I read enough…
And, as I said in the post you replied to me: DF gearing will still work as it does in SL with WM on. Your PVE ilvl will operate exactly like it does now on PVP gear in SL. Only the PVP ilvl is changing in DF:
Simplified SL Example:
| Rank | PVE ilvl | PVP ilvl |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 249 | 262 |
| 2 | 252 | 265 |
| 3 | 255 | 268 |
| … | … | … |
| 9 | 275 | 285 |
Simplified DF Example:
| Rank | PVE ilvl | PVP ilvl |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 249 | 285 |
| 2 | 252 | 285 |
| 3 | 255 | 285 |
| … | … | … |
| 9 | 275 | 285 |
Without this simple change (which should have been implemented already), SL PVP gearing is actually the worst system that WoW has ever had for PVP gear.
And if you can believe it, it was worse than BfA, which was worse than Legion which was the worst up until that point. So, to me, every expansion since WoD (the best by far) was the worst PVP gear system the game had ever had. For 3 expansions in a row.
The craziest part? Everyone knew it even before each of these expansions launched. Thousands upon thousands of posts, year after year calling for WoD gearing back.
DF PvP gearing is going to really turn things around for PVP. There is absolutely no way numbers will continue to go down as you suggest.