this is how its REALLY supposed to be, don't listen to OP
http://web.archive.org/web/200710120220 ... /Patch_1.5
patch 1.5, battlegrounds are released
now consider that Dire Maul doesn't count out until patch 1.3
there aren't supposed to be ANY battlegrounds AT ALL until some time after Dire Maul is released
so all battlegrounds should be disabled at release until after 1.4 gear is released
also there isn't supposed to be a PvP honor system AT ALL until after Dire Maul is released as well; the PvP honor system comes with patch 1.4, if you wanna be that picky
http://web.archive.org/web/200710120220 ... /Patch_1.4
I'm sure locking out the honor system until atfer Dire Maul would repel alot of players, but at the same time people getting old PvP blues would really imbalance the game, given the low quality of gear avalible before 1.4
lock out all PvP rewards until other 1.4 gear is released as well as the entire honor system as well if you want to be completely in line with the timeline
im not sure if there would be an imbalance in gear created from people farming rank ahead of time otherwise then getting it in 1.4
but do you know what WOULD create an imbalance?
getting PvP blues when you hit 60 during 1.2 content, when most of the other pre-raid gear is terrible
im not sure what to think about maraudon though, on another note, some of the gear in there is pretty useful at 60, such as alot theradas loot rockgrip gauntlets and quest rewards and the mp5 shield and the poison removal trinket
