Classic Era PTR now open apparently

Outoftables-bleeding-hollow · August 17, 2021, 4:35pm

Woot! I really hope so! I was really looking forward to the day I could play the non-rated version of wow for the first time!

Asma-bloodsail-buccaneers · August 17, 2021, 4:35pm

Neither are currently in Classic Era.

Sedai-grobbulus · August 17, 2021, 4:57pm

Abandon all the time you put in to start over only to reach a point where you have to start all over again?

Yeah! Imagine playing a game more than once! What kind of poor sod would ever replay a game they love?

Elfblade-mankrik · August 17, 2021, 5:04pm

Is there a point youre trying to make? This isnt witcher 3.

Nobleshield-bloodsail-buccaneers · August 17, 2021, 5:13pm

If they really do a fresh I’m hoping that they add some good QOL improvements:

Disable world buffs in instances, specifically raids.
Solve boosting as the go-to way to level
Re-adjust boss HP and Damage (and armor?) to compensate for increased player skill and make fights feel more like they would have in 2005-2006.
Deal with bots (obviously)

Sedai-grobbulus · August 17, 2021, 5:31pm

Is there a point youre trying to make?

Yeah, the point is people replay games that they enjoy. I would have thought that was self evident and not something I’d need to spoon feed you, but apparently I overestimated you.

Elfblade-mankrik · August 17, 2021, 5:40pm

I could “replay” the game right now without a fresh server. What makes repeating high school over and over so wonderful?

Nobleshield-bloodsail-buccaneers · August 17, 2021, 5:43pm

Because it’s a full reset, no gold inflation, etc.

Elfblade-mankrik · August 17, 2021, 5:49pm

“gold inflation”, lol, here we go again.

I guess those couple of weeks before people start buying bot gold to get epic mounts is the best this community has to offer.

Mirrina-ashkandi · August 17, 2021, 5:56pm

Not sure if it classic plus, a classic seasonal (which transfers people off after a certain point to a forever vanilla server), but if it just a one time fresh server I believe that might be the worst of the three options as it will inevitably lead to naxx.

Gendien-sulfuras · August 17, 2021, 6:32pm

Video of someone exploring the ptr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p0ThCAzDsI

Chronoboon displacer confirmed.

Not sure what phase it is, but in the video you can see that Naxx isn’t accessable.

Thereza-netherwind · August 17, 2021, 6:38pm

Spit removal and /flirt change, soon deployed to live realms.

No worries bros.

Noxish-grobbulus · August 17, 2021, 6:48pm

The server was phase 1 while it was up I’m pretty sure. Only onyxia MC and dire maul was out.

Gendien-sulfuras · August 17, 2021, 6:49pm

Yeah it seems the ptr servers are down for maintenance.

I recall someone on the reddit post saying that pvp and dm was out.

Noxish-grobbulus · August 17, 2021, 6:53pm

Very happy if this is the beginnings of a new classic fresh server though. Absolutely love the progression through the tiers in vanilla.

Gendien-sulfuras · August 17, 2021, 6:56pm

Me too.

I wish Blizz would say something about it. At the very least, i’d like a release date.

Malphaes-grobbulus · August 17, 2021, 8:26pm

i’d bet the server merge so people buy more character copies

Zuggerino-earthfury · August 17, 2021, 9:24pm

Almost as if some people like certain things and others don’t. What a shocker. If you don’t like fresh don’t play it

Dìnodove-atiesh · August 17, 2021, 10:14pm

Retail confirmed.

Elfblade-mankrik · August 17, 2021, 10:19pm

Wow, thanks for this completely original response Ive never heard before. Quality advice right there.

Im not playing fresh, made that plenty clear already. Its when I ask whats so great about it and what is it going to achieve and get answers that are wholly pathological in nature.

Apparently you guys cant enjoy an MMO when the training wheels come off.