Originally Posted by Douglas
That's not to say you refrain from getting them to try that stuff -- some of these people will like it. Just make sure that participation isn't ever forced, and make sure there are alternatives.
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I don't think it's so much the issue that they need to get people to try it; I've seen *tons* of people on other messageboards who *have* tried it, and been turned off to it. Most commonly due to the severe time commitment, occasionally due to guild tyrants or other guild-related dramatics.
Blizzard definitely has the power to reduce the per-session time commitment of raids. They have less control over guild politics, but could still occasionally work with mechanisms to reduce the issues that people tend to have (like maybe a better in-game loot tracking system).
But I do think that anybody who hits max level and is still enthusiastic about the game at least *tries* to raid, if only for a few sessions. Cooperating with a large number of other players to achieve some goal is a very compelling idea, all other factors aside.