Mists of Pandaria You should get 20 conquest points from losing a battleground.

[Ricin]

the thing that sucks about bg's is you could play for 2 hours lose every game and not get 1 cq point.

[Honeypuffs]

Thats the nature of the beast, it makes it feel more rewarding. Conquest is only for those who definitively won something. If you lose you dont get conquest. Otherwise we could just do away with all of conquest and only have honor. But then you wouldnt have as robust of an economy, as many options to choose from, or ranks/tiers for players to achieve. Its difficult and its supposed to be. :)