Lack of good pvp is certianly my number two reason I don't subscribe to lotro.

(Number one is that I cannot forgive the devs for twisting the lore of lord of the rings to an extreme extent then claim they "stay true to the spirit of the books" but thats a debate for another day.)

I am primarily a pve player in mmos but every few weeks I get bitten by the pvp bug and need to go kill somone. The scirmish system actually facinates me though and if it was applied well to pvp that would be one less stumbling block for me.