Quote Originally Posted by alphahero View Post
I see your point, but I think that would only be the case if PvP was the end goal to everyone playing AL, which I don't think is accurate. Many play for leaderboard, events, timed runs, gold, etc.
The skill mode would not even replace the current gear based one, but rather add a new face to the game.
Most of the player base ( >70%) who buy gear are pvp players. You would see a massive drop in the value of gold.