Holy Brick Wall Batman!

[Fursphere]

It can be done in 219/226 as well, but most people don't consider that "geared" anymore.

Regardless, does it really matter?

Ughmahedhurtz pretty much made my point for me - and much nicer than I would have done.

If you're going ilvl 200 content (meaning, thats what drops there), you're doing it with what it was intended to be done with - because nothing higher was available. (yes, 213 was available to raiders, but that was a narrow crowd when the content was first released). At the same time this means that you started said content with something LOWER than i lvl 200 gear (walk before you can run and all that). So take your i187 geared 5x shaman group into any of the Wrath Heroics and tell me how you do.

Not farming up PvP gear or buying various crafted / BoE epic gear off the AH. Or pugging each toon until you get a good mix of 219/226/232 gear and then going "I FIVE SHAMAN HEROICS!" - because you really didn't. You overgeared it and brute forced it. Kinda like rolling Deadmines at level 40.

Anyway, since you'd rather argue irrelevant points instead of just admitting you're wrong, I'll just say good day to you.