Fresh server launch is not the enemy of Era servers. There are simple ways for the communities to still be both played without splitting everyone into dead servers.
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I appreciate your efforts in this. You have a good ‘make the best of it’ mindset. Understand that; I have quit wow now for over a year. I am not interested in putting up with a failed mess that Bliz has made (mass free server transfers destroying already balanced servers; Cross faction battle grounds without disabling right click reporting resulting in massive abuse from streamers with no appeals process; deliberate incentivization of gold farmers and bots with no penalties; Forcing players to go TBC or face a Pay wall to continue enjoying Classic after months of rank 14 grind, etc)
Fresh with the promise to NEVER progress server to TBC or any kind of ‘Classic’ will let people congregate on a clean slate server and not have to worry about the community they build to be siphoned away into the newest expansion candy dangled before them.