But that can happen in a PvE environment with PvP settings. PvP in patrol would work. Look at games like WoW or DCUO for reference. PvP in a PvE environment isn't something new, but it is something cool. [i]#[b]PvP[/b]in[b]Patrol[/b][/i]

I agree, it would be. Especially with the huge size of PvE areas, you'd have a lot of potential for small and large team tactics. Imagine a rivalry between two clans that turns into a land war at the Hellmouth. One clan has superior numbers but the other gets the drop on them with snipers hidden in the dunes and ambush squads in the buildings. Suddenly, reinforcements roll in on stolen Pikes and begin to rout the enemy, but a crashed warsat brings an influx of Fallen and neutral Guardians into the war zone, throwing the whole area into confusion. My idea was more sparked by seeing dropships cruising around near the Crucible maps (which are supposedly under solid Tower control) and thinking how neat it would be if you're trying to take a flag in Control but you're having to watch both for the other team and for the three Minotaurs that just warped in around the corner.

Everything you just illustrated, could happen naturally in a PvP version of patrol.

That was kind of my point in illustrating it. Because it's a cool idea.