And based on our little exchange, my point stands.
You yourself said LFR devalues higher raids "Because a lot of people don't want to do the same thing over again with increased numbers". That argument is entirely defeated by the fact that there is no requirement for anyone who does participate in higher raids to do LFR at all, and if they choose to do so, it is entirely on them, not the existence of LFR.
You're making a massively false equivalence here. We're talking about 2 very different "problems". How on earth can you possibly equate someone wanting, for whatever reason, to play an easier mode of the game, with someone who is complaining that their volutuntary participation in a mode that there is zero need for them to participate in is ruining their experience of the modes they want to participate in?
The equivalent argument would be an LFR player complaining that the existence of Mythic devalues the LFR experience because the superior mythic rewards make LFR raiders feel inferior....
Of course it's relevant! It directly speaks to whether the complaints against LFR are warranted. If people want to complain about LFR and their reason is because of a problem that isn't actually caused by LFR, then their argument against LFR is misplaced.
Oh, we totally get why some people think it's bad for the game. But it just so happens that that thinking is somewhat addled. Hence the position made that no one can
Then give a proper reason that you can adequately defend. Honestly, if there was any factual basis for this assertion being made by "thousands" then surely someone could put together an argument that isn't shredded so easily. The fact that thousands of people claim "it devalues higher raid content" but between cannot put together a cogent explanation of why, actually speaks to the fact that the assertion is bullshit plain and simple.
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Oh stop being disingenuous!
Being competent at WoW requires time and commitment, of which you clearly have a lot more of than the average player.
Oh, and calling people lazy for essentially not spending enough time on a computer game is a joke, right? Hey man, I'd love to spend as much time playing WoW as someone like you. Instead I have to worry about things like work, my marriage, raising my kids, taking care of my home etc etc. The only reason I don't spend more time playing WoW is precisely because I am the opposite of lazy. But hey, I guess there are some benefits of not being a lazy computer game addicted slob: my mind still functions....