Tumbleweed
PvP rewards must NOT be available via PvE activities. That must involve both OP production and faction rewards.
Are these "PVP" items, or are these "civ-specific" or "faction-specific" items? I mean, I suppose you COULD kill someone with a Karavan pick, but it's certainly not the intended use (even if some people are exceptionally skilled at this). If a Kara Pick is a PVP item, does that mean the event last weekend that rewarded Kara Picks was a PVP event?
Are you earning you "PVP" points, or are you earning "Faction" or "Civ" points? The name would certainly imply it's more than just a PVP thing, and I've heard of missions already that reward Faction/Civ points which would drive the idea home.
Let's not draw too narrow a box around what the game can do, at least until there's a lot more to draw a box around =)