If they announce legacy servers at Blizzcon, would you play them?

[Charge me Doctor]

Most of their archived databases is probably updated to the post cataclysm data.
Blizzard probably have the data like the NPCs like Defias Pillager after cataclysm but not the stats of NPCs from vanilla. From what I've read in the articles from the Nost incident, that's one of the parts that took the Nost team longest time to build (about 2-3 years) and alot of it have to be done manually as they research to find the Vanilla stats of all the NPCs. The stats system of NPCs back then was also alot different from now, weapon skill/hit etc. all gone now.

If Blizzard put the wrong stats, we going to get complains like certain mobs is easier/harder than what they recall.

Yeah. They did "search" *wink* for Vanilla stats of all the NPCs. Maybe they did that for raids and high level dungeons, but definitely not for everything else

[Coffeh]

If Vanilla were such a gold mine, as some people tend to believe, people wouldn't be talking about it on the forums now, it'd be playable ages ago.

This is the one solid point I've seen made in this thread.

[Banquetto]

Definitely not. I loved 2004 WoW in 2004, but I don't want to play it again in 2018, especially not on a server full of bitter whiny old-timers who think WoW sucks.

[Lochton]

simple question, if Blizzard decided to release legacy servers, would you play on them?

As said in the previous thread, no, I would not.

Though, I would gladly take a discount in my subscription for not playing on Legacy servers. Or let me rephrase it, I would hope to be discounted for not using it.

[ls-]

Most of their archived databases is probably updated to the post cataclysm data.
Blizzard probably have the data like the NPCs like Defias Pillager after cataclysm but not the stats of NPCs from vanilla. From what I've read in the articles from the Nost incident, that's one of the parts that took the Nost team longest time to build (about 2-3 years) and alot of it have to be done manually as they research to find the Vanilla stats of all the NPCs. The stats system of NPCs back then was also alot different from now, weapon skill/hit etc. all gone now.

If Blizzard put the wrong stats, we going to get complains like certain mobs is easier/harder than what they recall.

Thing is, even the most Blizz-like Vanilla PS is only Blizz-like, stats and drops, esp for non-raid content, are an approximation and in some cases just a guess-work.

I wouldn't be surprised if people started asking for more PS-like experience on official Vanilla realms, lol. For instance, even that PS that's shut down a year or so ago was relatively generous w/ gold.

[Sett]

I enjoyed it when it was around but I would not play it now. I can't bring back all the people who made vanilla enjoyable for me. I wouldn't have that sense of awe of discovery like I had back then either.

It would be nice to see the zones before Cata happened but I would get bored after a week of traveling.

[Wyrt]

No. I already played those expansions.

[Doomchicken]

You could of tried asking the OP to update with a poll maybe?

[Radaney]

Yup, I'd play it during content drought probably.

[Charge me Doctor]

Thing is, even the most Blizz-like Vanilla PS is only Blizz-like, stats and drops, esp for non-raid content, are an approximation and in some cases just a guess-work.

I wouldn't be surprised if people started asking for more PS-like experience on official Vanilla realms, lol. For instance, even that PS that's shut down a year or so ago was relatively generous w/ gold.

With gold? Abundance of only Krol blades and stockade pauldrons was astonishing, almost every level 60 rogue had a red lightsaber (which was supposed to be a rare drop from pickpocket, right?), they really fucked up economy by cranking up droprates of BoEs.

Shit, when i just started playing vanilla i barely had any money to buy spells (while selling literally any ore i could find), but on Elistrius i was riding my trustworthy mechanostrider on level 40 with all spells maxed out and couple of BoEs bought from AH.

[Deleted]

You could of tried asking the OP to update with a poll maybe?

you cant update the post once its been created only admins can do that

[Doomchicken]

you cant update the post once its been created only admins can do that

Hmm fair enough. Still, you should ask the OP to ask an admin to update with a poll, because this is going to get closed realllllly fast (since another thread with largely the same name already exists)

[darkfire979]

I think if you want the poll to be of even slightest interested to Blizzard, the 'Yes' should be broken into something like 'Yes, but I want to play for Free', 'Yes, but I'm wiling to pay $5 per month to play it', 'Yes, but I'm willing to play $10 to play it' etc. and so on.
I think one of the main issue with Legacy servers is not interested but economics, the amount of $$ that Blizzard can make or even if they can recoup their investment it they go down this path.

[Regalbeast]

Depends...if they have all the bugs fixed, and my friends play then maybe I would.

Personally, I'd rather play on a BC legacy server than Vanilla .

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Definitely not. I loved 2004 WoW in 2004, but I don't want to play it again in 2018, especially not on a server full of bitter whiny old-timers who think WoW sucks.

This comment made me feel REALLY old.

[Deleted]

wow, ive logged into retail wow for the first time on a trail account for the first time since a month after legions launch, every single server population is listen as low with only 4 servers listed as medium population, there is no one high populated server anywhere on eu,if that isnt a sign this game is failing then i do not know what is.

[ls-]

With gold? Abundance of only Krol blades and stockade pauldrons was astonishing, almost every level 60 rogue had a red lightsaber (which was supposed to be a rare drop from pickpocket, right?), they really fucked up economy by cranking up droprates of BoEs

Gold was just an example

Obv there's many things that were quite different.

[Lochton]

I think if you want the poll to be of even slightest interested to Blizzard, the 'Yes' should be broken into something like 'Yes, but I want to play for Free', 'Yes, but I'm wiling to pay $5 per month to play it', 'Yes, but I'm willing to play $10 to play it' etc. and so on.
I think one of the main issue with Legacy servers is not interested but economics, the amount of $$ that Blizzard can make or even if they can recoup their investment it they go down this path.

The thing is, Legacy servers doesn't really have prospects for income, only costs.

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wow, ive logged into retail wow for the first time on a trail account for the first time since a month after legions launch, every single server population is listen as low with only 4 servers listed as medium population, there is no one high populated server anywhere on eu,if that isnt a sign this game is failing then i do not know what is.

Uhm, it is like.. 6:22 AM GMT+1, on a work day. You aren't going to experience a high-pop at this time. On peek, I've seen about 5 High pops on the EU list. But considering the status text is a little skewered due to some population counts being spread out (merged servers) we can't be complete on those either.

[Eleccybubb]

wow, ive logged into retail wow for the first time on a trail account for the first time since a month after legions launch, every single server population is listen as low with only 4 servers listed as medium population, there is no one high populated server anywhere on eu,if that isnt a sign this game is failing then i do not know what is.

You mean there are no high pop servers at 4 in the morning in EU on top of them increasing server capacity for Legion?

You aren't even trying......

[Uoyredrum]

Yup, Legion is trash. I'd much rather play vanilla/BC/wotlk. No interest in the game as it currently is because there's no community to speak of.

[Balir]

I think my signature sums up my feelings on the "Legacy" servers...