Who is gonna raid now with the iLvl 110 gear handed to people??

[A_Magical_Unicorn_Rider]

Those that truly enjoy raiding will continue to raid. Those that either have had enough of raiding for the past patch or have no interest in raiding also can now gear up via other means.

Why is that so hard to come to terms with?

Because they feel the rewards from hunts invalidate their progress/effort through SCoB, which was the only place sands/oil came from. It would be like going to acting school for 4 years, graduating, setting out in the film industry and getting the lead role in the summer blockbuster film because you've been trained to act; while Joe Schmoe off the street just shows up at the hiring studio and decides to cast him as the lead role because he "looks the part." Never mind if he can act worth a damn.

The biggest problem I'm seeing people complain about is the timing of this. Most people seem to be in agreement that if they had released the Hunts in 2.4, when the third Coil encounters are set to release, it wouldn't be such a big deal because said encounter would hold BETTER spoils than what's currently available to non-raiders.

They see it as a possible continuing trend, which is ultimately their fear that all their work will have been for naught. If they can just wait a couple months, everyone can have current raid-tier level gear. To quote a fitting line:

"And then when everyone's super……… NO ONE will be."