Quote Originally Posted by Averax View Post
(the average level of self awareness increased from dead tuna to sentient nihilistic pumpkin), and queues didn't take much of a hit. People who were bad were forced to learn and improve their gameplay to meet the most basic standards, or they were forced to sulk in their shame.
This sounds like a band name.

And the proving grounds had a minor effect on improving the ability of your average random member. Which they then promptly removed in Warlords and Legion! Because the really, really, really bad players wanted to play still.

I don't think it can be understated how easy the Silver Trials were. They were the baseline for a player who can actually play the game.