Naxxramas Loot Spoilers

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Bottom line, equipment. See the Ragnaros post for just one example. Bigger, faster guns trivialize their counterparts. Raiding can be enjoyable, but you cannot seperate 'better loot' from the WoW raiding game. Equipment is still a baseline requirement.

There are social benefits to a raiding guild. That's true. There's social costs too, but it's pointless to harp on either for individual experiences. The observation on the content cycle still holds true. Sometimes all you're doing is keeping up with the neighbors. You can boil down the game to that level, especially as old abilities become triviliazed along with old content.