This weekend an article appeared in the New York Times discussing WoW and the raid requirements in it. The article is an interview with Jeff Kaplan (Tigole) about raids, rewards and the ease of WoW until level 60.

But because the game from Level 1 to Level 59 is so easy, there are a ton of Level 60 users who don't know how to be team players and don't have the time or inclination to learn. And that is the root of the current conflict. Casual players complain that they can't get rewards comparable to those earned by hard-core raiders, like the Claw of Chromaggus or Mish'undare, Circlet of the Mind Flayer. Raiders like me often respond that casual players just want a handout.

You can read the whole article here.