Like…push a lil more dev time towards than instead of to balancing/shaking up the pvp/raid/dungeon meta. Trying to keep that fresh is an endless task that doesn’t really allow for any player interaction besides complaints.
BUT! What about givin us stuff to do out in the world? Things to explore, read, and see?
What about sticking all those little books back in the world to add some more lore to the things that you’re setting up? They’re optional, they’re fun to find, and they’re often a good read!
Now this is a toughie - but what about adding something like…okay so I don’t know the adjective for it, but the act of being a Bard.
Give us super basic music system and just watch us go wild! Sure, we’ll get some really crappy stuff, but that’s humanity for ya! Within that muck and grime, you’ll find real jewels!
It’d also be neat to have a jam session when we’re waiting for some people to join a raid!
Language mastery. Basically you can technically join any reputation to learn their language - though the methods behind this can be, at times, super convoluted.
Draenei, for instance, speak furbolg pretty fluently because of that questline in Azuremyst - if you character did it, at least. Maybe this unlocks some neat interactions with other furbolg tribes!
Or, say you’re a human seeking to learn Orcish. You’d have to go somewhere like the Argent dawn to find someone to teach you it, leveling up rep with that specific person then, - but from there you could eavesdrop on you enemies, or scream profanities to the sky!
Or just chat. But I know the former two are what y’all’ll go for.
How about…weapon naming! With the current reserved word restrictions applied of course, but it’d allow crafters to add a slightly more personal, or impersonal, touch to their items! I mean what would you buy? "Mortis’s Bracers of Death" - or "Shadowghast Armguards #471"
A very, very small thing - can we add apostrophes, spaces, and dashes to our names? It doesn’t feel right playing a troll and not being able to call myself Jin’Ado if I want to. Or like…maybe a goblin called Muckswill Coppersole.
I know there’s addons for all of this - but it’d be cool to get it in the base game.