I wish I had more time to dileniate this point but I will give it my best shot in the time I have. I remember when playing wow was fun. I remember a time when raiding and pvp were intertwined. I remember spending six months to complete my Giantstalkers set and then going into a battleground and owning face. That was fun. My guild built a team to go in a crush Molton Core and there was commraderie, teamwork, heartache, and frustration. All the things that build lasting bonds and incredible teams.
We raided to raid, we worked hard together to progress at PVE but at the same time we were gearing ourselves for PVP. I remember the excitement for new boss kills and of not only gearing myself up but my team members as well. At that time, I enjoyed PVE and PVP. Now they are such a dicotomy that you could actually spit WoW into two seperate games. Blizzard had it right at the begining, they've tried much too hard to fix what isn't broken and have, in the end, dismembered a once great game and team building passtime.
I haven't raided with my guild for nearly a year now, because I am doing a constant honor/arena grind. I coach at a High School and I tell my athletes that play Football to also engage in other sports during the off season because it will make a better at Football player in the end. I also tell my wrestlers to play football. Its in a sense crosstraing. I wish Blizzard would realize this and bring back what they had done right at the begining. Intertwine PVE and PVP don't serperate the two, otherwise you are just have two different games under one title.