I don't see a problem, there should be more ways than just the raid to hit lvl cap. There is two parts to the game PVE and PVP, most people choose one over the other and they should both be able to progress in their preferred game mode. Not everyone can get a raid group all the time. I absolutely hate PVP and the Iron Banner but it allowed me to get gear to hit lvl 30 that I couldn't get out of the VoG raid. If anything we need more ways to hit lvl cap, not less. Who cares how much effort someone has to put in, Iron Banner isn't a walk in the park for a lot people, it takes a lot of time and effort. Even then Iron Banner has only ever offered a few pieces of gear every time it's been around. So no, it's not an atrocity, you're just butthurt. What really needs to be done is the weekly lockouts/gates on loot to be taken off. The raid only takes long to get gear because you can only get loot from it once a week, where in the iron banner you can play it and continue to get loot every day it's active. PVE players haven't been able to play events to be able to get a lot of loot in a short amount of time, which will hopefully change in the next DLC.