Where did I ever say ret is boring? I call it the worst dps spec in the game because it is literally the worst DPS spec in the game. I’m arguing with the idiots who think it’s an auto attack spec, because there is a great deal of nuance to optimized ret. The AP Sealtwisting playstyle is one of the hardest specs in Classic, imo.
I’m saying that there are 2 build paths for ret dps right now and that both are increibly focused and narrow. There is very, very little room for deviation if you want to contribute viable DPS to a raid.
Classic WoW, honest to god, has less player customization than Retail does on the gameplay side. In retail I could go for Crusade spec, Inquistion spec, opt in or out of Execution Sentince, selfless healer, etc, etc, etc. In Classic, I have the choice of a SP build useless outside of raids, or a very high micro AP build. Retail has more options for all pal specs.
None of the specs in Classic honestly have much deviation or many free points.