I always wonder whether the people who claim that the pvp system was “never about skill” really have been playing the game in its original version back in 2005/2006 or if you guys are just pretending to be the super pros who know everything about this game.
Obviously, I can’t speak for every single server, but on my server and on all other servers where I knew people from, this just wasn’t true. There was no AV grind, because AV was a totally different BG which couldn’t be rushed.
If you wanted to be able to compete in the ranking system, you were required to play in a group and actually win the majority of BGs. And to play in such a group you needed skill.
In general, I agree that the current system doesn’t work. I’ve made a few suggestions how it could be addressed here: