Battles in a Dampening Field

The discord about overpowered players in PvP has been loud and constant for years. No solutions satisfy everyone. Often solutions satisfy no one. 5v5 gets the most complaints, but other arenas catch flak as well.

Here's a solution that eliminates most, if not all, of the "unfair" advantage: Let the battles take place in a distorted, magical place, where all players have the same stats. You can call it a training area, if you want.

Travel speed 1
Attack Speed 1
Damage 1000
Hit Points 1000
Armor 1000
Everything along those lines, etc., same for everyone.

Gear bonuses are disabled, gems are irrelevant, buffs are a waste of time. . . all the normal modifiers are disabled.
The focus would then be on skill and tactics, and personal ability. You can let the talents still work, or not, depending on what makes things the most equal. Since each class has about the same number of talents overall, it should balance out across the board.

This would be a different type of battle. Some would love it, some would hate it, some could still care less, but at least the gripers could "put up, or shut up."

The titles and rewards could get interesting too.