Burning Crusade Blizzard Survey, Brandy Camel Leaves Blizzard

WoW Classic - Burning Crusade Official Blizzard Survey
Yesterday, players on Reddit began reporting that they received an official survey from Blizzard asking questions about a hypothetical Burning Crusade Classic Server. The questions asked are listed below. Thanks to soramac on the classicwow subreddit for the photo!

  • How interested are you in a "Classic" version of Burning Crusade?
  • Thinking about the potential ways a player could start a character in "Classic" Burning Crusade, which of the following would you prefer most?
    • Continue playing my current Classic character on my existing server as it progresses to the Burning Crusade expansion, with the option to transfer to a Classic server that will never progress past level 60.
    • Continue playing my current Classic character on my existing server that will never progress past 60, with the option to transfer to a Burning Crusade server.
    • Start a brand new character from Level 58 on a new Burning Crusade server.
    • Start a brand new character from Level 1 on a new Burning Crusade server.
    • None of the above




Diablo Community Manager Brandy Camel Leaving Blizzard
Diablo Community Manager Brandy Camel, also known as Nevalistis, is leaving Blizzard to take on the role of Dungeons and Dragons Community Manager at Wizards of the Coast! We wish her all the best!

Originally Posted by blizzard (Blue Tracker)
This is, undoubtedly, one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to write. Not gonna lie, it took me a few tries.

March 27, 2020 will be my final day as Diablo Community Manager, and at Blizzard Entertainment. I’m not leaving for any ill reasons; my team here has always been understanding and kind, every developer I’ve had the honor of interacting with has been delightfully passionate, and the decision to leave was ultimately mine alone. I have an opportunity to explore a new and very different adventure, and if you’re curious about that, I’ll share more about it on my personal channels. Sometimes, opportunity presents itself and you just gotta roll the dice.

What I want to focus on is expressing my gratitude to this community. For welcoming me when I stumbled in at the announcement of Reaper of Souls. For making me feel at home as I was trembling on livestream, fighting stage fright while introducing the expansion to the world. For all the smiles, high-fives, hugs, and selfies at conventions (especially BlizzCon). For the absolute conviction and passion for Sanctuary that I see in every player’s post, whether it’s excitement over the latest Season or constructive criticism for your favorite class. Regardless of highs and lows, this is one of the best communities out there, and the heart of it is warm, caring, and filled with people who just want more Diablo.

Thank you for permitting me to be a part of your community. Thank you for reading my weird blogs and tolerating my terrible puns and memes. And thank you for staying awhile to listen. I’ve had an incredible opportunity learn and grow as person that I’ll carry with me the rest of my life, and I can’t wait to delve the depths of the Burning Hells and face down the mother of Sanctuary alongside the rest of you.

Lastly, rest assured that the Diablo community will be left in good hands. I’ve spent a fair amount of my final weeks here preparing to pass the torch to those who will follow in my footsteps and working with the team here to ensure the transition is as smooth as possible. You won’t be left unheard or unacknowledged, but please be understanding while the next folks get settled in. We’re all here to battle the demons of Hell together, after all!

I’ll see you in Sanctuary, adventurers.

DLC#719
DLC #719 has been released!

This article was originally published in forum thread: Burning Crusade Blizzard Survey, Brandy Camel Leaves Blizzard started by Stoy View original post
Published on 2020-03-29 02:08 AM
189 Comments
Comments 189 Comments
  1. Will's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by glowpipe View Post
    I heard you liked a split community so we split your already split community even more.
    What could possibly go wrong..
    Think. Please think.

    How many people out there want TBC classic but don't play vanilla classic because they don't like vanilla?

    Lots. LOTS AND LOTS.

    it'll hurt the classic community size no doubt, but there'll still be enough people for healthy consolidated servers.
  1. xxdprussxx's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Will View Post
    Think. Please think.

    How many people out there want TBC classic but don't play vanilla classic because they don't like vanilla?

    Lots. LOTS AND LOTS.

    it'll hurt the classic community size no doubt, but there'll still be enough people for healthy consolidated servers.
    Im one of those who dont play classic vanilla but will play tbc if it comes out
  1. glowpipe's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Will View Post
    Think. Please think.

    How many people out there want TBC classic but don't play vanilla classic because they don't like vanilla?

    Lots. LOTS AND LOTS.

    it'll hurt the classic community size no doubt, but there'll still be enough people for healthy consolidated servers.
    dont care one bit about the classic community, this will take even more players away from retail, which in turn will give blizzard even less incentive to fix their shit. Why spend money creating new stuff when they get paid the same for old rehashed shit ?
  1. Belize's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by glowpipe View Post
    dont care one bit about the classic community, this will take even more players away from retail, which in turn will give blizzard even less incentive to fix their shit. Why spend money creating new stuff when they get paid the same for old rehashed shit ?
    Because the old rehashed shit is 100x better than the new current shit?
  1. delus's Avatar
    I mean, TBC content is basically in game right now as it existed 15 years ago with the exception of ZA as a raid. I do wish they would allow players to transfer their classic characters to live and reintegrate the classic zones into live. Make timewalking relevant for all content as well.
  1. Alkizon's Avatar
    So... Well, maybe I’ll even have a chance to play my dr.fem. warrior in "old form". That somehow inspires a little
  1. Craaazyyy's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by delus View Post
    I mean, TBC content is basically in game right now as it existed 15 years ago with the exception of ZA as a raid. I do wish they would allow players to transfer their classic characters to live and reintegrate the classic zones into live. Make timewalking relevant for all content as well.
    ye, besides the fact that the zones are the same and raids are still there everything else is completely different.. literally everything
  1. Razorice's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by glowpipe View Post
    I heard you liked a split community so we split your already split community even more.
    What could possibly go wrong..
    What community? Retail has no community.
  1. Onikaroshi's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by delus View Post
    I mean, TBC content is basically in game right now as it existed 15 years ago with the exception of ZA as a raid. I do wish they would allow players to transfer their classic characters to live and reintegrate the classic zones into live. Make timewalking relevant for all content as well.
    The zones and quests sure, but that's not all an expansion is. You can't experience the classes anymore as they were. That's what I love about these, I get to re-experience the play style of a lost time period
  1. jellmoo's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by apustus View Post
    Because I don't want our raiders taking a break from/"quitting" retail for a delusional 1-month nostalgia trip.
    So you don't want people to get something that they will enjoy for completely selfish reasons. Gotcha.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Quote Originally Posted by Kyphael View Post
    I thought that was the whole point of this forum. Just look at the High Elf Megathread. It's all about people arguing against something that other people may get enjoyment from.
    Yeah, it's not enough for some people to be happy, they have to make others are unahppy at the same time.
  1. ahkooo's Avatar
    would love to see TBC classic, classic is what it is, but TBC was when I most enjoyed the game. Felt like a lot of the issues I had with classic back in the day were addressed in TBC.
  1. Kyphael's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by jellmoo View Post
    Yeah, it's not enough for some people to be happy, they have to make others are unahppy at the same time.
    Misery loves company.
  1. TheRevenantHero's Avatar
    TBC servers will be just like Classic servers. A surge of players then a month or two later, numbers will tank and servers will be fucking ghost towns. Blizzard is desperate to get more subs because they probably know Shadowlands is likely going to tank as well. They need to just let this game die already and make something completely new.
  1. Wekko's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by apustus View Post
    I hope they don't make TBC servers.
    They've clearly already made them.
  1. WernerCD's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by jellmoo View Post
    Why? If you don't want to play on it then don't, but why actively be against something that other people may get enjoyment from?
    The question becomes does this change affect the way you play? If they get rid of classic servers by releasing an expansion? If they don't get rid of classic servers and classic turns into ghost towns? If they do nothing and people get bored and stop playing and turn into ghost towns?

    Why be actively against something? because in reality - no matter the change, it's going to affect classic even if they leave classic "as is" after Naxx.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Quote Originally Posted by Devilyaki View Post
    Same, people got classic, isn't that enough wasted dev time.
    It's not wasted time if enough people pay to play - hint: The market decides... not someone who doesn't like classic.
  1. Justpassing's Avatar
    Can't wait for the WoD and BfA servers!
  1. Lawzen's Avatar
    Good news. Lost all interest in classic when I realized how dogshit the endgame is.
    TBC is much more fleshed out and actually allows you to play all classes and specs to their full potential.
  1. Kinjin's Avatar
    I shudder to think how bad it is at Blizzard right now if you would rather be a Dungeons and Dragons Community Manager at Wizards of the Coast.
  1. Relapses's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Kinjin View Post
    I shudder to think how bad it is at Blizzard right now if you would rather be a Dungeons and Dragons Community Manager at Wizards of the Coast.
    The most likely reason for her departure was remuneration.
  1. jellmoo's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by WernerCD View Post
    The question becomes does this change affect the way you play? If they get rid of classic servers by releasing an expansion? If they don't get rid of classic servers and classic turns into ghost towns? If they do nothing and people get bored and stop playing and turn into ghost towns?

    Why be actively against something? because in reality - no matter the change, it's going to affect classic even if they leave classic "as is" after Naxx.
    The problem with that line of thinking is that it means nothing ever changes. Yes, if they introduce something new it may change the status quo. But if a product (in this case Classic) has such a weak grip on the entirety of its playerbase that TBC strips it away, then it was an incredibly weak and tenuous grip to begin with.

    I think the issue is that this sort of line of thinking doesn't take into account the option of people not playing WoW at all. People leaving the game completely. Multiple game types (Retail, Classic, TBC) will absolutely split the playerbase, but at the same time, a split playerbase is still a better one that people leaving altogether because they are unable to play what they want.
Page 4 of 10 FirstFirst ...
2
3
4
5
6
... LastLast

Site Navigation

Social Media

Services

My Account

Support

Advertise

Resources

Terms of Service

Privacy Policy

Our Communities

© 2023 Magic Find, Inc. All rights reserved.