I used to be a person who supported the cause of not making zones equal to your level. I still agree that it takes away from the feel of progression but I’ve recently been leveling a bunch of characters at the same time and I’m enjoying a lot being able to choose which zones I want to be in instead of going from point A to point B. On my level 35 Highmountain being able to chill in Mulgore and quest there has been satisfying and so far it’s keeping my leveling fresher than if I was just going to specifc zones. I know, I know, I’m betraying the cause but I have go with what is making the game fun for me at the moment.
On another topic, I’ve been watching classic streams for about a week and a half and it’s reinvigorated my enjoyment for retail. Yes, without doubt, classic brings a more socially interactive experience which if that’s your main interest I’d imagine it’s very satisfying. Outside of that though the game as I remember back then doesn’t seem nearly as interesting now compared to what’s in retail. It’s made me appreciate current WoW more and I think Bliz has introducing a bunch of solid changes since then that maybe current players take for granted. It is a bit more of a solo game I will acknowledge but for people who don’t mind that aspect I think there still a lot to appreciate in World of Warcraft even if BFA wasn’t as good as people hoped.