crap like this is what is starting to make me MMO jaded..
this isn't a PVP game.. its a PVE game that has PVP..
now had the game been balanced around PVP/RVR what ever then I can say yes .. balance it around PvP.
in a game where most of the player base doesn't PVP, balancing classes around pvp will get lots of players to jump ship.
at this point I'm considering simply not renewing because I think this (and i said this in BETA) title will be F2P very soon.
I'll simply return when it is.