It was in patch 2.3 http://wowwiki.wikia.com/wiki/Patch_2.3.0
"The Requirement for Heroic Keys has been lowered to honored. "
So that will be implemented only when Zul Aman is released
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It was in patch 2.3 http://wowwiki.wikia.com/wiki/Patch_2.3.0
"The Requirement for Heroic Keys has been lowered to honored. "
So that will be implemented only when Zul Aman is released
Reputation gear came out in patch 2.3 if i remember correctly, so dont expect it before Zul Aman is released. About the other question, that is still to be discussed but gear that became available...