Sadly this is a fact that has been pointed out for YEARS, and the is always cried hard by the pvp'rs cause they want their fodder. There is only a small percent of pvp players that actually try to fight a fair battle in things like TC and world map encounters, but even they get rolled by the fast-log, ac hp ape builds who just want to lulz people and be on top without a challenge. Really the worst part is every attempt to bring the game back into some form of balance is met with extreme whine factor from the pvp apes, and since the majority of the player base left to bitch is the pvp power builds the devs hardly ever get any other type of feed back.
Oh and don't bother trying to suggest any type of changes to the pvp system, people are soo frightened by it that even when a small group gets together and actually talks out a decent plan, the powerbuild/troll people turn the thread into a flame war. Usually with nothing even remotely constructive for or against the suggested changes, just their sad tired 'The Wasteland is Harsh' drum that they've beaten into pieces. I've prayed for things to get better in this game, and I have stayed through a lot, but I tell ya I'm certainly looking to reach for my hat.