A random idea popped into my head recently and I wanted to open the discussion for this!

What if the writing team does go ahead with our WoL exploring a new shard or a new world, that could be perfectly window to create a new spot for players to jump in the story!
The reason I picked shard is because maybe it could be made so that our WoL reaches this new shard but finds themselves stripped of rank/title/blessings (even temporarily) which could put us on an equal footing with a new adventurer who starts at the same locations as the WoL would arrive, similar to players that transferred from 1.0! It could be different dialogues based on how you got there (started there or arrived).

My solution might not be perfect or even what you have in mind, but I'd love to hear your fun ideas!

Throwing this back at you guys, if you had complete freedom to design the next expansion to be a new starting point for new players, how would you make it? (regardless of what info we have right now on 8.0)