Hey everyone!
With the release of Shadowlands I’m heavily considering getting back into WoW. I know there’s probably a lot of posts around like this but my main question is where to pick up. I know they changed the leveling back to a cap of 60 and scaled down the zones (I haven’t read much other than that).
I really played seriously up until Cata and bought the other expansions but never really got into except for a week or so. My main question is would it be easy for me to pick up questing/dungeons from my old mains? (they were all scaled back to level 35). Or would it be a better experience/more cohesive to start with an entirely new character. I know this is really a personal decision but mainly curious on if coming back to the game its easy to get going again or if I’m going to feel a little lost.
Thanks everyone for your help!
I am unaware of any advantages to starting a fresh toon for the content other than you won’t have to clear out your bags with a new toon. Either way you’ll get to experience the entire expansion’s content. Player level isn’t supposed to effect the difficulty or speed of progression either.
Unless you want to play a different class/race combo i’d recommend sticking with your old toons.
GL
I’d probably start with a new character to get a feel for things without the bag and bar clutter of an established character. (I’d also recommend doing the new starting area, if for no other reason that it starts you off with a decent set of gear to start your adventures.) Leveling up is very fast with the changes, and your old characters will still be there to level once you’ve gotten back into the swing of things.
I started new because trying to relearn all the keys and motor skills to be able to help run dungeons was going to be tough…its fun and ok not to be first 
Much like Udiza said, I would recommend starting a new character. There have been A lot of changes since CATA, I believe it would be a more engaging experience to start a toon from fresh enjoy the ride and then once you got the wind back under your sails jump on over to one of your established toons if that is what you wished to do.
With the level squish, the revamped “choose your adventure” leveling system, it was a really fun experience for myself to level a new toon starting on exiles reach.
best wishes 