So I know this might be partly unpopular to some but I want to propose something to the blizzard Classic team (hopefully someone from blizzard will see this).
I was not around for the AQ war effort in Vanilla as I didnt start playing till after TBC was released. However I hear it was an amazing event. (hopeully Blizzard will do things like this in the future as well.)
The items required for the War effort are widly known and documented on the internet. From what I have heard many guilds across all servers are starting to or have been hoarding the supplies for the War effort. This will dramatically shorten the amount of time required for the war effort and I believe will diminish the experience of the war effort for those that were around for vanilla and want that experience again and for those that were not able to experience it the first time.
What I propose would not change any lore, would make the war effort more challanging for the servers, and would make the experience more in line with that of those doing it back in the days of vanilla.
So the items that are required for the War Effort turn ins are not linked to any sort of lore. They are just put in the game to be collected and turned in. Therefore they can and should be changed. From my understanding there is a list that the horde needs to turn in, a list that the alliance needs to turn in, and a list that both are able to contribute to. It would not take much programming to alter those lists. The simplest solution would be to swap the requirements for the horde and alliance. However to make it truely unique and challanging for the server all the items could be changed or swapped around.
Doing this would make it a fresh new experience and everyone would have to collect items towards the common goal of finishing the war effort.
Honestly I know there are a few (the ones that have already collected these items) that would not like this change. However I think that Many would like this as a way to bring the excitement back to that event.
Again hopefully this gets to the Blizz Classic Team
On the Reddit classic AMA with the devs. This is word for word what one of the devs said:
Q:"For the Gates of AQ event, are you guys keeping the resources and amounts the same for turn-ins or can we expect you to have a few tricks up your sleeves to prevent stockpiling prior?
Personally I’d prefer the latter since it seems more in the spirit of the event."
A: "#nochanges
In all seriousness, one of our core pillars is to recreate the original experiences as authentically as possible. This will extend to the required resources of the AQ War Event. We realize there is nothing we can do to unwind the knowledge gained over the years. What we do have control over is ensuring that World of Warcraft Classic matches as closely as possible to the original 1.12. data."
I feel like the OP was just trying to see how many times he could squeeze war effort into his post. He used it 3 times in one sentence. This is why we have words like it, he, she, they.
I don’t get why people make posts like this. You want the game to be more challenging for you but at the expense of the rest of us. Just find like 30 people and all transfer to a low pop realm where this will be a challenge and let the rest of us play the game how it is. There’s no need to change the game so a small amount of people that want something different can get it at the expense of the rest of us.
Also the war effort is part of the game and what made it fun. Honestly if you literally just play the game for that weekly bwl/MC (or aq) and then log off never to touch it again… bro there is better games out there. And this is not meant to be mean spirited. Like I get you wanna clear AQ but srsly once you beat it 2-3 times the novelty wears off and like BWL its just a weekly log in scenario.
The war effort really should not be done in a day. Unfortunately apparently it will be for a lot of servers.