I hate Cata for these exact reasons.
- My world was ruined, I HATED to come to Southshre and see the devastation there, I did not like the new 1K Needles (only the Speedbarge was fun, and it could just as well have cast anchor off the shore in Tanaris), and I was heatrbroken doing the qulestlines outside Auberdine.
- The forced specs were awful. I could no longer play how I liked, but only spec for endgame. Not fun.
- All the missing flaovout items like bullets firewood for cooking,
- I could kill rares levels above me without half trying - I was OP as compared to the world I was levelling in.
Maybe the majority did as you say, but we’re still a large minority bemoaning the trivialization of a good game.
and to your last statement, I’d like to quote myself: