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while it is true that 10 man raid are gear toward casual, I always thought that the 25 version are much harder and gear toward more "elite" players.Idocreating said:I challenge you to find another MMO in the style of WoW that has a more casual friendly endgame. You won't find one, Blizzard has made it a goal to try make it easier for casual players to raid, they just didn't count on the playerbase being idiots when it came to getting members for a simple Naxx 10 pug.TNM said:It would be great if Blizz added some content for casual players that can't devote the entire weekend to a endgame area.
Speaking from the perspective of a former hardcore raider, Blizzard never really seemed to understand that the problem with the raids was never the difficulty with them, it was the time commitment and that a lot of players, for whatever reason, would not be able to put aside a few hours on a certain night for uninterupted gaming.
This is at least one of the good things about that latest collessum raid in 3.2, it's just boss fights and you can easily swap people in and out with little fuss if someone has to go. Unfortunately i left WoW a few months ago as Blizzard has turned the game into a snoozefest for me in it's casual push. It's too damn easy. None of the bosses in Ulduar gave me the same kind of cheer as anything in the previous expansion because it took just a few attempts to get it right, the sense of an epic accomplishment in downing a raid boss and getting a rare shiny bit of shiny gear has been diluted in the casual push.
Granted, the increased amount of gear going around was always a fair thing, but it doesn't stop it feeling less cool. I was more miffed by the realisation that i would never spend a few weeks trying to crack a boss, we'd get it in a few attempts. Combined with a bunch of other issues, that's why i quit.
Improving the game for casuals is always a good thing. Dumbing it down so thickos can play it will only lead to it's demise.
I can totally understand when a raid group want X stats for 25, but shouldn't have too high a requirement for a 10 man one.