Originally Posted by
happyzod
Are dailies needed? Yes and No. Yes if you're in a casual raiding guild whose raid is not composed of 10 good players. This is most guilds. You'll need to severely out gear the content in order to see it in normal modes, which means grinding the dailies for charms and valor.
If you're in a group where everyone can pull their weight and not get carried, then no, dailies are not required. But from my experience, people will need to get carried. Again, not talking about progression guilds, or guilds with the best players, but just your average guild or below average guild.