But barely anyone raided in BC. The majority of the subs were very new to the game, so raiding never crossed anyone's mind. And people that did couldn't for reasons such as not being good enough or just not having the insane time needed. Blizzard looked at the numbers at the end of the day and saw barely anyone raided and being that World of Warcraft is and will always be a PVE game first, they changed raiding so more people could experience it. Those days are longggg gone man, longgg gone. MMO's have evolved way too much since those days. A lot of other MMO's have been released because they saw how much potential and profit an MMO can be and have copied that BC model, but it just doesn't work anymore. And if it does, the game is free.
People need to get over the nostalgia of BC. It was good times, but it's over. Forever. Either play the game or quit if you hate the direction of the game. Personally I love the direction. Everyone can experience raiding, unlike the past. It's much more fun.