Quote Originally Posted by detlef View Post
Interest in these BCs is probably close to its nadir now so it's hard to make the argument that making fights more accessible and repeatable is hurting the content's lifespan.
This. Either the BCs have gear (niche or otherwise) that some want, or it's got mostly trash. Interest could be solved simply by re-evaluating the gear that's added IMO. Spending too much time adding gear that's worse then what we already have. If it's bad outta the gate, it won't be sought after.

Personally, I don't really get where the argument comes concerning needing merits. If you're playing the game, you're prolly merit capped. RoE and massive exp gains in SoA (stop being Aby/VW only, you'll see the light) for sneezing on the weakest of mobs makes getting merits beyond silly.

Can get behind the KI only being needed by the leader though, this'd lead to many more possible organized runs among friends/LSs as well as foster a better quality of life experience for anyone relying on shouts for these fights. BC area congestion would be the major hiccup I'd think, and they've yet to announce a fix for that, beyond "add more BCs to spread people out!"