Yes, they do, actually. At this point PVP focused players pretty much just accept that they are forced to do some form of PVE to maintain fully competitive gear or they are going to lose no matter what their skill.
You assume incorrectly. I’m not saying they should, mind.
Random, unorganized, unrated PVP was how people got PVP gear and titles in Vanilla. Those are still the most beloved accomplishments of the people who got them, and perhaps the most respected titles in the game.
What Blizzard did to PVP after Vanilla was the equivalent of getting rid of raids and adding, say, role trials to test your DPS output as the main method of gearing.
Because the skills are completely different. That’s why the Arena players think Mythic raiders have no skill, for example. They don’t have Mythic raiding skills so they think those skills don’t exist.
The best guilds aren’t big enough to field raid teams.
Honest question: how would you envision making LFR serve as an actual training ground for raids? I mean, I regularly train other tanks to the point they thank me for my advice, and when I’m raid lead and raid leadership is needed - which is to say, wing 4 only, pretty much - I’m teaching the mechanics. What can Blizzard do to improve that?
As someone who does do it, I think the exact opposite. While bosses like N’Zoth are okay, most of the bosses need to be buffed, and the loot buffed accordingly.
I do agree that some kind of merge between LFR and Normal would be a good idea if it can be made to work. In my experience, the actual people in LFR are just as skilled as the people in Normal; they just aren’t gregarious enough to like organized raiding groups.
They are cute - but the fact they’re asking questions illustrates that they are willing to learn mechanics, if people will let them. I hope someone provided answers.