Why the hate with endgame fights?

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

Riyah, I took the time to point out before that the game really isn't as hard as it might seem, IF - IF - a player is willing to step outside of their comfort zone even a little, and make effort to learn or try. I'm not a world first anything, I'm not a top 100 player, but I'm no less capable than anyone else because I'm willing to simply brick my way up if I have to. The issue is many players DON'T want to, and the devs are left to cater to the lowest common denominator at that point.

It's one thing that they keep the bar low, for the sake of players with less time to invest, and so as not to alienate "casual" players. However we're 2 expansions in and not only is the bar not raising even a little, it's being LOWERED. That's the issue many players have now. Item levels are the only things going up; challenges generally feel the same, maybe with a different coat of paint, and the slightest modicum of challenge or difficulty is met with sudden culture shock that it's "too hard". Then the demands for nerfs/adjustments start.

The players that have the ability to adapt, and are willing to make the effort to try and learn outside of that comfort zone quickly see that once you do that, there's little to be found in terms of deeper gameplay or challenge. This is the same issue we've debated in terms of 4.0 PvP, and why players who enjoyed and excelled at the previous system (which was considered more complex, too hard to get into, too many buttons, etc.) don't enjoy it as much anymore, and overall, it's bad for the health of the game. We're level 70 now, yet the "challenge" still feels proportionate to how things were at 50, and in some cases, less so. Everything doesn't have to be an ordeal or some kind of gritty learning experience, but literally every time something even remotely challenging has popped up, there's been a large outcry against it.

We're level 70 now, but when is the game going to feel like level 70?