Ballads of Zimara: First Impressions
If anyone is thinking about coming back to the game, this is the expansion to do it.
Everyone's levels bumped up to 130 and we have a completely fresh start.
You'll still need to catch up to end-game, which does involve putting time into past questlines and gaining extra achievements, but once you're there?
I had a pretty easy time blowing through the signature line. I even used my old raid gear from last expansion which means all my old adornments didn't work anymore (BoZ uses purple adorn slots over red).
Heroics? Pretty easy to get into, too. Once you've run through the signature line and the solo dungeon zones, you should be close to the required resolve of 9555 for the beginner heroics. Even then if you're short, run some more solo dungeons and quests and you'll get there.
Now from what I have heard, H2s/Heroic 2s are much more difficult which good! There's still some challenges to be had.
The expansion is pretty to boot. They've got a great art team still around and they really shined in this expac.
Renewal of Ro was, let's face it, godawful and a disgrace to the franchise, but Ballads of Zimara is looking like it's going to redeem the game if the devs keep playing their cards right.
