I stay off the retail forums because it’s not my kind of game. I’ve played every WoW expansion and subscribed for 12 years straight… but when I played BFA for a few weeks after really thought about it I figured out that I was only playing WoW out of some sort of obligation and I didn’t actually like the game at all anymore.
The raids are challenging for those who like that so no argument.
The PVP I’ve heard is very bad in BFA. I’ve also heard it is very bad with the recent patching. I don’t have a problem with premades in Classic, actually, I like playing with a premade team. I’ve heard Shadowlands is trying to fix BFAs problems but all the other things I don’t like about the game make me more inclined to just play another game entirely if it means that or PVP in Shadowlands.
I’m not a fan of CRZ at all. I’m not a fan of there being no point in being in a guild unless you’re a hardcore raider at all. I don’t like there being 500 different ways to dress up, 500 different mounts, 1000 different battle pets etc. It makes everything non-relevant and nothing feel “special”.
I don’t like how professions are completely irrelevant (I think Shadowlands does something with this but I don’t have enough interest to look into it).
I don’t like how the gearing is just boring, only about the item level and getting specific stats, and gear is replaced constantly.
Edit: I forgot having “forced dailies” (for gear). They are literally a chore every day and that’s no fun at all.
I may or may not try Shadowlands, but I also said that I may or may not level my original character on retail to 120 from 110 back in Sept 19 and I still haven’t done that, so it’s level 45 right now.
So if you like retail that is great. People who like it should play it. I’ll stick with Classic and also go with my guild to TBC if that comes out. TBC is similar enough anyway… and I’ll keep playing on a Classic server as well in addition to the TBC with the guild probably if that’s an option.
To each their own with game preference. We should all be supporting each other really since it’s all the same sub and we shouldn’t try to change each others minds, just like how I stay off the retail forum.