What a total "wag the dog" argument, You should not have to be a hardcore player to be competitive in PVP. I must of missed the swtor advert " Hey if your wife does give two sh*ts about you playing 4 - 5 hours a night and you have a penchant for child neglect, do we have a game for you!" . You may be just super lucky to be in a guild situation that you are in because that does not exist on all servers, I promise you that.