Cross-server BGs coming in 1.12

[Concillian]

Isn't Blizzard redoing the whole Honor system as well? I really hope that in the next patch, PvP becomes a solid, viable alternative to raiding in terms of character progression, and not boring grind with absurd time investment that it is now. New honor system, cross-server Battlegrounds, and more World PvP could really make PvP fun again, and I really hope it will.

I don't know about re-doing the honor system, but it is my hope that cross server BGs will bring about:
1)
- more PUG on PUG action, because my scheduled grouping with people time is already generally reserved for PvE instancing, and currently if you're in a PUG you will generally get beat down hard by organized groups in 4 of 5 matches.

It is my expectation that this will lead to more PUGs merely because they are much more often the 'remainders' and the cross server BGs should help the 'remainder effect' greatly (20 + 2 on one server = 350 + 2 on 16 servers, with all of the extra groups PUGs)

2)
- more lower level BG action

3)
- more off-hour BG action

4)
- More off-holiday AB and AV action (lately any AB game I've been in ends up 7 on 15 or something because one side barely got enough people to join in.

I don't really care about the honor system rewards, I just enjoy playing in BGs from time to time... the game styles are similar to a FPS type game without requiring quite the reaction time of an 18 year old, and is a fun way to kill time, when you aren't so out classed anyway. It would also provide some nice rep gain possibilities.

I'm not sure it will do too much for faction imbalance queues at prime-time, but it should help quite a bit in the off hours.