Originally Posted by
SirCowdog
Well, PVP is a different beast. The only place skill matters is on the tournament servers or Esports events. Otherwise it's all just screwing around, and gear absolutely overpowers all other considerations.
However, I will say that in PVE, skill does matter in regards to upper-level content, such as high keys in M+ or Mythic raiding. Otherwise, if skill didn't matter, then everyone would be doing that. And they clearly aren't. Doing your rotation perfectly, positioning correctly, and executing fight mechanics are very important. OP gear like Infinite Stars absolutely helps. When DPS can do 20-40% more damage because of a single trait....that's kind of broken and bad design. It takes away any real option for your build and boils it down to a single stat, which is shallow and weak. Because of the nature of RNG drops, it also means that a person's performance in a raid relies even less on skill, less on build, less on procs.....it's all just a handful of lucky drops.
Granted, getting that one drop your character needs has always been a thing. Best in Slot drops have always been a part of wow. But like I said, stuff like Infinite Stars is taking that concept to the extreme. And it's NOT good for the game at all.