Beating up big baddies in Scenarios and the like isn't exciting when you know they can't kill you. Things like the Legendaries system aren't the greatest bit of ludopsychology Blizzard's ever come up with - and no, I don't think that is a word. Gathering ancient mana for junkie elves gets old fast. The Artifact upgrading system quickly loses its appeal when you put in a few points, with the new abilities just not packing the same oomph as climbing up a level, especially in a world where everything levels and so reduces your sense of progress. This is the point where lots of comments will tell me all the myriad reasons the game sucks, to which I'll just sum up my response: I don't care, I like this world, I like its characters, and while I don't play regularly, I like knowing it's there, much like assorted games that no longer are. It's not like there's ever been much argument that Blizzard are exceptional at what they do, but Legion really is a reminder of.

The very different feel of Suramar, the city where you spend most of your time sneaking around in costume, or the verticality of Stormheim and its grappling hook. The addition of World Quests around the map to provide something to do at any point.

The Class Campaign, upgrading the old Garrison system to something that felt vaguely meaningful. I don't play enough or deeply enough to give even the faintest crap about details like class balancing, but the experience of just wandering around and adventuring really was fantastic. As cool as it is to bash World of Warcraft as a whole or just specific bits of it, the only thing more impressive than the sheer amount of Stuff on offer is how much imagination there is in it, even after all these years. Legion really is a spectacular expansion. From my perspective as a casual soloer, sure, but there's quite a few of us. With Patch 7.2, Tomb of Sargeras, I decided to check back in on the battle against both The Burning Legion and the six-month content drought. And, with Legion, Blizzard's done a much better job than its previous expansions of providing reasons to either stick around or come back. I like making return trips to The Haunted Mansion too. Sure, it's a theme park, but so's Disneyworld. Like many, my relationship to World of Warcraft has shifted over the years, from second home (though never second job, unlike many) to an occasional jaunt to go catch up with my Undead Mage and see the latest fun stuff and twists and turns in Blizzard's ongoing demonic soap opera.

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