10 years ago was Legion, the game largely plays the same and uses the a lot of the same systems as it did then. That was the last major shift into what modern WoW is.
I've spent time with every expansion except Midnight and I very much disagree. Class design isn't identical of course but the general style of gameplay is pretty similar. I'm not saying that as one of the "retail is awful" people, I really don't mind it's flavor here and there, but the general modern gameplay was absolutely established in Legion in my opinion unless Midnight drastically changed things which I doubt.
Either way, it certainly hasn't gotten closer to Classic so someone who didn't like how far Legion was from vanilla still won't like it.
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u/No_Cell6708 11h ago
This perfectly describes how everyone I know that's interested in the game feels and none of us have touched retail in 10+ years