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We wanted to address some of the confusion we often see regarding the Battle for Wintergrasp. We will not provide exact details on how the system works to try and avoid abuse of the mechanics, but there is a system in place that can change how the battle plays out.

When one faction defends more than the other, the system will give advantages like the ability to use catapults or siege tanks faster to the faction that is on the offensive. On realms where one faction is often able to defend the fortress and the other faction rarely defends, the system tries to help this balance by providing bonuses to the faction that rarely succeeds at defending.

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The reason we haven't added one is actually a frustrating technical issue that prevents us from having more than 4 rewards on a quest like this. We do intend to fix this though and add a strength ring in the future, we just aren't sure this will be done for the Ashen Verdict line or if it will have to wait until the next time we use a system like this in a future patch.

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There are some trinkets that are improperly classified in the Need Before Greed system. These are typically things that proc and the procs are hard to detect. We’re getting them fixed.

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I think the idea of a playable neutral faction is an interesting one, and the Kirin Tor would fit such a role nicely in my opinion, but wouldn't it be cooler if a third playable faction wasn't neutral?

Imagine for an example if the Naga became a playable third faction. They would be at war with both the Alliance and the Horde, and as such they would certainly have a much bigger impact on the world than the Kirin Tor... especially in regards to PvP and faction balance :-)