Burn in righteous fire?

Obviously the Fire damage that our faction casters are slinging around is 'good', and the Legion's and the like is 'evil'.

Sorry.

What sense does taunt even make? What does some gnome know from his martial arts training and fencing skill that allows him to hurl an insult so hurtful at an omniscient god from the beginning of time or a scheming old black dragon that has manipulated mortal politics rise and fall since the dawn of civilization?

WOW has never had a comfortable balance to suspension of disbelief.

Granted, most raid mobs are immune to taunt, so it's mostly the not-as-godly combatants that find their mothers so heavily insulted by a massive putdown that they're compelled to charge after the warrior.

Personally, I like to think of the the tank as the most *arrogant* of the group. Imagine you're the Foozle, and this mere mortal has the sheer audacity to waltz into your lair and challenge you. You! Destroyer of worlds and devourer of babies everywhere, being stared down by one man in an extravagant suit of armor and a really loud voice.

In a similar vein, threat increasing abilities would be the equivalent of pinpricks - it doesn't actually do a lot of damage, but it STINGS! Inversely, threat reducing abilities equate to your character's ability to remain inconspicuous - that's why it's called Anesthetic Poison; the blade is covered in something that numbs the wound as soon as it gets inflicted, so the mob doesn't really notice he's being killed.

Imagine someone trying to kill you telling you he enjoyed your sister. Now imagine it's a Gnome to boot

Lets keep this thread about 2.3 changes, please.

The real question tho is how is the gnome actually still alive after the first hit. He should be sent flying over the balcony and down blackrock mountain with a wing flap ^^
Anyway, it's a game, it doesn't have to be realistic or make sense, the only thing it should try to is stick to lore, which wow does pretty loosely imo.

Start of Season 3 -- hence it being "Season 3 gear."

I figured so much, and I guess all the honor stuff will be released at the same time then, thanks.

However, you WILL be able to pick up those PvP tailored trinkets via Badges of Justice when 2.3 comes out before Season 3 starts, if you so desire.

Edit: Above poster beat me to it.

Also, pvp cloaks for 60 badges.

Probably going to pick up one of the PvP trinkets even though I don't PvP. You never know if a twenty second 1,750 health boost might come in handy for Sunwell just like the old one helped on Archimonde and Rage. That and the passives aren't bad at all for swapping in on a situational basis.