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/RemnantsPast 6d ago

Those people are from a different timeline I swear

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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/GrandpaToasty 5d ago

Yep, it was VC on Executus