I don’t care if you think it’s cringe-worthy, because I’m not complaining about Classic’s AV. Mezrine is.
I think it’s possible Blizzard may move Korrak’s Revenge over to Classic at some point, to get people who enjoyed it as a battleground to play Classic. Given the whiplashing attitudes towards other ‘old, epic BGs’ (namely WG) Blizzard brought back, I can see it as an experiment they might try.
I’d play AV on them regardless of what version they gave. Thing is, they announced what it was going to be and stuck to it. Sure, everyone can go “old man shouting at clouds” about how they’re not getting their epic battles… or they can do what they can to make those epic battles happen. If they choose not to because it interferes with honor per hour…well, then, they made that choice.
The reason people rush now is because that’s what this AV meta is about. If there was a reason to farm mats to buff guards, summon bosses etc people would do it. You also have the people who found an easy way to do rep and honor.
Trying to say that old AV isn’t what people want is silly, at the moment AV is broken and people know that. People are just getting what they can. People adjust to the situation they’re in.
The BfA version even isn’t very long. I’ve done many that lasted less than an hour. 3 day battles are no more like it was in Vanilla. People play it differently now so why not let Classic have the original back?