Why anyone would play on a prison shower server is beyond me.
I'm sure it's different for Horde, but SM is a chore to reach. SM is an instance worth doing once, but I wouldn't make the flight up to Southshore and then the run from there into the corner of Tirisfal repeatedly. The set-up time alone counteracts whatever advantage it might have.
And despite SM's popularity, unless you're a tank, getting a group basically requires you to sit in a major city, spamming chat or looking for someone else who is. So that's even more downtime. Call me impatient, but I have no desire to relive playing EverQuest. When I'm in WoW, I want to actually be doing something. Not waiting or preparing or hoping for something. While leveling, anyway.
I just quest while groups do stuff and summon lol. You don't have to be in a major city to find a group either.
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Xbox Live User Name - Corrik Currently playing: Division 2