Yep. Never forget that listening to these same people was what got us WoD expansion.
That being said, the anti-corruption node is gone, but the neck still levels up. This scales your azerite powers as well as giving secondary stats. Each level is worth at least 100 dps for my spec, just based on the additional haste.
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Players who don't like RPGs are free to play games they do like.
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It sounds like killing N'zoth weekly on any difficulty will give the cloak upgrade item. So that instead of every part of the game you choose to play giving AP that gradually improves your character.