Spooncraft

I agree with Blizzard, although 2 minutes can be FOREVER in a combat situation. Ever play Planetside? There’s about 40 people spawning at the same time every few seconds and a few people in some heavy arms can pretty much own the battle until you get pissed and logoff. We have to wait to rez in WoW to keep things active and competitive. It gives living a higher value if you know that dying too many times in a row means you’ll have to wait all that much longer to get back into the action.

To control the respawn of players that are fighting near a graveyard. It helps to put some importance on your life instead of just insta-rezzing every time and running in to battle to die again with little consequence or thought.

Also, now with diminishing returns no longer affecting honor gains it helps reduce farmability. (src)