Except the part where it's all because of the Pvpers.
The devs have already demonstrated they can make changes to things specifically for pvp that have minimal or no effects on pvm... It's not the fault of the "pvper" that the devs don't use the correct solutions to fix whatever problems occur because a "pvper" found it... obviously, the Testing phase isn't long enough if it makes to live shards and pvpers find it, Or the people testing these things don't care how it negatively affects a pvper's play style... Don't blame pvpers because you missed something game-breaking. Edit: This isn't directed at you specifically, It's a general statement... if it's found on TC1 and reported, there's no excuse for it to be published live before it's fixed.
What did they change with the phoenix?
Movement Speed : still faster than most pets (This is what pvpers asked for, a movement speed reduction)
Starting Base damage: from 25-25 down to 20-25 (pvpers didn't asked for this, don't think anyone asked for this ? )
the sprite: from legacy version to Eodon version (pvpers didn't asked for this)
*All Pets
Dismount special move cannot dismount targets unless the tamer is already dismounted. (pvpers asked for this, yet it doesn't have an effect on pvm anyway, why would it matter?... It doesn't)
...Half the people here on stratics don't even know what they're talking about.