first it was crafting and gathers, now it pvpers...

[Vahlnir]

because god forbid doing something just because its fun *the audience gasps in shock*

To me that was their intention, they wanted people to have fun with it, therefore having more people participating. Otherwise creating such content woulda been a waste, but the OP seems to be operating under the mentality of

...which I strongly disagree with. PvP should be fun and based more on skill rather than gear, which others have said already but I agree with them 100%.