Originally Posted by
keymil
Neither.
Both patches are an ending to long anticipated storylines. And both suck in that regard. Argus was undewhelming and a waste of something that should have been its own expansion. 2/3 of zones were dull and aestetically unpleasant. Mac'Aree was a saving grace, but still, it's too little. That broken draenei faction surviving there for thousands of years was ridiculous, with "tHosAnD yEaRs WaR" being the nail in the coffin. Alleria for god knows what reason possessing void powers was also weird and unnecessary imo, but I know a certain fan of her would beg to differ. I guess the dungeon was ok, while the raid was another misunderstanding. This also pushed us, the players, to unimaginable power level and plot armor (which BfA only furthered)... and then we go back to feeding hyenas some meat so that we can collect their shit?
With 8.3... is there even a new dungeon introduced? I don't think so. Again, a storyline so grand, yet wasted for a patch. Ny'alotha isn't even a zone and half of that storyline is for some a huge retcon, for some "subverting expectations". It also introduces yet another grind/power up system, which we can throw into the pile of already existing ones.
I guess the fact that we'll be able to fly during some / all of the content (didnt check enough to know) is making it a bit better than 7.3. Still, both patches, despite the implications of their culmination, are uneventful, dull, and another "welp, more of the same old I guess".
I dont want to sound pessimistic (though I'm sure I did), just... Feels like they lost the spark that made this game epic, and all they care about now is endless grind and the "gotcha" moments.
EDIT: On the other hand, 7.3 had likeable characters like Velen and Illidan (despite his edgyness). 8.3 has Wrathion, yes, but Magni is probably the most boring and annoying modern character, and combined with MOTHER they make the most ridiculous deux ex machina there ever was. So the patches kind of even out to just dull and boring despite great story potential.