The only people I can see that are upset with these nerfs are some delusional sweat lords that are unhappy about their prestige and since the boss is easier now it somehow invalidates their efforts thus far?!
Like, how many more AotCs could be expected post nerf? I can’t imagine so many more that it’d “dilute” the rarity of the achieve that much. Idk, people getting aotc after nerf is the same as the people working on M+ after nerfs that have happened already.
But I’m very aware I’m out of my element. My only heroic raiding experience is SLS4 which I gather was relatively easy. So I’m open to perspective.
Any guild that’s actually serious about getting Aotc will have by now, my raid group is consisted of a bunch of washed ex raiders. We are all different factions/guilds that raid 1 day a week and we still managed to kill Raz twice before the upcoming nerf.
Any guild that hasn’t killed it yet will be more on the casual/family/friend side and this change will really help them get over the line and achieve their goals.
It’s a targeted nerf for a specific overlap in P2 where the wave follows the static and it’s very difficult to get through it without losing anyone unless everyone knows exactly what to do there.
They nerfed 2 raid abilities because if you didn’t outgear the encounter or have a bunch of personals up you’d either die or be close to dead. This just makes the encounter more available to everyone appropriately geared.
I noticed a similar thing. 25 peeps it was brutal we dropped it to 21 and it died soon after. Felt way smoother and less punishing even though the other 4 players were playing decent.
Says a lot about a final raid boss when guilds would rather progress through the first 4 Mythic bosses then progress through the final boss of the easier difficulty.
So what. Why do you care what others that you do not play with do? This game is so filled with control freaks it’s really just gotten out of hand. Gate keeping content and toxic players are part of why this game is in decline and probably will stay that way.