I see more problems with people even in the 'easy mode' ToC-10 than I do the instance design. Same with Ulduar hardmodes. I see people coming to Ulduar hardmodes with the same mindset that they take to normal Jaraxxus, and that's not going to work in Ulduar for hardmodes.
You can coast through normal ToC-10, or you can try hardmodes with the 'old raid' mentality of actually working at it, but I'm not going to waste my time doing hardmodes if I can't count on the whole raid doing their best to learn and adjust as they work on the encounter, and I hate to say, lately I can't always count on that. I'm probably not alone, and I'm not going to go into any more specifics. Some nights it's there, and some nights it's not, and it's not always something you can see on a DPS meter or a WWS log.
As far as the gearing, yes, it's a PITA, but I still like the 10-man format. As long as the content is tuned for the gear I'm using/getting, I'm ok with that. The 25-mans aren't harder, I know that, having done both, but, the fact is, I would not stick around to watch the Lurkers on Terenas recruit to raid 25-mans again. Not worth the hassle to me.
You can coast through normal ToC-10, or you can try hardmodes with the 'old raid' mentality of actually working at it, but I'm not going to waste my time doing hardmodes if I can't count on the whole raid doing their best to learn and adjust as they work on the encounter, and I hate to say, lately I can't always count on that. I'm probably not alone, and I'm not going to go into any more specifics. Some nights it's there, and some nights it's not, and it's not always something you can see on a DPS meter or a WWS log.
As far as the gearing, yes, it's a PITA, but I still like the 10-man format. As long as the content is tuned for the gear I'm using/getting, I'm ok with that. The 25-mans aren't harder, I know that, having done both, but, the fact is, I would not stick around to watch the Lurkers on Terenas recruit to raid 25-mans again. Not worth the hassle to me.
--Mav