Originally Posted by
Kevyne-Shandris
It's foolish that the devs returned to THE grind, after saying they don't want players to return to it.
The comparisons are there because it mimics that grind. Closest it got to TBC grinding in Cata was Molten Front and/or Avengers of Hyjal (which required downing raid bosses after revered...I refused to go back in after the nerf, too). I hated Molten Front but did it to level the guild so it had a purpose beyond the outdated gear. MoP they associated much more to the grind, which is there only as a means to gate players from eating through content. THAT is probably where the most disgust lies as it comes off so artificial.
There's better means to gate content instead of grinding, but for whatever reason Blizzard doesn't/hasn't implemented it into the game (like the HQs and/or Signature quests EQ2 has -- yes they're harder to produce, but the rewards are worth it, and 10x less grinding in that regard. Only one HQ I did required a grind, but that is better than all these reps in WoW to grind for gear that is worthless quick. How many grind Aldor/Scryers for the enchantments or tradeskill recipes these days, too? Few).
Put that money to good use on content that has better rewards regardless of expansion.