A lot of the Dragonflight story looks good to me. I enjoy the protodrakes like Raszageth who have beef with the aspects and instead turned toward the elements. That is interesting. However, there is a flaw noticeable in the story with the mortals serving Raszageth. There is no stated reason why they are doing so. They want to go to the elements and do not trust the cosmic force of Order. But why? Cult of the Damned had people seeking immortality. The Twilight Cultists were seeking the end. The mortal forces for the Primalists don't make any compelling argument for why they left their peoples to fight against them.
This reminds me a lot of the Jailer's motivations in Shadowlands which remained vague until the final cinematic with the expansions conclusion and fell flat. I don't know if they are having problems writing villain motivation. They at least got Raszageth right so credit there. There is also a character called Kurog Grimtotem who they could bring in Magatha and explain their motivations there but alas they do not. I see a lot of night elves using the elements almost like shamans but no reason to why they went that path. From all of the questing and testable pre-patch event on the PTR I did not get a clear grasp of their motivations beyond being fodder, and yes, they are supposed to be fodder but as mentioned there are other cultists/mortal forces that are more compelling to face.
Likewise the motivations of the elementals are not existing. A lot of the expansion has to do with the elemetal proto drakes but not the forces they draw upon. There is no mention of how the elemental lords like Thunderaan or Neptulon feel on what is happening if they support or are against it. There is no large involvement from the Earthen Ring who helped the elemental planes or Thrall who was a large part of Cataclysm which involved both dragons and the elements.
Has anyone else that has quested through Dragonflight feel this way?