The difference between Retail and classic(2009)>
The skill of players and knowledge easy given. I did a post on here for addons and outside resources. Is the game built to be overwhelming and not obvious to learn and teach without outside resources? - #122 by Shadybolt-thrall
Players have sims and a LOT of more info now than ever. The GO GO GO mindset came form players and the devs making dungeons allowing that build up to the point that speed and minimaxing is the only challenge.
Classic in 2019 was broken apart by knowledge and thats why speedruns and GDKP where very apart of it because thats the power of knowledge ruined the basic classic experience for new classic players and old.
Both has their side but retail will end up being a unending speeding wheel that will never stop. The game will require seconds moments like Cod or something.
The skill form classic is not because its slower or “easier” . Its require an understand the world and each mobs spells and skills. You can’t pull 4-6 mobs by yourself and still be 70% after doing thier hp in secs. The slower gameplay is what made classic so fun. Have to think how to pull one mob form an camp at an time for a item on the ground. You can just run in do 3-6 spells and they all be dead.
Requiring cc and stuns in classic is fun because you know that mob or spell would destory the tank or someone in secs. That why made mobs hit so hard back than because it will make you think about each mob as an team and not just stun chain mobs for 45 secs (aka DH plus etc) .
It was about actual playing around the game problems with your tookit first and not your output. Dps wasn’t the king for everyone. It was what you brought as a spec. For a exp warriors were the best at dps but brought nothing too much but you couldn’t win with just dps.
Retail the knowledge checks are insane even before stepping into something. You are “require” to have addons and WAs and have preplanned routes and minimax your dps for 2-10 mins sometimes. Its not fun for the average joe 56% of m+ players only timed a 2 form raider io.
This GO GO GO is form years for easy knowledge and devs not putting up hard walls where to make people slow down in dungeons and raids.