It's the Simpsons syndrome. It was awesome when they played (watched) it. And now it's gone downhill for the past X expansions (seasons).
Cataclysm is one of the best expansions. The 1-60 leveling experience is unmatched by any other game. I would say that the new Badlands is probably the best questing/RPG experience in any MMORPG. In fact, I will go out on a limb and say that Badlands will be better than any questline in TOR, regardless of the voice acting.
The raids and encounters are more intricately designed than ever. PvE balance has never been better. The time commitment has always been there - if you raid, you need to set aside 2-3 nights a week for 2-3 hours at a minimum. Interestingly, there's tons of new progression routes that were never there before (VP from heroics, dungeon finder, TONS of dailies, random BG's), yet, people still complain about not having anything to do.
I will say I'm slightly disappointed with this announcement. I'm very interested in the main WoW storyline, and there's so much that we haven't seen - Sargeras, Azshara and the Emerald Dream being three major loose ends. The fact that we won't get any story progression in this expansion is quite a disappointment to me.
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