Why not have PvP moves outside the arena, in 'real life' so to speak?
If you attack someone (in your band, or range, or whatever it happens to be), you would go through an arena style battle.....no judge's decisions, of course.
Combat moves could be free - a default given to every player - with more available through upgrades.
All stats, buffs, etc. are still applicable....hell forged/non, Epic, whatever, all still good.
The moves would possibly allow for some semblance of offline protection, if you were without buffs.
It would require even more thought on the part of the attacker, not just a couple of buffs and whacking away at someone who can only defend themselves to a point. It would also give defending players something to think about...plan those moves carefully based on your stats, the stats needed to beat them, and how the combat moves affect said stats.
I'm sure there are a lot more pros/cons to think about, but these random thoughts only occur...well....randomly. Had to get it written down.
Anyway, this is a start, feel free to discuss....try to keep flaming to a minimum, there's enough of that in the other threads
My apologies if this has been suggested previously...the forum is a mess, there's no way I'm digging through to find a duplicate.

