I really like the idea, I also was really disappointed when I réalised rewards were for the top 100 is a bit too much for basic reward. Il not against special unique reward, altough top 100 is very few people...

I however have the feeling people would quickly get al' the reward quite fast.

So unless they'd add new armor every patch or so, we will eventually run into the same problem.

I also kinda like the fact that every one start on an equal basis in ff14 pvp, but the lack of actual progression is a real bummer.

I'd also like to be able to specialize with unique skills. Unlike pve where you always have that one mathematically optimal rotation, pvp could definitely benefit from some sort of talent choice or something, and by that I mean proper skill, more than "recover mp / dmg reduction" once a minute. While these are nice they are quite bland.