Is BFA dead when vanilla comes out?

Lust-area-52 · May 19, 2019, 4:56pm

All I hear about lately is vanilla this vanilla that, literally nothing about BFA for the past 2-3 months. Is this game just dead when Classic comes out?

Spotti-area-52 · May 19, 2019, 4:58pm

No, just the ‘‘it’’ topic since Blizzard classic servers is a big thing apparently for lots of people.

Verheinen-kelthuzad · May 19, 2019, 4:58pm

Nah. It may stop a bit more right away but that’s all. Imo

Akston-bloodhoof · May 19, 2019, 5:01pm

lol no.

Lenkah-silvermoon · May 19, 2019, 5:01pm

BfA is already dead for me. I only play my low level alts now because I am tired of trying to do world quests while grounded. Most of them aren’t worth the rewards, anyway. This is what happens when you withhold flying for so long.

Akston-bloodhoof · May 19, 2019, 5:02pm

I hear flying in classic is great.

Vaeana-area-52 · May 19, 2019, 5:03pm

Short answer: No

Long answer: Nooooooooooooo

Verheinen-kelthuzad · May 19, 2019, 5:04pm

That got an actual laugh out of me

Tokali-thrall · May 19, 2019, 5:05pm

There’s this thing, it’s called Patch 8.2. It’s centered around two zones, Mechagon and Nazjatar…

Lenkah-silvermoon · May 19, 2019, 5:05pm

Classic is an entirely different game. You didn’t need flying because you quested one zone at a time. You didn’t need to get from zone to zone to zone for world quests.

Aliine-exodar · May 19, 2019, 5:08pm

Less Horde I have to deal with the better. Give me all the loot!

Maelduin-earthen-ring · May 19, 2019, 5:09pm

apples, and oranges.

and you walk till lvl 40, or more. vanilla is about exploring and is pretty much just a grind anyway. you kill everything in your path. dungeons are a pita to get to, and find groups for. then you have to hope your group stays together for the who thing. flight is not essential.

right now all you basically do in the world is jump from WQ to WQ. who wants the tedium of trying to do that w/o flight?

Akston-bloodhoof · May 19, 2019, 5:10pm

Quested one zone at a time? LOL.

Avengeline-lightnings-blade · May 19, 2019, 5:11pm

Wrong. So many quests sent you traveling 15 minutes in classic to turn in.

Wartm-bronzebeard · May 19, 2019, 5:15pm

classic won’t do anything to current wow. Like I said before, if people hate the grind now, they’ll hate classic even more. Hated having to buy the next level of spell.

Lenkah-silvermoon · May 19, 2019, 5:15pm

That is exactly how I played in Classic. I did all the quests in a zone before moving on to the next. The game was more linear, with breadcrumb quests directing you to the next zones.

Fortuna-sentinels · May 19, 2019, 5:18pm

According to the forums, BfA has been “dead” at every other point, so why not?

Maera-tichondrius · May 19, 2019, 5:19pm

classic is nostalgia, the beta is something new to do but being 60 and raiding the same raids, getting bis gear from rerunning these raids wont be fun forever. I’m really curious as to what their plan is. classic>tbc>wrath? redo all the expansions? make separate realms for these expansions?

I mean it could bring people back who enjoyed certain expansions.

Fayx-area-52 · May 19, 2019, 5:19pm

I think they both have their audiences with a group that will move from one to another based on situation.
Content drought? Hit up Classic.
Cleared Molten Core? Check out live.
New mechanic sucks? Back to Classic.
Classic is going to be great, but goblins are my favorite race so I doubt I’ll leave live for very long. Especially since Blizz’s recent crackdowns on model altering mods means I can’t just mod my troll shaman into a vanilla goblin model.

Zootzoot-kaelthas · May 19, 2019, 5:21pm

I think Classic will cause a significant player drain.

It’s not like players in Classic will be level 60 day one and then have nothing better to do than to play BFA again. The time investment will keep players away from BFA.