Originally Posted by Ustwo

I forget when I quit playing WoW, but whatever the expansion is, it will work like the last.

Day 1 - all of the previous epics are now obsolete.
Week 1 - non-thinking casual players think they are 'even' with the hard core players.
Month 1 - Hard core players now have epics you can't get with a life.
Month 6 - New expansion is announced.

Rinse/Repeat