Yes so in a way PvP is saved because we can ignore the mini game of Arena. Most PvP players are happy with that since they don’t do Arena. They can just do BGs, WPvP, Brawls etc.
However as a whole DF PvP will be the least balanced in history. Might be fun for some but overall it isn’t saving anything because PvP is basically being eliminated in DF. They really only care about PvE in DF cause Blizz is in damage control mode to save WoW as a whole after the worst expansion in history.
It’s been nearly a decade since Blizz released a good game. Doom and gloom is warranted. Microsoft was able to buy Activision for a discount because it’s been doom and gloom for a long time. Just the facts hence why we are talking about WoW as “Will it be saved” If things were going well this thread wouldn’t exist.
DF might save PvE since it’s heavily focused on doing that to save WoW. Because of that PvP will suffer obviously and that is a smart business decision. PvE design now is like PoE so DF will be more like an ARPG. Could be fun for PvE but that design doesn’t carry over well for PvP.
this is a good point. now that gear equalization is back in DF, no reason to even bother with arena unless you want the elite mog if there is one next xpac.