I tried a game today... Holy cow is everything different. 2 armor on stuff? I didn't feel like i was doing any damage at all either. It's unfortunate but, now that enchants are viable again, I'm not. I don't have a max lv character and have no intentions of working on it. I think I'm gonna go back to waiting for classic in the summer. I hope you guys have a blast! I hope to see as many of you guys as possible in Classic and hopefully we can get a guild going or something cool.
You certainly don't need a max level character to play 19s. And honestly you can love without professions as well. If you have money for some key enchants - then you'll probably just need heirlooms and dungeon gear to make a visble budget twink.
If you're interested, post your armory and we'll see what gear and chants you need.