A controversial suggestion

[bonafidenubbin]

I 100% agree and I've been feeling that for a while on Meranthe.
That for a lot of people, RPing and making an interactive and narratively interesting story has taken a backseat and instead the only thing that matters is PVP. Fighting as many restraineds as possible, etc. Also note: Matthew is not the only person who has hundreds of restrained fights under his belt, either.

And it's boring.

So instead of touching on your idea about rebirths etc -

Get rid of restrained fights.

Furthermore, whenever we do have tournaments - and I understand this is the nature of the beast - inevitably, the strongest crop of whoever signs up becomes even stronger due to the prizes. Perhaps work out a way to award others, somehow.

i had to downvote this not because i dislike you but because this would 100% make everything WAY WORSE, because those of us who suck would have no ability to ever catch up.