Congratulations for declaring yourself an idiot, this changes NOTHING to the current situation. BT/MH is current end game raiding playing field and badge vednors offer items with equal quality to previous Tier (SSC/TK).

Next patch Sunwell 25 will be the end game and badge vandors offer items with equal quality to previous gear.

People that are surprised by 2.4 must have been sleeping when 2.3 got released.

You mean PvPers complaining about every single change as if it's withholding a cure for cancer from needy children in Africa or something? Yeah, listening to that is a pain in the butt. Sheesh. I'll be on the veranda since you're on the cross.

I can't say after 2.3 and the stuff they added in from ZA that I'm too surprised. Am I slightly disappointed that some of the people on my server who can't down Mags yet are beating their heads against Al'ar will have comperable gear? Yeah, a little. But admittedly the gear won't go the long, long way that a lot of guilds will need to go to actually down Archimonde and Illidan. People want to see the content, and I can't blame someone for that at all. Still, it should take work to -get- to said content, and it bugs me when things are made easier or skippable just so people can get there with less effort. No one goes to Mags now. After 2.4, people will be running headlong into Hyjal and the Temple, expecting it to be easy just like they did with Tempest Keep and Serpentshrine.

So yes, frustrating. But not nearly as frustrating as it will be to them as they most likely wipe on trash for three, four weeks. The gear may help them a little with that, but I somehow doubt it.