No - there was a huge difference between MoP and WoD for family/casual/social guilds.
WoD poured acid all over the social bonds holding those groups together. Everyone was isolated in their own little garrison world, and they realized that was the way the expansion was going to run. So… starting about 6 months in there was tremendous fall off in participation and guild rosters.
Those people never came back. They were never motivated by raiding. Sure, it was nice to do, but the guilds I was talking about were always a tier behind. For example, if they were still going, they’d be working through CN right now. Having a blast. Maybe a little bit of SoD, but not too much. They’d all be farming and crafting like crazy trading legos, flasks, enchants, potions, gem and potions among themselves… Having a great time goofing off.
I believe - WoD was the beginning of the transition to E-Sports and then borrowed power systems in Legion.
The demographics have changed a lot and it’s not a world now. It’s a game. As I’ve said before, it’s a good game, but it’s still just a game.
For me - I like leveling through WoD. I always setup a level 3 garrison on each char for the hearth, a place to hang out and easy access to pet battle world bosses. But I still remember what it did to the social groups I was a part of.
Edit: More of my thoughts on WoD from another thread:
Is WoW out of touch with it’s core audience? - Community / General Discussion - World of Warcraft Forums (blizzard.com)
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