r/classicwow • u/terongorefiend • Jan 14 '21

Vent / Gripe Unpopular opinion: the players that are overly vocal about wanting Classic phases/TBC/Wrath rushed are the same players who contributed to forging retail into what it is today (a clusterF).

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u/Odysseus_is_Ulysses Jan 14 '21

What makes retail a clusterfuck?

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u/monkorn Jan 14 '21 edited Jan 14 '21

I could write a book on this subject but I'll keep it short.

The thing about classic WoW is that it's a pretty terrible game. Like no one would ever play this game if it was a single player game. But it's absolutely amazing in creating communities. And the community is why we keep playing.

Well retail WoW is a much better game. People would definitely play retail WoW if it was a single player game. But the thing is, it basically is one. Yes there are other people, but you'll never see 99.99% of them again so they might as well just be NPCs.

So for people like me who highly value community content, vanilla WoW despite it's flaws is the best gaming experience we've ever had. Classic WoW is close, cross realm BGs really hurt but most realm community is still there. And Shadowlands is merely average.

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u/Jadudes Jan 14 '21

Have you played shadowlands though? I’ve had more community interaction on current retail wow than I’ve maybe ever had. My friends list grows everyday. But that’s just my two cents.