Quote Originally Posted by RiceisNice View Post
On release (2.4), You could only get Ilvl 130 drops from FCoB. Carbontwine/coat only dropped in FCoB. In 2.5, carboncoat was made available through WoD (albeit weekly), This is allowing content to get progressively easier as time passes and opens it up to a broader range of players. We're at the point of the game where FCoB is more than 4 months old, and 3.0 is right around the corner.
The staggered system worked perfectly and they should very well stick with it, OP seems to want to lock out decent gear to anyone but the most elite of the elite.