Quote Originally Posted by raelgun View Post
WOW hasn't done a sweeping nerf to a raid since the first tier in Cataclysm, after that they used a echo style nerf then stopped it altogether after dragonsoul, they relied on gear upgrading to do this and left the encounters in tact with no % modifiers yet plenty people still raid the hard modes, the biggest difference is I find there is more resources and more willing players to use the resources to improve their ability in raiding content.
Theres also more players that are willing and hunt for groups that are recruiting or make their own groups.
Mist Raids: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/06/a...ith-patch-5-2/

And the Echo like buff continued on all the way through to Siege of Orgrimmar, dunno if it's still active for live content (Warlords).