Gets unbelievably repetitive so quickly! I used to be a massive WoW fan.
I was a massive fan who played for months and frankly I got tired of the raid bosses being so similar. I was a Restoration Druid and every single fight is here, go there and heal something. If you are a tank, its here tank this in that direction. A large majority of the time the only real variations in fights are when rotations in setup are done (and they occur ALL THE TIME so that aspect isn't even interesting anymore). The artwork is clearly taken from previous games, and when Blizzard put their creative noggin to work they could only thing of three or four really "new" creatures, or even those from the previous Warcraft games.
I gave this an 8.5 because in reality, people who subscribe to this genre of gaming will have a blast playing. It does get very old very quickly depending on what class you play and what guild you are in. The whole idea that the guild is so important really turns me off as well. There are many players ho will never get to see the best content in the game simply because they can't invest the hours no matter how good a player they are. There are also very snobbish players in the guilds who will not accept certain members based on age (and that happens a lot). There are also massive fights in-guild way too commonly among many guilds. Blizzard should make a much stricter hierarchy of how the guild is set up and make predetermined positions or allow the guild to make stronger positions. There was much that Blizzard could have done by way of GM support for a game that costs fifteen dollars a month. There was also a general smugness of players on many of the servers I have been to based on how good they are. I was in a rather good guild, probably top six relative to progression. I have played through many different boss fights and led Karazhan groups numerous times. The fact that so many different problems arise among the actual people playing is just saddening.
Another factor regarding gameplay is that the characters really are repetitious and there are no significant plot developments...ever. The fact is that this game sends level four players on missions that will "save the empire". They are sent by level 30s. That doesn't make ANY sense. The reason? WHY WOULD THIS LEVEL 30 NOT JUST GO HIMSELF?!?!
Overall, the new level cap and flying mounts are the really big improvements, clearly. The level cap only adds frustration to many players because there are distinct class advantages as the levels go higher. Many players get to these high levels and feel they chose wrongly in the beginning, and Blizzard offers no real advice or insight to beginning players who wish to become real raiders. The sad fact is that if a really determined gamer gets to 70 on a DPS Warrior, the only way they will raid is if they have the crazy gear. How do they get that gear? By going on raids that the guild the app'd to goes on.
The addictive nature of the game is also a little bit disheartening to many. I found myself not enjoying many things I did yet I still would reliably go to my computer like a zombie just drawn to this game. My brother owns the game and always plays for many, many hours each day.
Overall, I just didn't really enjoy my experience with the game. I am sure there are those that disagree with me. Based on the new additions to the game, I had to give it higher than a 7 or 6, and less than a 9 because I didn't really like it. There were times I definitely did enjoy it without a doubt, but those times faded fast when I was killing buzzards for buzzard meat and then helboars for helboar meat.