Can we please discuss instead of arguing? @
Mlz, where is this idea that collectors are ninja looters coming from? Is there even any rhyme and reason to it? I was accused myself earlier, and it left me baffled. I thought the core strength of the Vanilla lovers was supposed to be their sense of community, so what's with all this narcissism driven intolerance and hate? The Vanilla players I remember would have been helpful and kind to collectors, and would have tried to form a connection in spite of their different interests in the game. They would not have foamed at the mouth because other people want to get some cool-looking stuff. If you don't know how to foster a sense of community yourselves, it doesn't matter how accurate Blizzard's rendition of Classic will be, the place will stink of floppy e-peens and rage sweat anyway.
As it happens, I agree that Classic servers shouldn't have a transmog interface (or LFG, or LFR, or flying, or any stuff like that - even though I LOVE those features in Standard). I respect the integrity of a historical Classic server, archaic as it was but perfectly functional, and I respect your preference to play on it. Are you capable of doing the same, and respect the fact that, after years and years of playing, some of us have come to prefer casual collecting over any other aspects of the game?
Regardless of how this is achieved (I am leaning more and more towards reintroduction in Standard, to keep the two versions separate), I believe this is a fair and opportune moment for collectors to ask for some retired items and mounts to be brought back. If it's fine for Classic servers to be revived, it's fine to lift the veil of exclusivity from Tier 3... Can we agree on that? Give us your support, and you may earn ours. That's how "community" is supposed to work.
Because if you imagine the problem comes from people like me asking for this stuff early, you are wrong. People who play Classic will start asking for it themselves as soon as they start earning any exclusive items that are worth a damn. Better to figure a solution from the start. You may even get a Classic timewalking out of it while you wait for the official servers to be released (unless you find that offensive or something...).