Basically they don't feel as epic as they made out in blizz con when they announced player-housing.
I expected an actual house (like the one they had in Old runescape) for parking your characters/mounts/pets/gear and occaisonally having friends come over for tea.
Admittedly I haven't been on the beta but from the videos and guides (mmo) I read online I'm just not really sold on it.
Lets start with the name: "Garrison" not very cool imo makes it sound bland from the get go.
It also feels compulsory not sure if it's just me but what I understood from the video I watched was that proffs now work through the garrisons.