It’s interesting how you all make comparisons of the time spent in wvw vs pve as if pve gets you gold/karma and wvw gets you badges only. You have to remember that your time spent in wvw doesnt only get you badges, but heaps of karma and gold as well. Badges are just an extra. If you spend 500 hours in wvw farming the badges for a full set of invaders gear, youll also have made 700-800k karma (which is enough for 2-3 sets of exotic armor) as well as a pile of gold.