Why does LFR drop gear?

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LFR drops gear because without gear it would see little to no use.

LFR’s primary purpose is not so people can “see the story”.

LFR’s primary purpose is to get as many people as possible to use it so as to justify the time and resources spent on creating raid content.

To simplify… if we didn’t have LFR or if LFR was not being used by enough people, raid content as a whole would see less time and resources devoted to its creation.

So asking for LFR to be removed or to have its loot removed or made worthless, is tantamount to asking to get less raid content added to the game and to have that raid content be smaller and of less quality than we currently enough. So think about that the next time you make such a post.

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So the correct argument is why are casual players even playing my game? It’s what it all boils down to, amiright?

If your gonna be an elitist, just admit it.

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Because the devs wanted to annoy you, obviously.

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This may be true, because so many casuals have left because there’s nothing to do and old content is not enough, while raiders cling to the game until their guild dies.

Why does LFR drop gear? Because it takes gear to play the game. Because the gear people need to actually do LFR difficulty is based on the target demographic and does not assume that if they aren’t in mythic gear they don’t deserve loot.

Because the entire game is designed to keep people participating in content by giving them participation rewards. Removing such rewards means people will stop doing that content. It does not follow that they will suddenly want to play with you and your ilk, OP.

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Thank you for that 100% perfect logic here well said!

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I disagree the gear still blows it will just blow even more nothing needs changeing classic is waiting for u.

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For xmog…duh.

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Of course but since you can post without a active account why not pull a bane on the way out?
(Harvey Dent is lfr in this speech)

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You rang?

:eyes:

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Progression. Same reason everything else in the game drops gear.

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Dont like LFR dont do it!

Stop getting butthurt when someone has something you dont.

7 more days and im done!

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45 points between LFR and mythic is just fine.

Having an ilvl of 340 is a good spot to be in order to do WQ and other daily activities.

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LOL +10Cha

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For the life of me I’ll never understand why people are so consumed worrying about what other players get in game or how they play. It’s a game! Play the game the way you want and enjoy yourself, I’ll do the same!

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Because people need a carrot otherwise they won’t do it. If anything war fronts should have shown you that. Gear and item levels are everything in this game. It’s designed that way, it doesn’t matter if you need it or not - people want it.

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Sadly that system isn’t compatible with the current design of everyone gets everything instantly. The way forward is to design a expansion similar to the burning crusade.

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LFR drops gear so I can have 4 colors of the same outfit I like instead of 3.

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Then maybe WQ shouldn’t reward 370 gear? Maybe Warfronts and Invasions shouldn’t either-- You know, the Other places you can get 370 gear from?

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Some people want a carrot to reach for?

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I’m not saying that you’re incorrect in that they said it. I said that whether they did or didn’t, it’s a stupid and flawed argument that flies in the face of what we actually know about the game.