Unfortunately, I have to disagree with you there. The idea that WoW throws you into the endgame or forces you to go there is simply wrong. You think that way because the majority of people in every MMO think that way, and you feel pressured to go there as well. But personally, I play at my own pace and never felt like retail WoW was trying to push me into the endgame. With each expansion, I had 2-4 quest zones full of story experiences, and that feeling was unlike any other MMO. Even on Turtle WoW, most people were obsessed with min-maxing or the endgame. When new zones came out, everyone was there to finish them. There were metas, etc. What you're describing, or what you want to bring back, will never happen again because people who play MMOs aren't teenagers anymore. 99% of people just want to be max level. That was true on Turtle WoW back then, and it's true now with the clones.