Closes the JSON round-trip gap on the PvP rank catalog
format shipped this batch. --export-wpvp-json emits all 12
scalar fields plus a dual int + name form for rankKind (5
values) so hand-edits can use either representation.
--import-wpvp-json defaults bracket level to 1..80 (no level
gate) when omitted — matches the typical case for vanilla
honor ranks which weren't level-gated beyond the cap.
Verified byte-identical round-trip on all three preset
emitters (starter / alliance vanilla 9-rank ladder / arena
5-tier ladder). 835 documented CLI flags.
60th open format milestone — replaces the AzerothCore-style
PvP rank tables plus the vanilla honor-rank reward chains.
Defines PvP progression rungs: vanilla honor ranks (Private
through Grand Marshal / High Warlord), arena rating brackets
(Combatant / Challenger / Rival / Duelist / Gladiator), and
battleground rated tiers.
5 rank kinds (VanillaHonor / ArenaRating / BattlegroundRated /
WorldPvP / ConquestPoint) cover the canonical PvP progression
surface. Each entry carries an alliance-specific name and a
horde-specific name (Grand Marshal = High Warlord; arena tiers
share the same name on both factions), an honor or rating
threshold, and optional gear cross-refs (chest, gloves,
shoulders) into WIT.
Cross-references with prior formats — titleId points at
WTTL.titleId (the unlock title), chest/gloves/shoulders point
at WIT.itemId for the matching PvP set, bracketBgId points at
WBGD.bgId for battleground-bracket gating.
CLI: --gen-pvp (3 vanilla entry tiers Rank2-4 with alliance
vs horde alternate names), --gen-pvp-alliance (9 vanilla
ranks 6-14 with WTTL+WIT cross-refs and ramping honor
thresholds 50k → 260k), --gen-pvp-arena (5 arena rating
brackets 1500/1750/2000/2200/2400 with 10/20/40/80/160 emblem
rewards), --info-wpvp, --validate-wpvp with --json variants.
Validator catches id+name required, kind 0..4, level range
valid, faction-name pairing (one set without the other is a
typo), threshold monotonicity within a rankKind, arena rating
below 1500 floor, and VanillaHonor with minHonor=0 baseline
warning.
Format graph: 59 → 60 binary formats (milestone). CLI flag
count: 826 → 833.
