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I know the class tree system has changed significantly. Is everything straight line now, or are there still hybrid specs so that you can play your class how you want (examples: at one point mages could play a fire/frost shatter/ignite spec that was really fun, there were also some balance/resto specs you could play as a druid that were great for BGs).
There is now a spec you select and it changes all your spells. No more talent tree like before. You do have talents, but there are 7? diff tiers with 3 choices each. You select 1 per tier. There will be an optimum selection based on what you're doing.
However, there are also new abilities and such attached to the artifact weapons.
Right now, the current culture is Wow is that you play what produces the most results. Not many pick-up raids/dungeons are tolerant of "i like to play this way, even though it sucks dps-wise" mentality.
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What will the level cap be, and did they ever figure out how to balance gear/pvp so that it's skill based instead of gear based?
110. I don't expect blizzard to suddenly figure out how to balance everything. Something will be the best.
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What is the primary non-raid end game these days? Dungeon farming, daily farming, or a combination of both?
Depends on what's interesting for you. Main endgame is raiding/pvp/mythic+ dungeons. We will see if professions got enough of a boost to be an "endgame". Then, there's always mount farming, running alts, etc.
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In this new expansion, what is the big draw/change? New race, class, or just content?
So, for 2 straight expansions, we've had a content drought of 1 year+ at the end of the expac. They are claiming they have fixed this. Biggest change will be the artifact weapons and how everything will revolve around them. New class: Demon Hunter will be interesting...as it doesn't seem to add anything...just taking away roles from other classes.
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Sorry for the long list of questions. I haven't considered coming back since they announced MoP, but I'm looking for something to waste time in again since Guild Wars 2 got stale after its expansion.
Wow will always be a phenomenal waste of time. Many get upset about silly things, but it still the best out there.