If there is a grind, then there will be people to do it, no matter how hard it is. Look at grinds like The Insane, Justicar, Diplomat and other difficult or time consuming achievements. However, even before the change to the Badges of Justice system, obtaining many of those badge items were rather tiresome and many only acquired items through badges because they simply had the badges from attending raids. Some people love grinding for those kind of things, some people hate it.
However in general, almost everyone in a decent level 70 raiding guild gets geared up in tier 6 / SWP / brutal gear pieces. So in the end it really comes down to how much you enjoy farming heroics and running raids.
Edit: I just realized I've been talking to you and others a few times in mIRC in JMTC lol. Hai