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The problem with that would be Blizzard looking to maintain a partial level of duality between the two 'playmodes'. Adding on the rating requirements, specifically to the weapons, meant that you didn't suddenly see a bunch of Enhancement Shamans, Fury Warriors, Hunters and Rogues suddenly pop up in Black Temple with BT ilevel weaponry. Those that did have it were the players of noticeable PvP skill, but it was not a blanket situation that your DPS suddenly looked like they had strolled in from a picnic in Blades Edge Mountains.
Gurg surmised this best when referring to Thori'dal after its original data-mining. It's a PvE weapon, with PvE speeds. Its usefulness in arenas vs Season 4 was expected to be marginal at best. But ultimately, as many players participate of both genres of game-play, the over-lap is going to be accessible to many and is not something you can tune out of the realms.
What the ratings requirements across the entirety of Season 4 reflects is Blizzard attempting to impose an elitist edge to the 'welfare epics' that Sunwell Plateau items enforced on the PvE aspect of the game prior to Wrath of the Lich King. When you see somebody fully decked out in Season 4/Tier 6.5 as you both make your steady ways through Northrend's content, you'll know that the player earned it and didn't necessarily sit back jumping around in Alterac Valley or from starting a Badge collection.
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