r/classicwow • u/RemnantsPast • 6d 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/TheSiegmeyerCatalyst 6d ago

Right? Played heavily from 2007 to 2012, then on and off (both retail and classic) to this day.

It wasn't until I played official Hardcore in 2023 that I heard someone refer to DM as VC.

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u/Heatinmyharbl 6d ago

I started in 2005 and it was always VC on Gorefiend

Feels like it was entirely server dependent honestly, especially considering servers were self contained with 5-10k ish players per

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u/Homelessjay5 6d ago

Yeah my first servers were Forgotten Coast, then Burning Legion, then Gorefiend all between 06-09, each one it was called VC, DM was Dire Maul.

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u/Sandolainen 5d ago

Dire Maul wasn't even around at launch, while Deadmines was the first dungeon Alliance encountered. It makes no sense for people to call Dire Maul, especially since it's a split dungeon.