4.2 Thus Far

At the risk of making this into my monthly Warcraft update, there are a few things about patch 4.2 that I would like to note. I also don't really feel like doing to much typing, so let's just view the basic Pros and Cons.

Pros:

1. The new Firelands raid is a neat outdoor environment with fun trash and cool new boss fights.

2. The new quest hub allows for an easy path to get nice new gear for the new raid along with a great intro story line for the raid.

3. New tier looks better than the old tier.

4. T-11 raid nerfs allow for inexperienced raiders a chance to get involved into raiding with Cataclysm.

5. BoE valor bracers are great.

6. Need rolls on BoE's causes the item to become BoP decreases the 'ninja' factor with groups.

Cons:

1. No new 5 man dungeons make the valor grind a bit boring for those that don't have raid groups that clear the new raid just yet.

2. The new daily quests become a chore after a few days, and only give 365 level gear when they should give 378 to be relevant to raid gear.

3. The BoE nerf on the trash drop rate in Firelands was so large that those that were able to benefit from the high drops have been able to take an unfair advantage in both gear and the AH economy.

4. PvP hasn't really had the shot in the arm it needs to be more than casually entertaining for a lot of people.

Without a doubt, the major focus from this patch is the new raid. Based on the amount of fun I've had on that alone, I give the new patch a 9/10.

(This post will be updated as needed)