Originally Posted by
Songbreeze
For many 25 man raiding guilds this change is to little to late. My guild, for example, just a couple weeks ago stepped down to 10 man because we had to many new recruits who couldn't handle basic raid mechanics and we just weren't getting enough new applications to replace them. So this change does nothing to fix our problem which is the result of both a low Alliance population on our server, and the fact that it is easier to be a competitive progression guild in 10 man than it is in 25. It simply isn't worth the effort.
In my opinion, this change isn't any different than the current loot system. You already get the same gear in 10 and 25 man raids. However, the only key difference is that you get more loot in 25 man. Okay, so we get Thunderforged gear in both 10 and 25, but it just drops more often in 25. In my mind I can see just as many people in a 10 man raid, percentage-wise, getting Thunderforged gear as a 25 man raid. 10 man guilds might whine about "getting slapped in the face" as Blizzard says, but you know what people who do 25 man raids deserve something for the extra time and effort they put into raiding. Everyone wants their rewards to match their effort and I think we can all agree on that point.