Hi,
as far as i know, AoD PvP was supposed to not include any player gear and buffs outside the instance. Since last patch it seems, that it doesn't reset it. I just played 2 rounds and every player had more than his usual HP and appearance, that's not a big problem, because the skills are doing %-dmg. BUT it seems that also others buffs are included and especially movementspeed buffs like ostrich/bouquet of the supply unit (sry, dont know the english translation, in german it is "Reitstrauß des Versorgungstrupps") is very broken.
I forgot to make a screenshot, but will add it as soon as the next round starts.
Greedings