Quote Originally Posted by nickx View Post
Not necessarily disagreeing with your gear point, however, I think most true hardcore PvPers aren't interested as much in the rank-less gear decision and will not be leaving PvP. If anything, the real hardcore PvPers are more about the competition and are impatiently waiting for the Feast.
The most hardcore will always need a big goal to struggle for. Best gear, best rating, etc. You are confusing with casual pvper's who just play for fun. They will not be spending 10 hours per day PvPing. They will play maybe once or a couple times from time to time and they will not care about gear, about ranks etc.
I've played a lot of MMOs and can tell for sure - PvP without incentive will die.