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This wasn't a PvP event, it was a PvE vs PvP event. One side shooting NPCs (or players posing as NPCs), the other shooting players.
A PvP event can be balanced if you just control both sides and know the members attending. How do I know it works? I did countless events like that where I always make sure it's as balanced as possible and surprise surprise a good amount of them turn out to be balanced. If the dev team wants to make an official event that will be only PvP and actually decide the outcome, they must do 2 things: first is list all the players attending which is a hassle but a necessary job to make sure you know what you're working with, and second you must know skill of each member attending, or at least the majority of good PvPers, so you can distribute them evenly on both sides. Is there a person capable of doing that? Yes, we're still a small community and good pilots are known. I'd be the first willing to help balance such an event since I know most people's potential.
If you do that, an official event with PvP deciding the outcome can definitely happen. It's very possible, you just have to be willing to do it.