Quote Originally Posted by ApolloGenX View Post
It's not a notion- it is the intended game design.

This is a casual game. Anyone who refuses to accept that or wants to continue pretending they are hardcore in a casual game is going to continually be disappointed or embarrassed.

They have repeatedly made comments about the design and release patterns to cater to casual players.Hardcore players in this game are like hardcore players in Hello Kitty- They are just people that spend a bunch of time playing an easy game.
I don't think all of the decisions can be thrown under the notion that this is a casual game, but I can understand those who look at how parties are conducted and don't see doing this over and over for each patch.

Quote Originally Posted by ApolloGenX View Post
If people are mad that it is trivializing their "accomplishments" ... it's because it's not an accomplishment. Gear in this game is throwaway gear. It's not meant to last for very long, so it's not terribly hard to get.It's mainly about RNG and lockouts. If you want accomplishment or to be a hard core gamer- play a hard core game.
Apparently the content is throwaway too. So what's really left of the game?