Originally Posted by
Ishayu
Releasing tBC's content is fine.
Updating the systems and design philosophy to tBC is not.
That means:
Every single thing added except the landmass itself should be kept out - including increased level.
- No arenas
- No new abilities
- No core class changes
- No flying (that's a big one!)
- No heroic dungeons (retune existing dungeons to be harder - they are now extending level 60 content)
- 40-man and 20-man raids instead
The content will have to be retuned for Classic.
Ensure that the old world is still completely relevant and viable, that is do not make Outland give excessive amounts of XP per hour and do not let the gear completely eclipse anything from Azeroth.
Make adjustments to keep the game philosophically in line with Classic:
- Remove the portals from Shattrath and add an Auction House that is separate from the others. (No portals! Important aspect of Classic)
- Make sure it's possible to get to all instances and content without a flying mount. Use gnomish/goblin teleporters
- Remove flying mounts, and Netherwing Ledge, Shagri'la, Elemental Plateau, etc. with it.
- Remove dailies
- Merge dungeon wings together (to the extent it is possible)
- Remove dungeon lockouts
- Karazhan on a 3 day lockout
Etc.
Basically, take all the systems advancements and just drop them. Retune the content to the systems of Classic. Remove content that won't fit.