I am actually shocked that they took that advice.
It’s so unlike Blizzard to actually take reasonable advice that I am still kinda left speechless. I guess they’re really reading this forum, but I still hold my cards close because it’s not like me to turn my hand so easily.
Thing is, I am not going to get my hopes up here… They have indeed shown improvement, but so far I am not going to count on any sort of miraculous repentant behavior until I see visible tangible proof that they would indeed take ONLY feedback regarding bugs.
Some things we should really consider is…
BETA phases, the kind that would be present for Modern WoW would have already began by now and the Alpha would be done by now.
The feeling I get is that they MIGHT have a BETA but I doubt it will be the kinda BETA that players want. Instead it will be likely a BETA for testing the internal functions, features and systems in game.
Other little bugs and tinkering nasties are likely to go live unfortunately and we will have to report those and Blizzard will need to review on a case by case basis and squash them… (Talking actual retail Classic Live)
That’s kinda how I see this going down.
As for an official BETA?? It might happen, but I would not count on it… If they do it, it’s not going to be what some people are looking for or expect. I doubt it will be in a format that will mirror Modern WoW BETA with forums and all that stuff.
Who knows man, maybe they do go with a BETA but what does it really solve outside of providing Private servers with crucial data that they need to compete with.
Call me a little protective but I really don’t care to hand them that kind of data.