Does the Tanaan Jungle Even Matter Now?

Does the Tanaan Jungle Even Matter Now?

The next expansion, Legion, is a month and half away. Java has reached the max experience of Level 100. Her leveling is over.
Java's gear level is now i622, eclipsing Sista's i616.
Rakta's gear level of i634 is the result of a set of i640 gear from her Boost. In Rakta's defense, she hasn't been given many opportunities to work on her gear.
Java is a long way to matching Tiphaine's i674, but she's beginning to wonder if it even matters.
On day One of the release of Legion Java will likely finish the day with an entirely new and better set of Legion level gear. Whatever gear she is wearing will all be discarded.

That said, Java is going to at least make the journey to the Tanaan Jungle and establish her jungle base at Lion's Watch. What else she may decide to do is still up in the air.

We now know that garrisons will remain open in Draenor. What value they have in the world of Legion isn't clear. The addition in Legion of Class Halls and Class Campaigns have only made things more confusing. It seems that the ability to earn gold from garrison quests and missions, and from salvage yard operations, are being eliminated. Legion has it's own follower system similar to the garrison but tied to the Class Halls instead of to garrison missions. Legion's artifact and weapon quests and campaigns are wholly within Legion and have nothing to do with Draenor. Yet Legion has things like "order hall tables" that sound like Draenor Architect Tables and speak of traits, followers, and mission quests. So close to release, there are still many unanswered questions.

Here's my definition of Legion: "It's like your garrison, but it's not. It will work differently, but sort of the same." As for the artifact weapon that every player must make, that, too, seems a variation of the same thing. In Draenor starting players generally "make" their i705 weapon from crafted gear via the six stage process. Sounds suspiciously similar to me.