The Weekly Marmot - The Casualization of Hardcore Raiding

[Theotherone]

5 man bosses one shotting was just too much for the player base that was used to WoLK. It just was not fun to do in lfg.

[mavfin]

It just was not fun to do in lfg.

This was the real issue, imo. In LFG. That's why they have challenge runs for guild groups, and Wrath-style heroics for LFG in MoP. The Cata heroics were fine for pre-made groups that gave you some confidence people could do what was needed.. They just sucked horribly for a lot of pugs.

[Theotherone]

Looking forward to challenge runs.I don't know that raiding has become more casual, in as much as Blizzard has a more diverse player base to cater to. Pleasing one group, excludes other. It's a balancing act, that I think they're getting better at.