Quote Originally Posted by Denji View Post
once a game hits a certain level of popularity it will always cater to the worst players.

anyone who sucks before it got popular would silently move onto another but eventually there's enough of them to make a stink and since you've gotten used to the influx of popularity (and typically cash) you'll do what you can to retain them.

see: pokemon.
I would argue WoW has catered more towards the hardcore crowd with Mythic+ and it has NOT been good for the game overall