Members of my static were complaining about how Normal completely made Savage feel really deflated. But at the same time, I really like Normal and I think it's pretty valuable. We're in a small FC, but only half of us are raiders. It's nice to do stuff with the other half of the FC the rest of the week.

Personally, what I think they should have done, was released Normal Alexander after Savage. That way, those doing Savage could avoid the story (if they wanted to) and they were already working towards their preferred gear choice. If they had released Eso at this point as well, Alexander Normal could have been totally avoided by those who prefer to raid for gear, story, and just a new experience all together.