I'm sorry Luiss but I quite frankly dissagree with your opinion.
Fair enough. It's what open debates are all about.
At least you were outright and honest about the fact you simply want more people to play YOUR game though. However your opinion isn't the main priority here, people could be easily led to believe that the overwhelming opinion of all players follow your ideals by reading what you write on here. The fact is they do not, its simply that you and some of your friends and guildies speak up a lot more when it comes to possible changes to be made to 'your' gameplay. What you really often fail to recognise is that, as you have stated its not even that difficult for you to avoid the current harsher punishment that the BB offers there is no way for people that wish to have no part in that particular aspect of the game to avoid it.
It isn't MY game nor MY style. I choose to play ALL aspects of the game, period. I'm trying to be as objective to the argument as possible. I've been successful arguing points about leveling as well. Look at the cap at EOC. That took a few of us a long time to convince Hoof that it was needed and now it is much more a competition(a game) about who plays more then who clicks on the +1% toward next level upgrade. Players spend much more subleveling buying stam then they ever did buying the +1% upgrade. A win for all! lol
Just because some players manage to avoid the harshest of punishments, and not all the time, doesn't mean that there needs to be an automatic 'win' to retaliate. This retaliation needs to be earned as well through playing. What you are looking for the devs to institute is a simple non-PvP type of harsher punishment. I'm opposed of course because players need to play the game. Not all players are equal. This comes down to each individual player(and their guilds with friends and allies). This is fundamental to how the game works.
Now excuse me if I'm wrong here but it seems to me like you have recently chosen this particular path to follow, you joined a prestigious guild that will help you 'foil' much of the current punishment methods and now because HCS has expressed interest in making pvp a little less unbalanced in favour of the attacker you have a problem with it. This has needed to be adressed for such a long time now, the timing is unfortunate for you sure, but nevertheless.. Well, you know..
I haven't always PvPed, but have since about level 150 with the King Au Xenahs set. I was in the same guild for 823 levels. I became a founder out of necessity and I wasn't a very good founder because eventually the guild became too costly to maintain and I never enjoyed the recruitment aspect that is required to run a guild, nor did anyone else. lol. So we chose as a group to bury the guid. It happens... I'm not exactly sure why some friends asked me to join my current guild but I would suspect it was because I enjoy the strategies of PvP, always have.
Also, before the pvp ladder is adresses it makes sense that they would firstly deal with the inherent problems that pvp causes to the other aspects of the game. Let people see the risks, see what 'can' and 'should' happen and then make the choice on whether or not to pursue that line of gameplay.
If they were to just implement a bunch of changes to the pvp ladder without fixing how the system works first then it would be even harder to get the needed changes pushed through.
I truly believe if it ain't broke don't fix it and i see nothing broken about how the Bounty Board works. The PvP Ladder on the other hand has been a mockery in the game for as long as I've been playing. Cheers to the devs for finally making attempts to rectify their original mistakes not taking into account the cleverness of players to manipulate the system.
Also, I'm not the only one that feels this way either, not everyone has the means to negate much of the problems pvp causes however and are duly fearfull of reprisals to them opening their mouths..
I'm well aware of the 'good vs. evil' stance you and a few others take. I think this is ONLY because you CHOOSE to play only part of the game. That is your choice but please don't try to dictate via posts that players are helpless victims. Play the game!!!