That’s just what’s great about Classic—class choices are hard. Race choices are hard. They’re more meaningful, not just in your actual result but in the pure investment of changing your mind later. It takes forever to level and you can’t pay for a change. Choosing a hairstyle is more meaningful than your total character creation on live.
Despite wanting NE > Human > anything else, I shall be a Gnome… Its so hard to choose between your favorite appearance versus playstyle/racials. I don’t blame anyone else for choosing the cosmetic side over the racials though.