I know this has been suggested in the general discussion forum, but I am re-framing here. As far as I can see, this suggestion has not been posted in the suggestion box…
Why not make WvWvW gear the same as spvp gear? We enter the mists, equip our gear from the vendors, set up our traits , and then, instead of entering an spvp or tpvp match, we step through a gate to enter WvWvW. Everyone will have the same gear level, and all victory will be decided by tactics and skill (or whoever has the bigger zerg- but that’s another thread.) And most importantly, victory will not be influenced by gear differences.
This way, ANET can add as many gear tiers as they want. The new gear tier (or possible future tiers) will not effect any pvp aspect of the game.
My fellow players: why or why not?