Classic PvP Content Breakdown

[Apatheist]

They know....

Seems to me that section is talking about the battleground vendors for AV, WSG, etc. Not the PvP quartermasters in Orgrimmar and Stormwind where you purchase PvP rank rewards. The article specifically states that the 1.12 rank gear will be available as soon as you achieve the required rank in phase 2, which is the phase before they open BWL.

They're also unclear whether they're using the earlier ranking system or the one after they increased the percentage of players that could achieve rank 14. I can absolutely see hardcore guilds running premades to farm gear will trivialize everything up to Naxx, groups camping flight paths for free honor, etc.