Sorry, but no: Legion-Zones were horrible with Suramar as an exception. Right now the worst (worst, NOT bad) zone of Shadowlands was Bastion, because the only thing that we saw about Uther was actually nothing. 1 time we saw him as an orange enemy and that's all folks, go further to Maldraxxus.
All other zones had somehow an conclusion, but Bastion didn't. That was for me quite a bummer.
Still: the leveling-experience for me is as good as WoD (WoD had one of the best leveling experiences ever), better than legion and far better than BfA.
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Nope, since getting gear now feels not like a rollercoaster, you get far less gear now, but every piece now feels more meaningful. And that's a good thing, not a bad one. As long as it is accessable, it's a good decision. (and there is still plenty of gear available)