It seems that while leveling, you will never feel like you have become more powerful. Naked or geared, you will be the same. Only at max level (60) is when you will actually gain an increase in power levels.
Level scaling, and freedom of choice in zone order is on the opposite end of the spectrum from gaining power as you level.
Every level you gain without replacing gear you are essentially weaker to an equal level mob.
Maybe they could bring back the zone completed in an order for the expansion for which is was the case?
And change dungeon finder so that people or same level range get grouped together across all expansion? That way off we go with that scaling thing?
I don’t know just suggestions…