Naxxramas

[Bun-Bun]

I don't believe that.  MC looked impossible to me a year ago.  We now clear it twice a week.  When BWL came out, I thought "I'll never see that".  We're now working on Nefarian.  When AQ came out, I was thinking "maybe in a few months," it won't be much longer now.

Some of us are still in the "I'll never see that" camp. :)

If I chose, I could get away with seeing all this content by signing on 2 or 3 days a week, at a 4 hour session a pop.  Who your playing with is so much more important than how much time you play for what you accomplish.

THis assumes that one can devote 12 hours a week to raiding (in addition to anything else one wants to do in the game), and that those raids are always scheduled at reasonable times.

MC used to be quite exclusive.  Few guilds ran it, and they weren't exactly throwing out free invites.  Now?  I see a new name pop up on our second MC lock every week.  The game is getting easier over time, due to simple transfer of information and practice.  As it does so, it becomes more manageable for those with less time.  The key is simply finding people who allow those with less time to join in on the fun.
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You're correct that MC is much more accessible now. What was available to 2% of the population is now open to 5%. Or maybe 10% to 30%. I don't have good numbers on this, but I think it's still a small subset. Replace those numbers with even smaller numbers for BWL.

I think you may not realize the privileged position you're in with respect to the unwashed masses. I feel Raelynn is correct in seeing such content as aimed at a minority of the population.

There is also the question of not just access, but appeal. Increasingly tightly-scripted mass battles are not for everyone. They are most definitely not a continuation of the 1-59 content "feel".