Tier 9... wut?

[abecx]

As if the badge changes werent bad enough... People who have never set foot in a raid will be able to get tier 8 gear. People who have never set foot in a heroic will be able to get Tier 9. Blizzard is taking the casual push too fucking far. It is really driving home all the reasons I have begun to lose interest in this game.

They did the same thing in BC. You could get the previous instance item level gear with badges. Giving them the entire tier set for badge costs doesn't really bother me all that bad. I agree with you that it sucks to some extent, but its not a game breaker, they do it for PvP gear only fair that its done for PvE gear.

I'm enjoying Ulduar and the fact that it does require peoples ability to accomplish the hardmodes where the smallest mistake can end up in a wipe ( which is what it was like in Sunwell ). Giving players gear doesn't really mean anything if they cant do anything with it. Heres to Icecrown being worth the wait.