I hate to break the news to you, but the overwhelming majority of PvP enjoyers don't PvP in MMORPGs these days.

A regular season was extended, ended and even a new season started. I don't understand why AoS does not follow the season schedule and why it is not here yet. 

Also, why practice mode is taken out after the season ends?

Unless you get rewards every match bringing it back will keep it dead.  Only the people trying for the top 100 were playing AoS because there was no incentive to otherwise.  I liked AoS, but I can't waste all my time in AoS for no rewards at all.

It has been gone so long that I am actually beginning to worry they are planning to pull the ol' Shadow Arena trick. 

I really, really, really hope they won't tho.

BDO community loves down voting things for no reason. If you don't like AOS, adding it for those who do doesn't hurt you in anyway, yet people still out here down voting like it's somehow a win for them. You can still life skill or sit at hexe another day, what ever you want. 

Also, I never understood why MMO players are so obsessed with rewards. Sure some silver would be nice, but when it comes down to it, you either like a ranked pvp system or you don't. I don't need rewards to play ranked in any other game and BDO is no exception. Most games don't have any major rewards, you just play them cause you enjoy it.  Not everything has to be about silver per hour and gains. Remember playing a game because it's fun? Remember fun? 

please no, its imbalanced, some classes are obviously favorites and mechanics and gear caps inside are atrocious.