There have been blue responses to other posts, yet complete silence to all of the posts asking for new servers since the announcement that this isn’t going to happen. One of these threads has nearly 3,000 comments. As such, I am asking for this as well in my own post.
I started on Maiev after raiding through classic, when BC was released, as I wanted to start fresh, or as fresh as I could back in the day. I think the experience of being able to start over, just as was the experience when classic was released, is the only way to play a new game. I know that Blizzard, being the old money that it is, seeking to further monetize off of those who are at the whims of their decisions, wants to tighten their wringing of the pockets of those who pay them and their shareholders.
The same goes for those players who have played relentlessly through classic, such that they may now start BC with a huge gold and thus game advantage over other players. Let those who have achieved what they have achieved play with each other, but, as someone who likes to PvP and will have to work towards basic flying, I don’t see anything great in me getting my regular flying amongst people who have enough accrued to buy -epic- flying, as well as buy everything else they will need to further excel beyond everyone else through at least phase 1, if not beyond. Just as the game reminds us, “everything in moderation, even World of Warcraft,” we should be given this as an option in starting our journey into Outland. And not compete directly against those who have not played in moderation.
This is about being able to have an experience, just as I did with the classic release, just as I did with both the
vanilla and TBC original releases back in the day. Just as all of us who have spoken out about this have expressed.
Ignoring posts asking for this is so greedy, disrespectful, and out of line with the reasoning Blizzard has given for providing these games in the first place. Private servers were forced to shut down because they don’t cater to the original spirit of the game, yet this is being undermined by the current vision of TBC classic release in not offering this. This is -so- hypocritical. I hate hypocrisy. Please, look inward, look at the posts asking for this, stop looking at your already exorbitant bank accounts, and do what needs to be done.
Give us new servers. Thanks.
Much love from,
A player who played vanilla until Cataclysm. And now classic and will be playing TBC Classic.