1. Weapons require 2050 rating, not 2200, those are the requirements for the shoulders.
2. 227 spell haste is not 12.5% speed increase, it's around 14.5%. 227/15.7
3. "Increadible upgrades"? The stat upgrades on each item is minimal, and you only need 1700 rating to get most of them.

WoW insider should really stop making pvp articles with bias or bad info.

/agreed, lack of class distinction is dissapointing, but i suppose their is no t7 to use. the looks aren't very impressive

evidence of Blizzard's prioritisaion of PVE i guess

Spirit's benefit to the priest relies on two key points: one, that we're able to regen up to 30% of our mana during casting and still within the 5 Secodn Rule, and two, that it adds between 5 and 35% of our Spirit stat to our healing and damage (depending on how far you spec into the Holy tree and if you acquire any points in Improved Divien Spirit).

In general, the benefit of Spirit is in its massive mana regenerative powers, especially post-2.4 with the changed to a Spirit-based mana regen system. Full raid buffed, I easily make 1,000 mana regen (as a human priest with Spirit of Redemption -- those two have huge impacts on my Spirit stat!).

There are two reasons that I can think of for why Spirit doesn't exist on the PvP gear. First off, my experience shows that mana regen doesn't come into play for most matches I've played (mind you, I've never been above the 1800 bracket!). The matches are far too short and the skills used in PvP favor fast-casting, highly mana-inefficient ability (Flash Heal as opposed to Greater Heal, frequent Power Word: Shields, and so on). The gear is instead itemized towards those stats that better suit PvP (Stamina, Resilience, Intellect for the larger mana pool and higher spell crit, and so on). Spirit is better suited to fights that last for an extended period of time.

Secondly, if PvP gear contained a lot of Spirit, it would be better suited to PvE and raid progression; while the weapons have typically been somewhat suitable for raiding, I like how PvP and PvE gear is itemized differently.

Of course, until the most recent patch it was an absolute bear to acquire gear that had a lot of Spirit, even on casters. The robes from Zul'Aman were among the first I'd seen. Even the pre-2.4 badge gear was oddly itemized and, as with the current healing weapon just released with the new badge vendor, the weapons completely lack any Spirit.

See I was wondering bcause I know Deep Discipline builds are popular in 5v5 and even 3v3 teams, and Spirit for Dam/heal bonuses really makes a diffrence, though I agree the mana regen side doesn't come into play in an arena fight.

Still, your points are well made

Ah, but if you're considering it from the Discipline perspective the benefit to be gained from Spirit is MUCH less than you would see Holy. With Spiritual Guidance, you're looking at an increase of 25% of your Spirit towards Bonus Healing and Bonus Damage; with Improved Divine Spirit, you're looking at a mere 10% at most -- and that's only if the buff remains up, which against the multitude of shamans and priests in Arena teams usually isn't the case. In fact, many Discipline builds include "fluff buffs" such as Blessed Recovery, a single point for Divine Spirit, and Martyrdom to prevent Renew, Power Word: Shield, Power Infusion, and Pain Supression from being Dispelled, Purged, or Spell Stolen.

So, in Arena and with a Discipline build, you're looking at much less benefit from Spirit than you would as a Holy priest. You're comparing a 10% of Spirit increase at most that can be removed to a 25% of Spirit increase that is innate. With the prevalence of Discipline priests in Arena -- and the absolute dearth of Holy priests -- you won't find Spirit on the gear because the itemization isn't really needed.

At least until they give Holy priests the Holy Form that the Sunblade Dawn Priest on Sunwell possess. An increases to Healing Effects of 25% and reduction of melee damage taken by 20%? Yes please!

couldnt have said it better myself.

Seriously fugly. Wow.

you people are ridiculous, at least he put it here to inform the rest of us that weren't monitoring the ptr in our sleep that the sets were available and whether or not it was that difficult to report or the set are that huge of an increase, he pointed to where the info is concisely gathered so you can peruse it or not at your leisure. Heaven forbid he covered something that another mmo news source has. Isn't that what news carriers do. Do you think the wall street journal would step back from covering a major event because the new york times published their take on it first? Chill out and get a life peeps!