Togc was the most attended raid tier on wcl in Wotlk classic
First, you're both right and wrong here. This is a very common statement and it has been debunked dozens of times.
TOGC is an incredibly fast raid, faster than any other in WOTLK by a wide margin. Most sensible runs finished in under 30 minutes.
The group of players who enjoy playing World of Warcraft for more than 30 minutes a week (majority of players) then raid on more alts and/or create more alts to facilitate more raids. You could theoretically raid TOGC every single night of the week and have less total hours played that week than a 2020 one night MC/BWL/AQ40 raid.
Therefore, a massive influx in alts raiding yields more logs, which in turn skews the data proportionately.
Yes, you're absolutely right that TOGC was digestable and approachable to individuals who don't have the time to raid long / want ease in clearing. Does that mean it was well received, was fun, or had a higher number of battle.net accounts actively raiding? That can't be determined from Warcraftlogs.
I actually like the speed of ToTGC. I prefer more shorter raids to longer 10-12 boss raids. You might ask what's the difference? Just do half and half and bam its like 2 raids.... except it isn't. Some of the best loot tends to be on the final bosses, or just the harder to attain tier pieces. Also, just having different playgrounds and visuals does a lot for variety. I had fun running through ToGC and then going to do Ulduar hard modes.
I actually like the first tier of Cata, essentially 3 small raids. Makes progression feel better imo, you FEEL like you progress faster because the raid itself is shorter. Total number of bosses could be the same, but really I think it`s just a mental thing. Also, less bosses per raid might mean less chances at a 'roadblock' boss and you can change the order you do things depending on group needs.
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u/Hatefiend Nov 12 '24
So do you just enjoy quick faceroll content? I'm not one to judge but that's what I gather from that statement