I raided for almost three years in WoW, around 4 days a week. The content at some levels was extremely hard, frustrating and time consuming. Now I can dip in for a couple of hours at a time and have a real life too!

Also- I often wonder how many people does 'hard' mode really appeal to? 5% of the subscribers? 10%? I don't think really much more than that to be honest.

Servers are often busy now and vibrant with activity. Personally I think the changes were a great idea. I will keep my account open now for a long while. If end game in WotLK was going to be the same grind investment of hundred of hours, I would have cancelled by now.

Good on you Blizzard.