| Too bad 3 out of 7 classes don't benefit from the majority of pve gear at all - at least not if you're concerned with progression.
Warriors in Might/Wrath, Priests in Proph/Trans and Druids in Cenarion/whatevertheirstupidbwlsetis sure are a FEARSOME SIGHT ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
PvP + raiding is definitely the way to go, this way you benefit from both, and when R11+ feels attainable you can just drop raiding for a while and push the volume of your time into PvP.
As a warrior, rogue or shadowpriest - there really is no equivalent to getting R14 until well into AQ/Naxx. | 