http://www.bladeandsouldojo.com/topic/174501-tournament-discontinuation-official-statement/page__pid__1020435#entry1020435 Pretty sad NcSoft doesn't care about promoting the PVP scene in this game. They couldn't even give us spectator mode (which KR already has in the game). This meant that matches for the Imperial Tournament had to be in 3v3 and 4 people killed each other off, resulting in painful like 10 minutes of downtime in between matches that can take 1-2 minutes.
Arena was touted as being equalized but with the introduction of hongmoon levels and skills, there can be a huge difference between what players can do.
Meanwhile they introduced another RNG box that grants even bigger jackpots than the last one.
All this is very sad because Arena PVP in this game is amazing if the players are on equal footing. Definitely the coolest PVP experience I've ever had in an MMO.
But between zero support or promotion from NcSoft to win-trading and bots/hackers, there's very little hope.