The reward wasn't just gear; it was the feeling of progression that we can move on to new interesting things (including raids). Progression in Retail is reduced to current raid only and, once complete, to do the same raid again with a slider switch to get the same gear with slightl...
So M+ is really beneficial for me right now, because I can get higher ilvl loot than I can in our current raids, and we're only downing a few bosses a week atm, so I can get more chances at loot. As we progress, this will become less true. I'll still be able to fish for ...