Quote Originally Posted by LaylaTsarra View Post
Raiding took an awful hit in heavensward to the point people were leaving servers in droves to find others to play with.
Yes - and remember why? Because the raid tier at the time was way too difficult. Because it catered to an extremely narrow hardcore crowd and while the actual difficulty of Ultimate is yet to be seen, it appears to cater to that exact crowd as well (It's hyped up to be anyway). And remember how Creator revived the raid scene? Right, by being easier and thus more accessible.

Personally, I'd start being worried Ultimate doesn't cause raiding to take a hit again. It comes two turns later than A3S did, which is a good thing, but it'll probably be a similar situation for those who DO intend to tackle it.