Can I ignore M+...?

Without falling behind on gearing?

Heroic Raiding with PUGs is my content of choice, and what most of my efforts in game go to supporting.

I absolutely cannot stand M+, I’m glad so many people like it, but for me, it is just a culmination of things I really don’t enjoy, and I have ZERO desire to do it.

To be clear, I had no issues ignoring it entirely in Legion, and while I suffered through a few runs towards the end of BFA, I already had more than solid gear, and was just looking for a slight boost as I was in a phase where I was more into the game than usual.

With the slower gearing of Shadowlands, it seems like M+ is more of a requirement than ever before, and while I always intended to come back (wasn’t really in the mood for WoW when SL launched) I am flat out not interested in playing if I can’t effectively play while ignoring Mythic +

Just to be clear here: I’m not demanding that the game bend to meet all my demands. It sounds like a lot of people are really enjoying SL, and that’s GREAT! I am genuinely just looking for a blunt answer, and if that answer is ‘no,’ then that’s that, and I appreciate knowing.