This will be a failure without Quality of Life changes

[Nights]

Here is a question then those on the private servers were they genuinely enjoying playing the game, or were they just enjoying playing the game only because they did not have to pay for it??

its 21 century bro, if affording game sub is such a problem that would make anyone to flow away from game they rly like, then prolly they should start looking for better job or any job

[grexly75]

It's not true.
Source : https://www.docdroid.net/flUbn6G/nos...em.pdf#page=74
Only 13% of Nost players in surveys left Retail because it was too expensive anymore. Plus, I interpret that some probably thought retail as not good enough to be that expensive, and why they thought it was not good is a separate question.

Well that is very interesting, it somewhat tells that those who thought it was expensive might not come to the official servers since it will cost them money to do so..

[CreatureLives]

Even if I wouldn't mind a few changes I don't think it will be a failure. As far as we know there is only 1 classic server being made which shouldn't be that hard to fill. This is also likely to be free to play or at least free to play if you already have a current WoW subscription.

[grexly75]

its 21 century bro, if affording game sub is such a problem that would make anyone to flow away from game they rly like, then prolly they should start looking for better job or any job

Actually people with money will quite often try to find free or very cheap forms of entertainment..

[Plotus]

You should go check out a game called Club Penguin. I think it would be perfect for you. Your welcome!

[Tennis]

For gods sake. The millionth time. there is a HUGE classic wow fanbase ie private servers. This fanbase has been playing for ages without these quality of life changes.

Classic will do just fine. Just because you can't handle it doesn't mean others can't.

Yeah but the game is free. It's not the same as shelling out 150 U.S. or more a year for a game.

[Lolsteak]

Yeah but the game is free. It's not the same as shelling out 150 U.S. or more a year for a game.

Legion private servers are free, I guess no one is gonna continue playing live then.

[Deleted]

How can you call it a failure when you don't even know the goal?

if blizzards goal is to bring out an authentic vanilla experience that's as close to the original as possible, then QoL changes isn't needed and will ruin it.

if their goal is to bring in as many new people and subscribers as possible and make tons of money, then yeh, QoL changes and updates might be needed.

i think blizzard is going for the former

[Deleted]

This isn't 2004 anymore. The average age of the player base is much older.

Nobody has the time to spend hours and hours doing simple tasks. Let alone farming or attuning to raids. People are busy with their jobs, spouses, kids etc.

Hopefully Blizz understands this and doesn't just release a carbon copy of vanilla.

You can play vannila 2 hours and you can play 24/7. Just dont expect to have everthing done and lvl 60 after 3 months. You dont put enought time? Doesnt matter but you will not deserve rewards and entire vannila content and thats totaly fine. But you can still casualy play.

[Frolk]

This isn't 2004 anymore. The average age of the player base is much older.

Nobody has the time to spend hours and hours doing simple tasks. Let alone farming or attuning to raids. People are busy with their jobs, spouses, kids etc.

Hopefully Blizz understands this and doesn't just release a carbon copy of vanilla.

Your free to not play vanilla then if its too much work/effort than ur willing to put in to it.

[Koward]

Well that is very interesting, it somewhat tells that those who thought it was expensive might not come to the official servers since it will cost them money to do so..

Possibly, unless they consider Classic worth more than Live and would pay that price.
This document is very well detailed, there is very interesting statistical data in its 80 pages.

[ONCHEhap]

If I had to put my finger on it, it would be the one unerring fact that they were free to play on.. Will be very interesting to see if they will come to the official Blizzard ones where they will have to pay for it..

Well,there are a lot of private servers in later versions with QoL and often with even less bugs,and they never got as big as vanilla servers

[Deleted]

Another shit thread from the usual shit troll

Nice mods this forum got

[Sangris]

Because in 2004 people didn't have jobs, spouses and kids, right?

[Tennis]

What you are asking for is not Vanilla. Be clear in your intention, thats fine. But also understand that what you want, is not actually Vanilla.

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Vanilla isnt for everyone. Maybe it fails and its unsustainable and Blizz thinks its not worth their energy. That's fine too, but if they give us a shitty product, and by shitty I mean not actually Vanilla, then that will be a worse failure.

It is Vanilla. An improved version. Basically if at the end they introduced another patch to improve the game. What's wrong with that?

[dwarven]

This will be a failure without Quality of Life changes

No it won't.

[skannerz22]

This isn't 2004 anymore. The average age of the player base is much older.

Nobody has the time to spend hours and hours doing simple tasks. Let alone farming or attuning to raids. People are busy with their jobs, spouses, kids etc.

Hopefully Blizz understands this and doesn't just release a carbon copy of vanilla.

i guess we won't be seeing you in wow classic

[Eurytos]

It is Vanilla. An improved version. Basically if at the end they introduced another patch to improve the game. What's wrong with that?

You are literally saying what you want is not Vanilla.

[Maudib]

This isn't 2004 anymore. The average age of the player base is much older.

Nobody has the time to spend hours and hours doing simple tasks. Let alone farming or attuning to raids. People are busy with their jobs, spouses, kids etc.

Hopefully Blizz understands this and doesn't just release a carbon copy of vanilla.

Incorrect, it is the simple tasks, farming, attunements, etc... that make vanilla different from current WoW.

If they change any of this, THEN it will fail.

[Aggrophobic]

This isn't 2004 anymore. The average age of the player base is much older.

Nobody has the time to spend hours and hours doing simple tasks. Let alone farming or attuning to raids. People are busy with their jobs, spouses, kids etc.

Hopefully Blizz understands this and doesn't just release a carbon copy of vanilla.

On the other hand, they would have to redo the whole game with just a few changes as the systems would not work.
If you do not want the vanilla experience, play retail.

It is just that simple.