Interesting, I read a quote somewhere they wanted to put more money sinks in. Traditionally the Blizz design team have disdained letting you buy any decent gear at all, forcing you to grind new kinds of 'money' like honor or heroic badges. If it's possible to gear up completely (at least to a starter set) by just being stinking rich, that's intriguing. Altho, current faction gear is far cheaper than this, and some of it is pretty good (SSO caster necklace for instance).

How good are these rings compared to level 80 badge gear and drops in heroic 5-mans?