re: Ive never played WOW, should i try it?

WoW is not some kind of drug that you'll get an addiction to if you try it

It's not necessarily the type of game that you can "play through" once and put down. It's a live service game like Destiny or The Division where they're constantly adding new content, and the real meat of the game is tackling the hardest content with groups of real players.

WoW was always one of the more casual MMORPGs and is even more so now. You'll have to devote some time if you want to min/max your build, grind for best-in-slot gear, and complete the bleeding edge raid content, but if you don't care about any of that, you can see virtually everything the game has to offer as a solo player.

That said, in 2020, I'd recommend both FFXIV and ESO as superior products to WoW. WoW has been on a downward trajectory since Wrath of the Lich King, and Blizzard isn't the studio they once were.