Bonus Honor Explained

The Battleground bonus honor weekends confuse many players, especially since the patch 2.3 changes. Nethaera from Blizzard took some time to post an excellent guide to what it all means in the official forums. If you are into PvP and Battlegrounds, its a must read.

With the release of patch 2.3.0, players have seen many changes to the way that honor gain occurs in Battlegrounds and most noticeably in Alterac Valley. Many aspects of this battleground have been changed to promote a more strategic event and rewards players for participating in many aspects of the battleground. Despite the changes made, the overall intention of these changes is to maintain a level of honor gain that players have become accustomed to as well as maintain pacing of how long the matches may last. Prior to the changes implemented in patch 2.3.0, honor gains were less consistent in how they were calculated, there were long games, extra-long games, short games, and holiday bonus honor calculations all factored in. With the patch, we have better simplified and defined this for active participants in these matches.

You can read all the details in this forum thread from Blizzard.