I remember way back in 2009/early 2010 when it was decreed, for a time, that only raid guilds (and, hence, players tagged with them) were allowed in the Planes. This particularly affected Plane of Fear since Lustrous Russet was dropping at the time. Considering the old-world planar zones as a whole raid-only is not new precedent. Quite the opposite. It's such an old precedent many players here weren't around for it yet. Granted, Awakened's leadership includes some of the oldest and most established players on the server, and Inglorious Basterds was the greatest single beneficiary of that early ruling. By contrast, zones such as Sebilis or Soldungb were always regarded as group zones that happened to contain a raid target.
I neither support nor oppose the present ruling since I'm not impacted by it nor party to the full circumstances under which it was made. The above comments were for historical perspective only. On a side note, I think most sane folks can agree that Temple Veeshan's a trainwreck.
Danth
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