Originally Posted by
Spiral Mage
Curious attitude that one MUST do Mythic and that "everyone should aim for that".
Personally, I'd run a raiding guild for years and we -never- aimed for that. We were happy doing normal raids. Why? Because we all got together two nights a week and had fun on voice chat, joking and talking, and shit while downing bosses and getting loot. It aint the best loot in the game but who cares, man? The real reason you play a game is to have fun and that's precisely what we did. Meanwhile, my friends in hardcore guilds complained to me that I wasn't doing real content (because they wanted me to join whatever guild they were in, with them) but at the same time, guess how many of them were ever happy playing WoW? None. It was always a "gotta get the gear" treadmill to them and it made them miserable.
So you tell me what's really important? Making yourself miserable chasing gear you'll replace before you can blink, or trying to kick back, have fun and feel good about what you're doing every night?
I also never ask someone to swap specs unless it is a very serious problem. I took a look at the highs and lows, and made realistic assessments of what someone realistically should be doing. As long as you were somewhere in the realistic range, and not under the required DPS for a fight (back when we had hard DPS checks), then if you're enjoying your character, I'm happy for you.