Classic Returning player from 10.0, don't wanna feel overwhelmed again

I played a lot of DF during 10.0 but then life took me away from the game for a while. Got back into it a couple of months ago but was completely overwhelmed by the sheer amount of world events, mechanics, reps, new mats and currencies and all that stuff to catch up with, so I ended up just leveling a few characters then stopped playing again. This week I got that WoW itch again and I've been thinking of resubbing, but I want to do current content, and preparation for 10.2. What should I focusing and looking out for if my goal is to catch up, especially gear and rep wise, with the new patches? via /r/wow https://ift.tt/8zspU5A