Why does MoP seem so ahead of its time? /u/TriangularResonance World of Warcraft

i am by no means a longstanding player. i joined a couple years ago and leveled in BFA and just as i got to shadowlands level DF released so I kind skipped that part. I don’t know when MoP came out but i recently chose to play panda and went the original starting map and the textures are incredible compared to other expansions imo. was there a bigger budget for MoP or more motivation? little things like broken bamboo being all different shapes rather than copy and pasted quest item. the sounds of the floor, the music, character movement. npc movement. You older guys can probably tell me whats rubbish about it but i think its really spot on so far. I thought it would be a good idea to ask Thor or someone else who has insider knowledge as to why it feels so different. Was it release at a similar time to kung fu panda and so got a bigger budget? i dunno i need wowheads to tell me how it is so i can feel complete

i am by no means a longstanding player. i joined a couple years ago and leveled in BFA and just as i got to shadowlands level DF released so I kind skipped that part. I don’t know when MoP came out but i recently chose to play panda and went the original starting map and the textures are incredible compared to other expansions imo. was there a bigger budget for MoP or more motivation? little things like broken bamboo being all different shapes rather than copy and pasted quest item. the sounds of the floor, the music, character movement. npc movement. You older guys can probably tell me whats rubbish about it but i think its really spot on so far. I thought it would be a good idea to ask Thor or someone else who has insider knowledge as to why it feels so different. Was it release at a similar time to kung fu panda and so got a bigger budget? i dunno i need wowheads to tell me how it is so i can feel complete