Where did I mention death match or arena to begin with? I even supported the idea that arena tended to favour some comps and not others.
You just assumed that everything I said about PvP was because of the arena. You couldn't be further from the truth. It was very common to have World PvP in TBC, both in Outland and in Azeroth. City raids were fairly common. BGs were WAY more popular than arenas and a quick search on Warcraftmovies would show a staggering amount of BG videos, but not that many arena matches... And that was in 2007? It's been so long...
Anyway, everything I said was based on my experience in PvP. And I did not play arena. I did not want to be a Resto Druid. Back in TBC, if you wanted to set foot in any of the arenas, you'd have to be Resto. If you wanted to play a Paladin in the arena, you would have to be Holy. As a Warrior, being anything other than Arms was a no no. This is one of the reasons why I criticised the arena in my post. You just overlooked it.