Whatever the future holds (I’m personally hoping SoD eventually continues with a phase 9), I think it’s feeling pretty likely that we’re probably not seeing any new content for a while. I expect SE will keep people occupied for a while, but it seemed like the “fared raids” system of Shadowlands was a pretty successful addition?
For those who weren’t playing; basically each one, a different raid was “empowered”, bringing the ilvl of all the gear up to a new, equal high, ensuring all raids and items were competitive.
I think having higher level versions of tier sets (making all of those bonuses relevant, and maybe even more extreme to encourage mixing and matching) would be pretty sweet. Having additional recolors (even just one per tier, instead of per spec) would be pretty sick. Maybe even revamp some of the Tier 0 sets for “Fated” versions of the lower raids?
Beyond that, I would love to be able to “upgrade” the existing Legendary weapons and/or class weapons. Corrupted Ashbringer is obviously not going to be outdated any time soon, but it would make for a good victory-lap for all of the weapons. Maybe throw some extra sauce on there for the upgraded forms: Sulfuras using the Cataclysm model and lets you become a miniature Firelord on proc, maybe Thunderfury gives your character a wind or lightning aura, Atiesh letting you turn into a raven as a “mount” outside of combat. Corrupted Ashbringer, in my mind, would just reverse its forms (appearing normal outside combat, turning corrupted on proc).
I would totally love seeing all of the raids, new and old alike, made completely relevant for what may be the end of SoD, and really squeeze even more life off of this awesome experience. Heck, maybe even tune Stratholme back to being a raid (as it was in early vanilla), maybe even have some secret quest chain for getting the Runeblade of Baron Rivendare.
Oh, and maybe an item that drops at the end of each complete Fated raid, allowing you to simply upgrade a past Epic into the new “Fated” form, just as some bad luck protection.
Besides that, any other things that might be realistic for the idea? Or would you even want to see “Fated” raids as a thing in SoD?