Considering Coming back to Wow. I have a few questions though.

[Slayde]

Well, there is quite a bit of nice changes made since you last played. Heroic bosses now drop the 2nd highest emblems (conquest for now, triumph after 3.3 patch goes live). Tons of raid quality epics you can now get for your team. 3 new 5 man instances will be added in the 3.3 patch with bosses that drop all epics in normal and heroic difficulty.

For leveling alts, riding skill req. levels and riding training costs have been reduced dramatically.
Level 20 - normal land mount and training for 5g.
Level 40 - epic land mount and training for 50g
Level 58 - normal flying skill and mount for 500g
Level 68 - cold weather flying (BoA cold weather flying book purchasable by level 80 alts that you can send to lower alts)

So there is a ton of gear to get at 80 now without raiding, and you can fly while leveling lower alts through outlands and northrend. Definately has the most content and gear choices for non-raiders ever with more on the way in the 3.3 patch next month.

[blbjtb]

Oh wow lol thats really making me want to play. Is it still a huge time sink or has that been trimmed up some as well. Raids lasting hours. Hours of grinding to get cash ect? Dont get me wrong I dont mind the work... I just dont want this to turn into a second job again... lol

[Slayde]

It doesn't take long to get your guys in epics since there is a lot to buy from the auction or buy with the emblems you get from heroic bosses. I switched tanks to my prot paladin and was able to get most of his gear within a week or two running heroics after 3.2 came out. http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...Hyjal&n=Alagos I haven't done any raiding with him, just heroics.