Little things that made Classic better

[Hanners-emerald-dream]

Bornakk is going HAM in this thread.

[Kuunata-nazgrel (Kuunata)]

I don’t know if the ocean drops will still happen in Classic though

Then what’s the point???

[Cybaster-cenarion-circle]

the only portal i want to take is one that came out of a gnome’s body

[Healthpoints-tichondrius]

B-b-b-bornakk on the beat

[Mithrylon-wyrmrest-accord]

I remember the feeling of immediacy and the subsequent frantic scramble to get to purple lotus whenever I saw one.

[Kithkaid-draka]

I don’t know if the ocean drops will still happen in Classic though

Juuuust to be on the safe side, you should probably have Captain Placeholder ready and waiting.

[Funnelberry-area-52]

It isn’t a rush to get to the “real” game at the end… the “real” game starts at lvl 1.

Most content isn’t even relevant anymore. Most of the world isn’t traveled, professions don’t matter, etc. It’s nonsense! A new expansion comes out? Everything from the last one isn’t needed anymore. Instead of completely new stuff, Blizzard needs to carry over some stuff from the last expansion. IE Burning Crusade mats and end products being used for, say, WoD. Kind of like an upgrade system. Do like they’re doing now and make the old areas relevant again. Make a reason to quest again, instead of grinding dungeons to max level for “Real Content”. It feels like they throw old content in the trash.

[Lindradis-moon-guard]

Ultimately I like the current game more than I think I’ll like classic when it comes out.

But I will confess, I do miss some things. I miss leveling lockpicking on my rogue and brewing poisons. I miss some of the vanilla storylines. In particular, the quests The Great Masquerade unmasking Onyxia in Stormwind, and In Dreams, the conclusion to Tirion’s questline in the Plaguelands. Those were great stories that for me are sorely missed in Cata onward.

I loved Vanilla back in the day, but don’t think it will be for me. For all the little things I miss like the above examples, there are other areas I think the game has made great improvements on. But that said, I can understand why some people would prefer vanilla and I don’t think it’s all because of nostalgia.

[Sherona-emerald-dream (Sherona)]

I’m looking forward to no flying, you guys on pvp servers better learn to stay off the roads unless you’re looking for a fight.

[Hailiaxx-stormrage]

Most professions weren’t relevant at all, the specialty recipes that were usable outside of the big 2 - enchanting and alchemy - were often outdated by the time you gathered the mats from across the continents, obscure materials were important, but aside from when they popped up in enchants it was more that people had no idea what was truly useful. You’d be better off farming mana restore runes and tubers than copper ore.

BS… Resistance gear and moneymaking make them relevant. They also make some gear that is BiS up until naxx. You absolutely need Leatherworkers and Blacksmithers for AQ.
Also, gearing up in Vanilla is a significantly slower process.

LW and BS are low-key extremely profitable. LW, I would say, is the most profitable profession unless you are the guild enchanter.

Engineering has it’s own utility…
Everyone is always consuming potions…
And people always need enchants.

[Savax-feathermoon (Savax)]

It isn’t a rush to get to the “real” game at the end… the “real” game starts at lvl 1.

Most content isn’t even relevant anymore. Most of the world isn’t traveled, professions don’t matter, etc. It’s nonsense! A new expansion comes out? Everything from the last one isn’t needed anymore. Instead of completely new stuff, Blizzard needs to carry over some stuff from the last expansion. IE Burning Crusade mats and end products being used for, say, WoD. Kind of like an upgrade system. Do like they’re doing now and make the old areas relevant again. Make a reason to quest again, instead of grinding dungeons to max level for “Real Content”. It feels like they throw old content in the trash.

The current expansion content isn’t even relevant by the next patch. It’s ridiculous.

[Grizelda-runetotem]

The current expansion content isn’t even relevant by the next patch. It’s ridiculous.

This is my absolute #1 gripe with Blizz. They should be building on what they have made not discarding everything which came before.

[Mogar-stormrage (Mogar)]

Yeah, they’ve gone from expansions replacing content from earlier expansions, to patches completely replacing what came before them. Think about all that’s in WoW, and yet the only relevant content is the current patch.

[Savax-feathermoon (Savax)]

The current expansion content isn’t even relevant by the next patch. It’s ridiculous.

This is my absolute #1 gripe with Blizz. They should be building on what they have made not discarding everything which came before.

They are going after a different demographic of gamer now. No more long term RPGers, they want the people who play for a couple of months and quit until the next content release.

[Dreyken-fizzcrank]

Eternally chasing the carrot on a stick, but we are not beasts, we realize how they are misusing us.

[Savax-feathermoon (Savax)]

Remember when expansions used to launch with more than one raid?

[Grizelda-runetotem]

They are going after a different demographic of gamer now. No more long term RPGers, they want the people who play for a couple of months and quit until the next content release.

Not gonna disagree with you.

Obvi I have no access to the data Blizz is looking at but it would seem that the long term RPG fan is the bread and butter of their subscription base.

The Fortnite crowd is what it is, trying to emulate that style game is not going to win any new converts.

[Mogar-stormrage (Mogar)]

They are going after a different demographic of gamer now. No more long term RPGers, they want the people who play for a couple of months and quit until the next content release.

I believe they’ve actually kind of said that. I recall a Blue post, or an Ion interview or something where they basically said they expect players to quit and return when new content is available. So the game is built that way. Which explains why catch-up mechanics have run amok.

I would say this kind of mmo design is failing them. The Vanilla style of substantial time investment and commitment means players become attached to their characters, and feel a sense of progression and achievement. The things you do have value and won’t immediately be negated the next patch.

The Current dev team obviously doesn’t agree.

[Savax-feathermoon (Savax)]

They are going after a different demographic of gamer now. No more long term RPGers, they want the people who play for a couple of months and quit until the next content release.

Not gonna disagree with you.

Obvi I have no access to the data Blizz is looking at but it would seem that the long term RPG fan is the bread and butter of their subscription base.

The Fortnite crowd is what it is, trying to emulate that style game is not going to win any new converts.

They have a corporate mindset now, not a gamer one.

[Caelle-exodar (Caelle)]

I can’t wait for professions that are useful from the minute you pick them up. I’ll probably make an army of alts just to be able to do all of the professions