To be fair, we borrowed the idea of swordplay from actual 1720 swordplay, not Everquest. And if you're talking inspiration for the flavor and mechanics, also not Everquest. More like Erol Flynn.
Pardon my terse reply, busy week.
1) some amount of your earned contention points carry over if you fail to win a slot in the lottery. that gives casual players an increasingly better chance to get into a final battle over time, as every time the…
Since the cross-server BG stuff in 1.12 I have had 5-10 minute waits for the smaller BGs, and 30-40 for AV with my 60. With my mid-50s character, WSG and AB queues are about 1, yes 1, minute. This has made a huge difference in my enjoyment of PVP.