Originally Posted by
rda
Not everything in an MMORPG must have gear progression (RPG) in it.
Do pet battles give you gear? No. But people play them. There is some progression in the form of collecting more and better pets. Well, PVP ratings are the same. They aren't gear, yet the numbers are in clear relation to each other. And they may give achievements, titles, consumables, transmog items, whatever.
I don't think "WoW is not a MOBA" is a big argument if we are talking about changes to PVP. For PVE, maybe, for PVP, not really. PVP is different from PVE in that people find fun in playing *against* each other, that's an endless stream of fun, unlike bosses. Would they play without gear rewards? Well, WoW devs think they wouldn't, but other games demonstrate that they will plenty - if PVP itself is good enough. Those who play MOBAs today might play both that and WoW PVP if WoW PVP is good and entertaining. Not sure what would be wrong in that.