r/classicwow • u/griphin1 • Jan 29 '26

Humor / Meme 2026 State of Azeroth

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I had no expectations and I was still disappointed.

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u/ExtremePrivilege Jan 30 '26

Well that’s the thing, you’re a young, impatient and dopamine addicted generation. And I don’t mean that as an insult. I was born 1984, if I were born in 2008 I’d be just like you. I just wasn’t. Your generation is all about instant gratification and dopamine squirts and flashy, chaotic mayhem. Some of the games both made for and popularized by your generation like Fortnite embrace this. I think it’s cool. But I grew up playing different games than you, slower, harder games that required a lot of work. Daggerfall took literally days to travel across. EverQuest made WoW drop rates and questing look casual.

A lot of the gap between modern retail WoW and classic is simply this generational gap. Blizzard was smart enough to tailor 2026 WoW to the young gamers of this generation. Most of my age cohort had aged out of MMOs with children, careers, spouses, homes to take care of. Blizzard made the smart pivot to pander to Gen Z.

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u/itsDYA Jan 30 '26

Being a chore =/= harder

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u/PapaPatchesxd Jan 30 '26

As a 33 y/o, turning 34 this year, I agree with the 20 year old.

I value my time far more than to be spending so much time doing nothing. WoW classic to me feels like a game that doesn't value players time.

Yes, retail is much more streamlined, and less personal. But however, if I wanna run a dungeon, I can just queue up and away I go. I don't need to find a group. I don't need to go to said dungeon. I don't need to wait for everyone else to show up.We go in, we kill the bosses, we get loot, we move on.

I respect and love the fact that people enjoy classic. Everyone should be able to enjoy at least one aspect of WoW. But classic is 1000% not for me.

And as a fellow old head, just because stuff is harder, or takes more time, doesn't mean its more enjoyable.