Let’s bring it back.


— pacificm9

 

[BelgskeFTW]

I like the idea +1

 

[Shadow_talha]

+1 normal faction pvp was good it just take 1 min or less to stand that was good but they remove, them say normal faction is dead but they did not gave any reset from a long time

 

[WeAreFamily]

You should copy paste this into the suggestion post since its not being seen here. Also i am also a fan of normal faction compare to opfaction

 

[TookThatL69]

Its op factions for a reason dude to be OP, its not a normal factions where you use prot 4 and gapps have cd. Normal factions was a thing but no one actually played that so that’s whey they shut it down. They can buff player damage that could help but since they buffed mcmmo to 5k pvp takes like 5-10 minutes max. You might have a skill issue if you pvp that long.

 

[MyTime]

do you even know what hcf was lol, pika should never host hcf because there is no staff team they cant even run a dead op fac map without bhoppers being on at all time let alone manage entire hcf server, 2nd pvp on pika is beyond awful especially for potpvp because of its awful kb and hitreg, 3rd you very clearly never played hcf and just copy pasted what chat gpt told you that its kinda funny