Fan Out!

 

Housing has completely changed my strategies for playing the game.  Everything centers around how I can get all of the decor treasures available and upcoming everywhere.

 

No More Wow Classic For Me 

This was already in the cards. I started playing the Classic version of the game when it was offered because I was not in the game at the beginning.  The Classic "progression" servers are now up to Pandaria.  I had already largely slid back to the modern version of the game by the time this came out.  Pandaria is the first of the expansions where I actually had already done everything I was going to do in the expansion.  I did not need to re-play the Classic version.   Besides...

 

Fan Out! Cover Each of the Expansions with 7 Crafting Characters 

My new plan, my even better plan (Start the Revolution Without Me), is to play through every expansion with a set of seven characters who cover every tradeskill.  Note: I only need seven characters because I always combine Tailoring and Enchanting in one character. I've been going through my character lists and am assigning them to a particular time period.  Just as my "Midnight Runners" will move ahead into the Midnight Expansion, I have Draenor and Shadowlands (so far) characters who will do everything, and get every bit of reputation in those eras.  No possible decor source left unturned!  Well developed characters.  If you're going to relive former eras, get all the resources and rewards offered.  Share it with Warbandies.

Because I'm old school as well as new, I have four by six index cards for each expansion and the characters covering them.  For Example:

Shadowlands 

Alchemy L62 Monk

Inscription L33 Priest

Leatherworking  L28 Rogue

Engineering L28 Hunter

Jewelcraft  L 30 Shaman

Tailor/Enchant  L28 Warlock

Blacksmith  L49 Warrior

In this case, I tried to keep everyone near the same level. They aren't all on the same server, but again, via the magical Warband Bank, they can operate together.  I like that some characters who haven't gotten played for a long time will have a purpose.  

 For the Horde? 

Here's where you see just how far down the decor rabbit hole I've gone.  I created a Horde Blood Elf Death Knight  specifically for the upcoming really lovely Blood Elf furnishings that are on the way.

My plan for her was that I'd power level her via dungeons to level up. I gave her Herbalism and Mining.  She could go everywhere and grab any Horde specific things I might want.  Also lumber! (sidenote bizarrely the Horde Starter area lumber is Olembra Lumber which belongs to the Outlands expansion.)

I must briefly complain that as an Alliance player, I spent an inordinate amount of time lost in Orgrimmar (worst city layout ever), Lordaeron, and the vaunted Silvermoon City.  They don't want you to get in, they don't want you to get out.

I got her to level 21!  My highest Horde character ever.  Then I noticed I had stuck her on Scarlet Crusade where I have a set of characters I call my "Draenor girls".  They are all low level, so I actually briefly considered poofing them but they were too cute. 

Sadly, the DK died.  In her place, I created a Blood Elf Paladin.  I put her on Area 52 after looking up servers with large Horde populations as I wasn't getting any bites on dungeon finder on Scarlet Crusade most times.  She landed in the Blood Elf starter area, yay, which I have played through some of, a few times.  No tormenting Orgrimmar for her, until I have to go to find Chromie there to pick Catalcysm as a timeline for Classic era dungeons.  So much complication for a few tables and chairs!