I wanna bet that the actual employees doing actual work on Classic WoW are doing everything they can to support the game.
I’m also betting that they have more work and less resources than their peers on Retail.
Such is corporate life.
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Let me see if I can clarify this a bit more. I suppose what I meant was I don’t think they see Classic as a huge project, not something they take as seriously as retail. Blizzard themselves seems to think the majority of anyone who plays at launch will leave within a few weeks anyways, hence their reasons for saying layering will be removed within a few weeks of launch and they can then collapse all layers on a server down to one. They expect that many people to leave that quickly. Of course many will try it out at launch that won’t stay of course, that’s true, but they seem to be anticipating the worst.
So the fact that they themselves have so little faith in Classic just says to me that they don’t see this as a major project for their company. They didn’t even continue beta testing. There were major issues with layering and other things before the beta even shut down. I just hope they know what they are doing honestly.
But while I have been hoping for Classic for many years, I’m almost past the point of caring anymore in a ways. I’m waiting for layering to be removed as it is before I play. I decided to try the ironman challenge in retail on a RP realm that doesn’t have any CRZ or any of that nonsense, and I would rather do that than play Classic with layering. I’m actually having a good time with the ironman challenge and wishing I had tried it years ago.
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I can only hope they’re taking at seriously as we are. No matter how dedicated the Classic team may be, no matter the passion involved, if the company loses sight of how much Classic- getting Classic right, that is- matters, the whole thing goes pear-shaped quickly.
Going into Cata, Pandaland, and later, we still had dedicated and passionate people in the company, but we ended up in retail anyways. It can’t be a passion project or an interesting experiment to survive. Like the game itself, its efforts will have to be hard work not only now, but in the future as well. The flip side is that the payoff has to be worth it, though, and that’s kinda on us.
In any case, though, I’m glad they’ve taken it this seriously at least. I just left the MechWarrior 5 AMA, and we’re lucky here to have been spared that experience.
How about this: If Blizzard messes Classic up, we all raid Blizzard HQ. I mean, we have the raid experience to get through whatever defenses might be set up.
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They can’t stop all of us.
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Blizzard on the whole is probably slightly more concerned about 9.0 and putting out the dumpster fire that is BfA to care much about Classic.
Oh yeah, you’re right.
I would imagine many at the office are bracing for impact, activision is definitely going to be watching to see whether its successful.
If its successful, which I would say is pretty likely at this stage, pressure is going to mount to start production on BC and wrath at some point.
If it winds up eclipsing retail, which I doubt, but is not entirely outside the realm of possibility all bets are off, and all sorts of things could happen to retail ranging from core philosophy changes to possibly changes in the personnel behind current retail wow.
For the folks who really love wow as it is, I would really hope classic crashes and burns, if it even comes close to competing with retail you are likely to see some changes. Unfortunately for those guys, I really dont see classic floundering, though we will have to wait 3-6 months to get a clear picture of just how successful the game is.
given all that, im personally really excited not only for classic, but for the positive change it can have on retail.
Would love to see a NEW MMORPG with classic as the blueprint.
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Not to mention (but I’m going to mention it anyway) that they invested resources to bring on a new team specifically for the purpose of resurrecting it. Most companies do not deliberately throw money and resources away like that unless they’re reasonably assured of a positive return on the investment.
So, how serious are they? Would comparison to a heart attack be a good clue?
To paraphrase: “Use of unnecessary violence HAS been approved.”
(police dispatcher, The Blues Brothers)
Anyone remember who plays that old classic rock song that goes like…t-t-t-t-t-t-t too much time on my hands…
That was a good song.
It’s actually “thyme” and it is a lament about the trials and tribulations of a culinary education.
Styx?
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Styx, and the name of the song is “Too Much Time On My Hands” (written by lead singer Tommy Shaw), 1981. Him whispering the line as a clock ticked away in the background … good song.
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