WQs made LFR pointless, but now it's making Normal

[Zootzoot-kaelthas (Zootzoot)]

@Avagon-sisters-of-elune

The progression hamster wheel is no longer limited to the fraction of the playerbase who raids, it’s been this way almost the lifetime of the game.

That design was because Raids were tuned around that gear just like 5 mans were tuned around certain gear and so was open world content. The gear was a means to an end which was seeing and beating the hardest content in the game. That’s all gone.

Now WOW is just a skinner box. Anyone just doing WQ’s, Islands and LF* instances doesn’t need the level of gear pouring out of the game right now but it sure feels good to get it. Gear is a drug and Blizzard is the dealer.