Gear Progression Continues to Make Little Sense

[Rafaelhades]

But that was what people were asking for, the ability to see the story reward of the raid without putting in the effort asked of them during Coil. Surely people weren't telling untrue stories on the internet in order to get pretty shinies that look like they're from difficult content but are actually handed to them just for clicking that "Join" button.

Or you could kill two birds with one stone and give the whiners their cake while ensuring that the content they created was seen by everyone. One would think that both sides would be happy, but it seems to have created a 3rd party, confused and angry that all of the gearing options given to them isn't as transparent and instantly gratifying.