Man, revamped leveling would be the PERFECT holdover from 8.3 to 9.0. Make it happen, Blizzard. I'd probably level at least two or three characters in that time, including a new fox! :o
Also, yeah, I'd love to have a discussion about quest design here. I think we can all agree it's stagnant AF.
What kills me is, there have been the occasional fun, out-of-the-box quests from over the years (some in Wrath and Cata come to mind) -- why aren't those quest/gameplay designs repeated, at the very least? They appeared in like one or two quests ever, and then we never saw them again. Even if they were mediocre, they introduced variation into the game. Right now it's like 95% kill/collect quests, and 5% something different, like an escort quest or whatever.
I mean, just look at WQs. Why ditch some of the novel ones from Legion, like the Kirin Tor quests? I'd be happy to have them be in the rotation with all the 'new' Tortollan and Nazjatar puzzle box ones, if only to keep things different every day. Why do we spend 2 years doing the same few WQ designs, then another 2 years doing a different limited pool of WQ designs? Am I being clear? I'm a little rambly after too many coffees today, so IDK.
But YEAH.