Quote Originally Posted by detlef View Post
Will people quit when they have nothing left to do? Or will they quit because they spend many fruitless hours NOT getting a drop?

That's what the opponents of this idea don't see. Events like VW, WoE, and Neo-Nyzul are being avoided by people like me because of the randomness and poor drop rates. So, guess what? I FEEL LIKE I HAVE NOTHING WORTHWHILE TO DO! The abysmally low drop rates have the exact same effect as 100% drop rates, just for a different reason.

Pardon my use of SE's favorite buzzword, but where difficulty and drop rates are concerned there needs to be balance. As long as SE decides to ride one extreme or the other they're going to lose people. The OP's suggestion is trying to help avoid the extremes which would in turn help SE retain subscribers.