PvP is basically a minigame for FFXIV. 90% of the playerbase will do it only for the current season rewards. I honestly think its funny that there's toxicity at high ranking considering people are literally being toxic with a broken and unbalanced system. I think most players will see somebody with a crystal border and just laugh. "Wow, he really spent his time doing that."

People love to claim this isn't true but numbers show.