As I've mentioned on another thread, I quit WoW during Dragon Soul (yuck) and have returned only recently. There seems to be a general consensus on these boards about WoD being the lowest point in the game's history. I can understand the hatred towards Garrisons (I definitely loathe that Facebook-like stuff) but I honestly can't understand 1) why there was so much cut content, which must have upset PvE'ers and RP'ers alike, and 2) how something like Ashran could make it past beta, which I am sure many PvP'ers hated.
Besides, as convoluted (and unconvincing imo) as the whole AU Draenor story was, I think that it could have made a nice, if heterodox, episode. To learn in detail about the Orc and Draenei leaderships before Ner'zhul took over, to know what the Iron Horde was like seen from the inside, to see more about the demon-held Shattrath and the arrival of the Naaru... There were lots of possible stories imo, but for some reason Blizzard completely and utterly missed the opportunity. The question is, of course, why? I honestly don't get it