Oh look. It’s this thread again.
Vanilla is not original wow Vanillia simply means no expansions. There were patches put out which changed the original game later on into what it is now which allowed the implementation of addons. BEfore those patches Addons were not allowed
The retail and private server players fail to get the concept that Blizzard had very strict rules on no addons of any kind were allowed. They cannot seem to wrap their heads around that because when they started playing addons were always allowed which gives the false understand for them because they cannot see the game without the addons they’re using.
Any player arguing that addons have always been allowed have never played original wow and have absolutely no concept of the games original design.
As I said above, for classic to be really authentic, Blizzard should ban anyone using any addons because that’s how it was back then.
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Wrong! I am sure you can point to a case or two of people who played a private server and were disappointed by the fact that they did not get everything handed to them. That is not “the private server community”.
By and large, no one who advocated for classic, wants anything given to them. The entire reason that Classic is 5 days away from overtaking retail, is because everyone who wants to play classic wants to play because everything is not given to them.
But then again, what more should I expect out of someone posting on their 120 shaman.
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I have played the game since October 2005. I had addons in my game in October of 2005. “True” classic wow? True according to whom?
Not true. All it proves is that they disagree with you.
Vanilla add-ons were much more powerful in what they could automate, and Blizzard broke some of those–rightfully so.
Today’s Classic add-ons are rebuilds of the old standard ones we used back in the day. Titanbar. DBM. DPS/HPS meters. UI personalization mods. Bar movers . Map improvements/customizations, etc.
Blizzard has NEVER–not for a single day of WoW, including WoW’s launch in 2004–banned addons. The game was BUILT to support add-ons.
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Other than AC, I played those too and the playstyles were very different so it’s tough to compare the games. i do think early EQ was pretty rough tho. EQ > EQ2
Vanillas not even rough. Sometimes you guys overglorify things so much.
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I don’t know how to break this to you but addons were in vanilla.
It is. Compared to any other expansion, it really really is.
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No, I’m not. But you’re…one of “those” people so there’s no real talking to you.
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Not just Vanilla. Addons were in the Vanilla Beta.
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Compared to other games though? Its not even close… Not only is it not rough or hardcore but its the 1.12 version of it which makes it even less rough or hardcore than you perceive it being.
And if any of the retailers coming to classic have experienced a heroic raid or mid level mythic+ dungeons then vanilla is cake.
As I said anyone who never played real wow says something like that. If you’re playing with addons then you weren’t playing the first version of the game…
Addons were not allowed in The original version of the game, and using them got players banned.
It’s a concept that players using addons cannot seem to get!
Yes. They were. They were in the bleeding beta for WoW.
You’re factually, demonstrably, and 100% incorrect. But you’re also really, really married to this idea you’ve somehow acquired, and no one will be able to convince you, so it’s futile.
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Compared to other games of the day, maybe. But most ppl playing today didn’t play those games. Even plenty of vanilla players, WoW was their first MMO. I personally first started on DAoC, Mordred server. Where when u hit 10, every single person (even same race n faction) killed you on sight. Quests were long. That game was brutal and pvp was a while other beast. But that’s a different game. Vanilla compared to anybother WoW was indeed rough and retail babies with welfare epics these days would not have lasted back then because every little thing was a long grind and most things needed other people to help with.
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hello panda 
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And yet, it’s the wildly entitled Classic community that’s crying about anything and everything they can and blaming it on retail. This thread you made proves that point. I’d ask if you feel silly, but I’ve since learned that you people don’t feel shame, and you’re fueled by Mountain Dew and cringe.
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Sounds like something a Luddite would say, we used all kinds of addons back then.
That guy is right. Add ons have always been there. Blizzard only stepped in and banned certain ones and then banned people using various versions of the same banned add ons repeatedly. But regardless some add ons even today was around then.
Well that’s just not true, at all. You just make stuff up to suit your needs?
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Merriweather, I always appreciate your posts.
And I’m a vanilla player from 2005, posting from one of my vanilla chars, and you’ll have to pry my add-ons out of my cold dead hands.
So yes, plenty of us who played Vanilla want our add-ons. I had em them. I want them now.
That is all.
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