As a lvl 60 twink that can hold my own against people 7-9 levels higher than myself because I put in the work for my naxx gear and professions, as well as endless hours of practice, macro building, and hotkey work… I represent the type of players that go all out, seek out every minute bit of power possible for my level and apply it for the sole purpose of being a terror on the battlefield… not only against folks in AV who are my level and under, but against opponents far higher in level than myself in the other bgs available to me. I may not be the very best, but I busted my butt to get my gear, my enchants and gems.
Every single Heirloom user busted their butts to grind those pieces, and enchant them, and put them to use. They earned those pieces and have every right to reap the rewards afforded to them by using them.
If you are not willing to put in the effort and the work to match their power, and their dedication in some form or another, then you do not deserve victory. Wins will not be handed to you, or any of the other “New players” that came into the battlefields or arenas. You want to participate? Carry your weight, make yourself useful, or gtfo and come back when you have put in the work. You pathetic whiners are the reason that retail became what it is, and the need for us to come back to a better game… do not ruin and corrupt classic with your weakness.