Quote Originally Posted by MoonKibbles View Post
Players will slog through the grind happily if:

1. The weapons look awesome as heck.
2. The ilvl is high enough to justify the grind.
3. The content is fun.

SE threw all that out the window and went: "We need to get veteran players playing old content again to fill 24-man spots hurrrrrr. We need new players coming in to feel like the game is active!"
Meanwhile they're forming 24man parties via the PF and not actually filling 24man DF for story folks.

Y'know, the actual people who need it.