Doubt (to your title) that is the case. The update has very little to do with the f2p. They didn't know wtf to do with pvp and didn't have the time to fix it. What with the dlcs and the AP. Edit: they said right before forsaken they new they were neglecting PVP and they had stuff in the works, ToO and faction rallies are on a long hiatus. If anyone thinks they're updating PVP just because the free-to-play element you're an idiot. They already promised you they'd be fixing it. If this is a problem don't buy or play. I'm not buying but not for stupid reasons.