A lot of that depended on the class you played. Even in your precious little nilla ice cream. Especially once you got some better gear. That was made moot when item level scaling became a thing. Now they have to bloat the item levels to get to where you feel somewhat more powerful than the mobs you killed while leveling. Folks like to make it sound like playing classic was the most difficult thing they have ever done done in their pathetic lives lol. Don’t know whether to feel sorry for them, or laugh. Nvm I will just throw a lmao out there at them.