I always long for the days when the last patch of an expansion goes in and everyone in the server has had time to get full max gear, so the BGs are more based on skill than gear. The no-skill chumps fade away and go join a new expansion. We are a long ways away from that.
You need to give time for everyone (including part time players) to get a few of their chars to full griev and play them awhile before quickly switching over to prideful. I'll be ok if they wait another year for prideful.