Originally Posted by
ShimmerSwirl
I have seen people using this "logic" for years, and I continue to be amazed how people bury their heads in the sand to the facts. Blizzard bends over backwards to cater to the casuals. You point to heroic raids as a sign they focus on the hardcore, take a look at virtually every single other aspect of the game that is catered to the casuals:
-painfully simple skill trees
-gold handed out like candy
-gear handed out like candy
-mounts handed out like candy
-titles handed out like candy
-removal of "complex" stats
-raid buffs all homogenized, require zero thought or knowledge anymore
-LFR
-instant teleports to everywhere
-legendary gear that grandma can get
-"group quests" that can be soloed blindfolded
-removal of all challenge from dungeons
To name a few. Despite these obvious casual-centric changes, and despite the steady subscriber losses, people still clamor to about how Blizzard is too hardcore focused. This game is about as hardcore as checkers at this point, you're delusional if you think otherwise.