Bring the new classic pvp rankings to retail

Get rid of honor gear and green wpvp set.
Take whatever item level would have been used for honor gear and scale anything lower up to that item level in PvP scenarios.

Conquest, Epic wpvp, and crafted PvP gear already have systems that work to control the rate of acquisition.
Without the vault rng, everyone will have an equal chance at gear at the same rate. The only decisions you would have to make would be getting some wpvp rewards, saving for a weapon, and what to craft.

Basically the same thing we have now minus vault and without having to spend a day farming a green set you donā€™t even want.

Thatā€™s why i mentioned non rated pvp such as wpvp and random bgs/arenas would run the same as it always has, get ur gear and faceroll people there.

Also regarding customization, uā€™d still get the cosmetic rewards such as elite mogs etc, thereā€™s still something to grind if you arent pushing titles, theres also the vicious mount.