Covenants suck and should have been cosmetic only

Gating micro progression behind invisible rewards not related to gear isn't fun. Nobody enjoys grinding renown for dozens of small stamina and conduit upgrades. 9.1 did not need to add 40 more levels of renown. I miss when gear was the only factor in determining your power and not tied to a bunch of monotonous systems like artifact power, azerite power, soulbinds/conduits/renown. Players love the game to play with friends or raid/pvp, it doesn't need chores to force players to do content they don't want to do.