But all pvp games do buffs and nerfs constantly. LoL, overwatch, even smash bros.
That’s because when the community is so big there are always new combinations, new interactions etc… that need reworks and buffs and so on. Also to make the metas not stale. Also because as the community in general becomes better at the game, new ways to win exist and so on.
Making a balance cycle is completely normal and required.
I went through a Rainman transmog OCD a few days back and decided I was “having a bad hair day” and felt that a helm was an appropriate armor accoutrement. Definitely.
They were one-sided poop shows in vanilla too. But it was fun making lists of players who ganked you so you could gank them back later. You can’t do that in modern WoW because of sharding.
Community was what made WPvP fun and that community doesn’t exist in 2020
MoP Emerald Dream had the best WPvP I’ve ever experienced in the game. Warmode will never come close and anyone who thinks WM does is out of their mind.
While I do agree that it is griefing in a certain way, I do not agree with your complaint, unlike the forced pvp flagging of the pre-patch event, the pvp here is 100% optional and you have the tools to opt out of it anytime and play without being bothered by these players.
People were being griefed during the event because they had no other option, but here you’re being griefed because you choose to not use the tools provided to you to cease it.
Seriously, I see folks complaining about the Maw and I’m just getting Throne of Thunder and Timeless Isle flashbacks. Those WPvP fights were insane. Not to mention the PvP vendor wars.