I'd actually prefer WotLK to this version since it averaged better single target. Modern Ret is fun if you wanna turn your brain off and do some dam but it's lost any semblance of nuance that it might have once had.
It's why I mostly prefer to tank with my Paladin. Plays kinda similar to a DPS but has a lot more variance from pack-to-pack and you're actively encouraged to use your utility. Ret has much of the same utility but I don't think I've ever seen a Ret under a +12 use it on anything other than themselves. (Or they do dumb shit like BoP the tank mid pull.)