Originally Posted by
prestilence
Absolutely. Blood legion has to care about gear.. Not only are the a loot council for the reason (who gets the gear brings bigger raid performance, resulting in easier progression) And if blood legion didnt have to worry about gear, blood legion wouldnt be what it is today, at all.. I have been in several guilds over the years that have recorded world first kills (world first XT hard mode, World first sindy 25 heroic, world first 25 morchokk heroic) Yeah those are just entry level bosses to a raid.... But if there were no gear advantage, then EVERYONE would be competing and the heroic "top-guild" demographic would be quadruple what it is now, there would be so much competition it would be just like, what pvp is today!
And to answer your first point, YES better players should get a gear advantage to compliment their performance, that is why there is ladder systems in the first place. Good players will quickly go to a higher MMR, and average players will balance out at their rated MMR they perform at, new teams start at zero and work there way up, You want the advantage? Work for it, grind out those countless hours to be rewarded with something better than what a player can be rewarded for playing a third of the time.
WHy should I spend countless hours grinding to 2k when some dude can make a team with anyclass in game and just drool on his keyboard wearing a special helmet eating glue, and only play 20 minutes a day twice a week....And have the same reward? lol