The other way to think about this guys is this:

Right around the beginning of ICC i had been raiding on my Elemental Shaman for a good long time since the beginning of NAXX almost 3-4 nights Every week and I got burned out on it. So I needed a change of main it turned out to re energize me for ICC. I found that in my DK at the time. But I didn't have the time or ability to keep with my current raid team progress AND be gearing up a new main at the same time. So enter the TOC patch and suddenly I have decent epics on par with things i could get in Ulduar dropping from 5 man stuff that yeah was a little harder than Utgarde Keep heroic but also had better reward gear.

Fast forward to now and after the massive burnout that I suffered during Wrath due to my aggressive raid schedule and I have no toons that can step into any raid at all right now, but you know what? I can now get the 359 purples out of a badge vendor that I can grind up doing 5 man content that is becoming less and less difficult to get through and poof I suddenly have the ability to get my toon ready for raids if I so choose to participate in them. This is not a bad thing folks..