I agree on most of your points, although some of them (esp. the grinding, only instances, trade skills, reputation) should be fixed with the Expansion. I especially agree with the points about Items.
Everyone runs around in his uniform, everyone has the same stuff, you (if you are in a raiding group) know exactly what you will wear in three months, and you know exactly it will be better in nearly all aspects than what you wear now, and you know exactly which boss will drop it. The only question is how many runs do you need for it, and do you have enough dkp for it? How boring.
It is a bit better with the token system now, but it still is a boring system. I want the Diablo 2 rares back. They were oftentimes better than the Unique items (the Epics/Rares in WoW) in pure, raw power, but lacked the special abilities some Uniques provided (the set bonus from the set items in WoW).
I could go out on my own, kill some mobs and have always the chance that some item I've never seen, but has the perfect stats for me, might drop, even killing some Stygian Witches might have some reward. If I go out (or rather into raid instances) in WoW I know exactly what might drop and what is useful for me. In case I'm not in an instance I know nothing will drop that I will use. I might sell it for some gold though. No excitement or surprise in terms of items.
Then the frequency of rewards: How long do you need to raid/grind/PvP to get a new item? I calculated it for myself. For each item I received I raided around 100h to get my "reward". Something I will discard in another three months already.
Everyone runs around in his uniform, everyone has the same stuff, you (if you are in a raiding group) know exactly what you will wear in three months, and you know exactly it will be better in nearly all aspects than what you wear now, and you know exactly which boss will drop it. The only question is how many runs do you need for it, and do you have enough dkp for it? How boring.
It is a bit better with the token system now, but it still is a boring system. I want the Diablo 2 rares back. They were oftentimes better than the Unique items (the Epics/Rares in WoW) in pure, raw power, but lacked the special abilities some Uniques provided (the set bonus from the set items in WoW).
I could go out on my own, kill some mobs and have always the chance that some item I've never seen, but has the perfect stats for me, might drop, even killing some Stygian Witches might have some reward. If I go out (or rather into raid instances) in WoW I know exactly what might drop and what is useful for me. In case I'm not in an instance I know nothing will drop that I will use. I might sell it for some gold though. No excitement or surprise in terms of items.
Then the frequency of rewards: How long do you need to raid/grind/PvP to get a new item? I calculated it for myself. For each item I received I raided around 100h to get my "reward". Something I will discard in another three months already.