As someone who doesn’t participate in DMM I really hope all their PvP updates/dev time isn’t spent solely on the gamemode, with little attention to the main game PvP.
They won't be. We completely understand that the DMM and PvP, while they have some crossover, are both stand alone initiatives and we will address them as such.
They should have the same prize pool for the re-run though. They said they're still determining the prize pool, and if it isn't basically the same as the original prize it's still a big slap in the face to everyone who got screwed.
Mod Acorn has been talking to the players affected and they are collaboratively agreeing on prizing. More details will come when this is finalized.
Without a doubt the prizing will be in the multiple-thousands of dollars, minimum. Winning a year of membership would literally be the biggest slap in the face.
You are absolutely right. It would be a significant cash prize and not membership.