Look, I’ll be honest: I’m exceedingly bored. I was here in December 2004 and played throughout vanilla, but, for some reason, I don’t seem to be experiencing the euphoric, joyous waves of nostalgia that appear to have overcome everyone else. In fact… all I notice is the tedium.
As an example, on my rogue tonight, I spent a good 45 minutes running around farming 8 goretusk livers in Westfall. It wasn’t a good time - my character is constantly missing, she’s boring to watch fight, she’s decked out in all whites except her chest and weapons, the rate of leveling is just outright mind-numbing, and the only thing I really have to look forward to is some 50-60 hours more grinding so I can spend approximately the same amount of time doing Scholo/Strat/UBRS/LBRS ad infinitum until I collect the gear necessary to do entry-level raiding.
I am in absolutely no way trying to convince people that they shouldn’t be having a wonderful experience… I just don’t understand what the heck I am missing here. Yes, retail is absolute garbage - the team (and its leader) who are responsible for the current state of WoW should be cast out of the entire industry and never allowed to damage another AAA title again. So I certainly have no burning desire to ever play that game again, either.
But what are people getting out of this non-stop grind in classic that I’m missing?
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I was having a wonderful experience until layer hoppers started exploiting. Now we have an economic bomb waiting to go off down the road when economies should be maturing. My excitement has all but evaporated and I am lacking in my desire to invest anymore of my precious time.
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And that’s a problem, too… because I can’t sell ANYTHING I farm for more than what a vendor would pay for it. I can’t even afford freaking skills.
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I’m loving classic, seeing no layering abuse and having no problems making money to buy skills. Show evidence of your claims.
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Download questie and enjoy many quests thrown at you. Honestly, for all that people complain about RNG in BfA, there is SO MUCH MORE when it comes to Classic and quests. You could fight 15 mobs for 1 loot that you need. But I think it’s the fun of a lively general chat once again, every 2 levels you get some big spells and feel your character really grow. Where bfa you can be 400 ilvl in less than a day played.
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You see a problem, I see a game that doesn’t just hand me everything and ask me to rush to max level.
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This is one thing I noticed and don’t like on my Classic realm. People listing stuff on the AH so low that you barely break even or lose money. Wth? Sometimes I have to vendor greens or hold onto ores because geniuses list stuff so low, when you factor in the deposit and AH cut, you lose money!
I don’t have problems buying skills though.
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Is this really gonna be thrown in every thread? The amount this will affect you is probably about 1%
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If you’re complaining about westfall maybe you should just move on. Perhaps you’ve outgrown this game?
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A huge effect on the economy isn’t really a small effect.
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That is a large part of the appeal to me… you start off so weak. Not special. This is the beginning. You are no one. I love taking that no one on his adventure to become what I want them to be. An amazing fishermen, tailor, blacksmith , adventurer or whatever. I enjoy growing them from nothing. Getting stronger and more known. The start of an elite. I don’t enjoy starting off super powerful with my entire arsenal from the beginning. I can understand where you’re coming from, but for me they enjoyment comes with more gameplay and pushing through that beginning grind.
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Who’s economy? Maybe you should xfer off that server when free ones come about
Why should we move to a potentially dead server just to avoid layer abuse, when it can be fixed instead?
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Who is abusing this and how? Let’s start there. By who, I mean what server
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Virtually every server has people abusing it - as there’s no repercussions and it’s extremely lucrative.
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Grobbulus doesn’t. So let’s see the example from your server
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Are you sure? You’re only level 18. Most people abusing layering are 40+. It’s great for artificially farming more high value herbs and ore.
Correct. I’m also paying attention.
Hint: We’re not allowed to call out on the forum, so I can’t post any names.
Complains, posts on retail character 
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I’ll say as I always say
Go back to retail
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