Perhaps nerfing the thralls was a step in the right direction then, if it makes the players engage each other more directly rather than turn into a “PvP by proxy” fight with thralls.

I don’t know, though. Thralls have always been imbeciles. Doesn’t matter how hard they hit if they can’t touch me. Doesn’t matter how many hitpoints they have if I have all the time in the world to kill them.

I’m sure any PvPer who has any right to call themselves a PvPer would trash me in a “fair” fight. And I’m equally sure I could beat any thrall.