Honestly, I think your position on this issue isn't driven by logic or game design. I think it's driven 110% by envy for other players. Envy and malice. You hate anything that might allow someone else to get something that makes them look cool or do more damage. That isn't the way to design an MMO.

I said earlier, you don't have to participate. You said "I'll have to." Well, no you won't.
No offense but I don't believe for even a second that you'll ever have top tier stuff. I don't think you will whether the content is instanced or open world. That's cool. I don't pass judgement on such things, but you shouldn't be trying to prevent content from entering the game because of it.


They can also add these drops to instances like they did later in XI. That would eliminate that gripe, but I'm sure your gripes will continue. At the end of the day, it isn't about drama, or MPK's, or RMT's, or whatever other excuse you can conjure on this forum. At the end of the day it's about you not wanting other people to get cool stuff (that they'll get and you won't anyway, whether in an instance or in open world)