Originally Posted by
cynsacat
The problem I see with this mode of thinking... Is that you're still at the mercy of drops. If you don't get the right drops to gear that character up, then you have to wait for another week, and then another, and so on. As an individual character, that might be acceptable; however, if you're a guild looking to gear up a new raider or a new class/role to fill a spot or whatever, as stated, then that can be problematic. So LFR providing viable gear is just another chance to make that process a little more forgiving. It'd be pretty crappy if nine people were waiting for one person to get geared up for six (random number) weeks.