Problems with the strength of gear coming from easy mode Alexander

[Clover_Blake]

the problem is not that people can get gear with the SAME ilvl as the raid gear, the problem is people (including the raiders themself) can get gear with a BETTER ilvl than the raid gear right on patchday.

this makes farming the raid for gear useless.

Um, I see, so the problem is about this case in particular, of 3.4 crafted gear being too powerful. I thought it was a general complaint of how the current ilv gear doesn't last "much" (not like half a year is little time though).

In any case, is it really that easy for a whole static to obtain full crafted i250 sets the very first day? I still find i240 relevant, for it's the best way to farm for the new i250 sets outside of spending a huge fortune that not everyone possess, as well as doing the new EX primal. Replacing the 240 the first day or in a few weeks won't change the fact that this set must still be replaced in 3.4, nor does it change the fact that the previous Savage items have been exclusive and a "status symbol" for half a year, and so will the new ones even if those, too, will be replaced someday. Just my opinion, though, that maybe things aren't as bad as they seem.

[Brannigan]

the previous Savage items have been exclusive and a "status symbol" for half a year

That's the thing. I don't want to waste my time farming every week for a status symbol and some shitty dye patterns. I don't want to throw money away melding that gear for a status symbol. I want to use that gear on the next thing. I don't care if welfare gear catches people up to me instantly even though it took hundreds of wipes to clear the content. I just want to actually use the gear I earned without purposefully gimping myself, which is what you're doing if you don't get the crafted gear.

Yes, groups will enter and clear with their old gear, but if you're not going for a win within a few hours of the server uptime then you're just making things harder for yourself for no reason by doing that.