Quote Originally Posted by 'Stabface',index.php?page=Thread&postID=102926#pos t102926
Cost = Time, or as our green skinned entrepreneurs are fond to say "Time is money, friend!"
Lets compare PvP cost to obtain to the same gear slots you get from LW -- Netherstrike Belt, Bracers, Chest, and Hurricane Boots. I will assume that a new-ish L70 cannot buy the S4 BG pieces because of the personal arena ranking requirement, so here's what we have:

S4 BG belt is 17850
S3 BG bracer is 9199
S3 BG boots are 13923
S2 Arena chest is 14500

= 55472 honor.

I did the math recently and to level 1->375 LW and craft these 4 pieces it cost around 3000g, figuring a base rate of 100g/hour then you get 30H /played to do your LW and get your epics.
Can you earn 55472/30 = 1850 honor per hour? Not including earning the necessary marks.

There is also the opportunity costs to consider - using up a tradeskill for LW, things like that.
3,000g = two days of dailies if I get a full run in so 6 days for all 3 toons.

1,850 honor per hour plus marks? Not in my battlegroup.

Guess that seals the deal...