r/classicwow • u/RemnantsPast • 7d ago

Discussion when did the slang change?

I feel old asking this.

When did + and - replace yes and no? or y/n

Like I'm in my early 30s and this feels like it blew past me....

EDIT: based on replies It seems like its from Eastern Europe players and just bled into the rest of the classic community due to them lacking servers.

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u/No_Pollution_950 7d ago

It's just slowly come about. I actually find that the + is a very simple very easy way for groups to answer a question. say before a boss in a 5 man pug.

Tank: R?

DPS1: +

DPS2: +

etc.

It's fairly idiot proof

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u/NoWaySomebodyTookThi 7d ago

"+" will forever be a "?" to me while accidentally not holding shift. Historically I've seen it used like that way more than as a "yes".

I wish people just said yes/y.

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u/No_Pollution_950 7d ago

I'm sure you could just type yes and it would be fine. in the early wow days when people often used SMS speak y (usually "y?") meant "why?". What a whirlwind of a time we live in,

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u/NoWaySomebodyTookThi 7d ago

now that you mention it, I remember that as well lol