Respecting the License's Agreement or PvPing?

I'd like try to explain the idea of why PvP doesn't exist in Lord of the Rings Online through another MMORPG with a major IP and popular world; Star Wars Galaxies. Let's make a what if scenario. As you know Star Wars expands beyond just 6 movies in the Expanded Universe. SOE was able to disregard the license's agreement and was slightly able to contridict what has already been added to EU. But let's say they decided to follow the agreement; not to mention make SWG story driven. But still have what exist today in the game.

Now, you have a character who you worked your butt off on. You have always thought the Empire was awesome, and so you decide to ally yourself with them. The Battle of Endor Event is about to come up, and you're excited. For three days the Alliance and your belove Empire dook it out. You have a good feeling that the effort and strength in the Empire surpasses the player base in the Alliance. Clearly, the Empire has done some significant damage to the core of the Alliance during this event. But because of the license's agreement, SOE must follow through the storyline of Star Wars. As you know in the movie, Return of the Jedi, the Empire was crippled by the Alliance during the Battle of Endor. And so it repeats in SWG because of said agreement.

You continue to play SWG regardless of your feelings towards the story-arc. Now what is left of the Empire is now called the Imperial Remnants, and the Rebel Alliance has grown larger to become the New Republic replacing what the Empire had establish. Through several storyline events which follows the novels previously written it appears that the New Republic has toppled the Imperial Renmants. You claim it is not fair, especially when the Imperials out number the opposition on your server.

All of a sudden, a Alien force from the Outer Rim attacks in a new storyline event which has the galaxy and the New Republic shaking. Towards the end of this event, you find out that your Imperial faction has join what is left of the New Republic(Galactic Alliance) to fight off these alien invaders(the Yuuzhan Vong). You spend all that time trying to be evil, but because of a blasted story arc you are now one of the good guys! See how PvP is pointless when good is predetermined to win.

Turbine agreed to use the material in the LoTRs novels to create a story driven MMORPG. But when they found out that they couldn't alter the material due to the agreement they decided to remove the ideas of playable evil races, and PvPing. Perhaps if the storyline in Lord of the Rings Online took place during the climax of the storyline and did not progress any forward I could see PvP. But Turbine has made it clear that they will follow what is written in the novels.

I understand that both that Sauron's forces won battles[and I definitely understand that the Empire in SW did as well], but in the end good over came both. Since Turbine has decided to do something more story based and they have this unsual license's agreement; some ideas had to be tossed. But then again, they could have included some form of PvPing, maybe competitive arenas(I'm pretty sure people dueled in Middle Earth). But you have to realize that this is what happens when you deal with a IP like Lord of the Rings which is respected.

But I will agree that because MMORPGs are becoming even more popular these days amongst console, RTS, and FPS gamers PvP is going to be a big attraction. But if Turbine can live up to their promise of a complex AI and even more defined jobs then things can still be interesting. If you're still looking for PvP, I suggest stick to WoW guys.