Quote Originally Posted by ssunny2008 View Post
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I can't say I'm a fan of any of these ideas apart from merely having the option to do more difficult dungeons - i.e., there for those who really enjoy what's possible in/for 4-man content.

Just as I wouldn't want to oblige that 24-man raids enter the obliged weekly grind for players who've already done Savage (and don't care to gear up alts), I see no point in requiring harder 4-man content as a requisite step before 8-man content, especially given that the experiences are so different anyways.