Brego
Legend
I have made both 10 and 14 rogues both factions, I think this will apply to any leather agility class, such as hunters and feral druids.
I unfortunately don't have any GFd gear (grandfathered gear) except for one of my rogues that I luckily never leveled past 10, his XP was locked because I would "half-twink", meaning that I would get good or best gear if easy or cheap to get to level through brackets without being totally BIS.
Anyway, to the point, it seems to me at least, that 10s are only viable with the GFd gear, and/or if you have all heirlooms unlocked.
14s have better gear available to them if you don't have GFd and/or heirlooms.
My non-GFd 10s only heirlooms are the Honor PVP shoulders and weapons, the guild rep helm and cloak, while they are strong, they aren't near as strong as my GFd 10, they are stronger than levelers.
Finally, I am not afraid to admit it could be a skill issue for me, there are plenty of skilled players who can still be very competitive even with minimal gear.
I unfortunately don't have any GFd gear (grandfathered gear) except for one of my rogues that I luckily never leveled past 10, his XP was locked because I would "half-twink", meaning that I would get good or best gear if easy or cheap to get to level through brackets without being totally BIS.
Anyway, to the point, it seems to me at least, that 10s are only viable with the GFd gear, and/or if you have all heirlooms unlocked.
14s have better gear available to them if you don't have GFd and/or heirlooms.
My non-GFd 10s only heirlooms are the Honor PVP shoulders and weapons, the guild rep helm and cloak, while they are strong, they aren't near as strong as my GFd 10, they are stronger than levelers.
Finally, I am not afraid to admit it could be a skill issue for me, there are plenty of skilled players who can still be very competitive even with minimal gear.