I Agree that minor non-raid but quicker patches are awesome.
so here is my prediction
5.0 - Raids
5.1 - Lore, Dailies, World PVP
5.2 - Raid and lore Dailies
5.3 - New battlegrounds, more lore dailies, and maybe something else
5.4 - New raid set in Panda-land with more lore dailies
5.5 - Siege set up patch with more lore dailies
5.6 - Siege of Org with ... more lore dailies
So I think they like lore dailies ....IMO