>>718147971
To answer you OP, and im a 20 year WoW player since 2005.
The gameplay ended when TBC released and started the treadmill cycle of content updates forever since (many original vanilla players quit right there because they were outraged their 60 epics were virtiaully worthless and beaten by lvl 62 hellfire peninsula gear).
The story ended when WoTLK released and the raid "Icecrown Citadel" and killing the Lich King Cinematic. Everything story wise afterwards has just been pulled out their ass. Some of it good (Garrosh), but most of it terrible.
