I don't get why Snuzzle was voted down so harshly.

Obviously he's wrong that Blizzard wouldn't mind losing 3 million subscriptions, but the sentiment behind making heroics a bit more challenging I think isn't so awful.

Steeper gear requirements for heroics just means the regular dungeons will actually be run. It's another tier of progression, and makes running quest lines for gear in high level zones actually somewhat important - which IMO is cool. I'm not anywhere near what someone would consider hardcore, but even I don't really enjoy heroics as they are now.

It's not about ego, it's just about fun. TBC heroics were pretty enjoyable when everyone first hit 70. I'm not saying heroics have to be harder than hard mode raids or anything, but l'd be glad to see something on par with TBC heroics at launch.

The truth is, if Blizzard really does start hemorrhaging subscriptions because of this (which I don't think will actually happen), we all stand to lose something special - because you're right, they will change it.