Difficulty format for Normal and Savage will remain in 4.0

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Calling people names is against the forum rules, I don't do it. I only mock ideas and points. I have news for you, raiders are not the only people leaving this game. Midcore and casual players are running out the front door too, and you can count on Legion to capture many of those disappointed FFXIV players.
The best part is I don't have to prove anything to you people. I get exactly what I want out of this situation, I get to see that I was right as this game crumbles on all fronts.

Again, I will say this like I have said in this thread several times. How do you expect to keep midcore and casual players hooked into the end game? None of the rewards in this game compel players (Casual, Midcore, and HC alike) to stay subbed.

The entire reward structure is so bad that all content, regardless if it's good or not, will only be relevant for a few weeks, then people just stop logging in. This problem occurs because the rewards from the top down suck. You can't make compelling midcore and casual rewards if the rewards from savage are not even compelling.

This reward problem will continue to be a catalyst that disincentives content until there are no players left, regardless of play style.

When everything is a participation ribbon, people stop caring. When people stop caring, they unsub. This game IS LoTRO Reborn

And those same players will come back when 4.0 launches. You cannot compare arguably WoW's biggest expansion in years, at least in terms of noteworthy progression, to a patch cycle. Midcore and casuals aren't "running" either. We've seen fairly standard drop off rates for a game undergoing a content drought whilst other major titles have been released.

You keep them by dedicating resources to content they like, Incidentally, that means the devs should strongly consider abandoning hardcore raiding entirely because it just isn't drawing enough interest. Sure, rewards could be better, though I still feel a bigger issue is they've missed the mark on more than a few occasions this year. (Looking at you Verminion and Diadem.) Raiders still have their individual achievements stamped on when they earned them. Granted, it isn't much of a reward, hence this could use a restructure, but it is there. Personally, I would like to see EX Primals and Savage synced, so you could never overgear it.

In any case, you'll be disappointed because won't ever go F2P nor will it crumble. At least not in the sense of "shutting down."