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We're removing personal rating requirements on almost all items; they're definitely removed for weapons. We might offer a few items to the absolute best players based on personal rating, largely as cosmetic or 'bragging rights' type items. And you'll have the option of purchasing the previous season’s gear with the more readily available Honor points.

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From this thread: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=24401796793&sid=1

To be honest, if this is true, then Blizzard might have just saved PvP once and for all.

But I got a few questions about it:

A) Does this mean that ALL rating requirements will be removed on Arena gear? Or will we still be gimped based on our team/battleground rating on what gear we can get?

B) Will the previous season's weapons be available for Honor when a new Arena season begins? You know, like we used to have in TBC until it was removed for no reason in Wrath?

C) Will new Arena seasons start in unison with new PvE tiers? It seems a bit imbalanced that some players can be decked in the best PvE gear for weeks, before a new Arena season starts and said PvE heroes start to faceroll matches/BGs?

D) Does this change below mean that we will earn Conquest Points from winning a certain amount of matches/rated BGs per week, but be capped on how much we gain by our Personal Rating?

Or does it mean that we're awarded Conquest Points at the end of the week when rating is calculated?

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Honor Points -- Low-tier, easier-to-get PVP points. There will be a maximum cap to how many you can own, but no cap to how quickly you can earn them. Earned from most PvP activities.

Conquest Points -- High-tier, harder-to-get PvP points. There will be a maximum cap to how many you can own, and a cap to how many you can earn per week. Earned from winning Rated Battlegrounds or Arenas. (currently called Arena Points)

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We have this thread also on our very own Cataclysm forums, so perhaps continuing this discussion there would be a good idea :]

Cataclysm Badge and PvP Point Changes