How long is BG queue for non-merc alliance?

[IurnLich]

Mercenary accounts / horde players get in in like 3 minutes, how bad is non-merc alliance?

[velgaa]

From my experience it's about the same :/ and I do a lot of BGs

[Obnoxious]

It's going to be the same. Either there's enough people and a Battleground starts for both or it doesn't and all wait. Mercenary mode simply sets players in a flexible state so they fill the Horde side if there aren't enough queued from that faction. Mercenaries don't get any sort of priority, they just ensure the Horde side will have enough for a match to begin. Without them the wait times used to be very long.