Yeah we definitely intend to introduce organized PvP via arena fights. I can’t promise it will be in at launch but we’ll see.
That said, we also have a bigger vision for a thing called the “Grand Tournament.” Unfortunately we didn’t hit the stretch goal for it so it won’t be in at launch, but hopefully it will come in a future update. Basically the idea behind this is that it’s an organized tournament where a small group of people (eight?) are dropped into a free-for-all arena that has both other players and PvE content to contend with. You start at level 1 with only basic gear, and then it’s up to you to hunt down monsters and take them on to get gear drops and level up. At the same time there are other players to contend with who might be trying to attack you, or maybe you can trust them to pair up and take things down together…etc.
Then I’m hoping that we can turn it into a spectator sport where people can gather in the game who aren’t in the tournament to watch the action and cheer on the players.
Anywho, that’s the long-term organized PvP goal right now. But it may take a while to get it done.