Some contents in 1.23 are better than ARR
1.Side story quests(quantity is much less, but quality is better)
2.AF quest
3.Relic quest
4.Open world gameplay (if you had explored the full map & got the achievement, you know what I mean...)
5.Open world dungeons
6.Open world mobs difficulty
7.Dungeons difficulty and gameplay (Cutter's Cry and Dzemael darkhold in 1.23 were more interesting than ARR)
8.Open world party grinding (in earlier version, not "FIRE" party.I made some friends in these parties, in ARR I made zero friends during FATEs)
9.More variation,not just 5man dungeons & raids (hunting for keystones,Hamlet Defense,Skirmish,Faction leves)
10.You will need to join a party in most content,so you can make a lot of friends.
11.Atmosphere/Immersion (ARR camera zoom is too far. animation simplified too much, less realistic attack sound effect )
12.Quality and not quantity....