A Month of Demons

So Legion's been out a month now.  In that time I've gotten my paladin to 110 and through the Order Hall campaign plus two of the artifacts.  I'm now dividing my time up between my druid and my rogue, leveling, and bumbling around on my other toons as I see fit.  Here are some thoughts.

Beware: unfocused rambling ahead.

The reputation grind is fucking brutal.  The Nightfallen storyline is kind of fun but waaaaay too long.  I've been at it for three weeks now, admittedly not on a daily basis, and I'm still at 8/11 for the storyline.  Sneaking around the city without flying is just tedious, and trying to figure out how to navigate the blind alleys and different layers all while avoiding getting dog-piled by demons and city guards is ... look, if I wanted to play Assassin's Creed I'd play Assassin's Creed.  I am pointedly not looking forward to having to do this again on every ... single ... toon.  And you kind of have to, don't you?  Opening two of the dungeons is done via getting to a substantial reputational position with the Nightfallen.

Dungeons, ugh.  I hate how Mythic difficulty still requires you to find a group.  LFG has spoiled me.  And all the different "levels" of Mythic?  Mythic+?  "Level 15" keystone?  What is all that about?  Eventually the quest chains start to run into "do this Mythic dungeon" and ain't nobody got time for that.  Gated content, woo.

As usual, DPS queues are abysmal.

I've done the "intro" class quest chains now for paladin, rogue, druid, mage, warlock, hunter, monk, shaman, and demon hunter.  I've obtained the Ashbringer, Truthguard, the Dreadblades, the Kingslayers, the Fangs of whatever, the Claws of Ashamane, Felo'melorn, the Man'ari skull, the Titan gun, the brewmaster staff, the Doomhammer, and the DH tanky warglaives.  Some impressions:

• I hate everything about the warlock starting experience.  This random demon shows up, says he's your friend, and we just go about trusting him?  That seems unwise.  If I'm being honest the whole campaign feels like we're being set up.  Fortunately I have little to no interest leveling the warlock so I'll avoid being made to look stupid.
• On the subject of my warlock, I'm annoyed to the extreme that professions are gated behind the leveling process.
• Ashbringer and Kingslayers are tied for my favorite opener so far.  Infiltrating Stormwind is hella badass, as is going to find Tirion and fighting off a demon.
• Interacting with Lich King Bolvar on the Felo'melorn quest chain was pretty cool too.  Overall the mage questline was alright, though I'm oddly disappointed that Khadgar wasn't a bigger part of it.
• The Doomhammer questline was lame.  The Doomhammer itself is lame.  Enhancement shaman as a class plays fine but flavor-wise it's ... weird.  And it feels like the Doomhammer was shoehorned into the spec rather than being spec-appropriate.
• The monk experience was a punch to the gut.  Doesn't make me want to actually play the spec but it was emotional, for sure.
• The Demon Hunter campaign beginning felt rushed, and a bit too "tell-not-showy."
• I love the Dreamgrove, the Dalaran sewers, and the Sanctum of Light.

Overall it looks like trying to manage too many alts is going to be very punishing this expansion, unless Blizz introduces a reputation "catch-up" mechanic.  It almost seems like there's too much to do, which I guess is something of a good problem to have; I just can't imagine being as far along as I am if I had a job and responsibilities.