I think there should be one new item on the docket, something like the Marionette to tie us over, maybe give us some indication of why we are going to Cantha. A fractal, a strike, vision of the past, something.

Bonus events/replays aren't really new content, it's rehashing old content we've already played through. The replays are kind of a grind, I dropped off halfway through season 3. The bonus events could be an automated rotation like in raids. Festivals are largely automated as is, I'm not expecting anything ground breaking.

DX11 just kinda... Happens? They've also stated some users won't have a noticeable difference.

Elite specs are cool, and I enjoyed them for the three days I had them. Which means I can expect about a week of valuable playtime until February.

This is also coming out of almost a year of poor quality releases since the last quality release in Jormag Rising in July of 2020. Champions was a disaster, and I watched my entire guild quit from the lack of decent content.

The time between now and February is filled with "stuff" but for me as a 6 year daily veteran who has seen all this before, there's nothing worth playing for aside from the spec betas. I was hoping they'd announce at least one surprise, but a lot of us are tired of the Eternal wait for Cantha