Originally Posted by
Yuugumo
How is my observation about Runescape incorrect? "Classic" Runescape worked out perfectly and even overshadowed "retail" Runesecape by a large margin. Therefore I deducted that such a model may work for WoW Classic as well, if done well. That is my argument and I fail to see how it is incorrect regarding Runescape.
Your counter argument is "WoW and Runescape dont have the same demographics therefore Classic+ WoW will definitely not work out". Okay? How are you so sure? Where is your support to this claim? And even then, if that is proven, how does the difference in demographics invalidate any possibility of a Classic+ WoW being good and successful?
The difference here is that I said there is a precedent and from there I said there is a reasonable chance Classic + was a road that can be good. You on the other hand made an unproven point that even if proven right, cannot prove your counter-argument, and then called my argument weak when in fact your argument is even weaker. Talk about hypocrisy here.
Let me tell you something about WoW Classic demographics. Most of us signed in because Retail mistakes like Flying, LFR, LFG, the fucking Cataclysm, and the overall gamblification of the retail game are not a part of this game. But even then, after 2-3 years the classic content they can provide via phases will be over. From there, you have 4 options.
1. Cut all content and preserve WoW classic like a museum piece, bound to die as people lose interest in a game that will have no content coming.
2. Start re-starting the servers from scratch, also inevitably killing off Classic WoW.
3. Release TBC and go forwards with the ordinary expansion route, splitting the Classic playerbase in two. Even Blizzard recognized that a large portion of players did not sign for TBC, but for Classic.
4. Create more content for classic in the spirit of classic. Nobody here can deny that TBC was released kind of hastily and too soon after Naxxramas came out. Nobody here can deny that Classic had lot more unfinished content and life in it. (Karazhan, southern seas, dragon isles)
Out of all 4 im for number 4. I saw that you are not in favor of letting players choose by voting what content they want. That is something I too think a Classic+ cannot borrow from Runescape, but I do think that new content that is not the same old TBC we all know is crucial for the healthy continuation of Classic.
You may disagree with me and then Id agree to disagree with you, but don't give me bullshit excuses why my preferred option will not work and call it fact, because it is most certainly not, unless you can see the future.
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Na it woudntt have been announced at Blizzcon for two reasons. One, they wouldn't do that because it would take some of the spotlight from Shadowlands, and two, Blizzard themselves are careful with classic and are still probing for peoples' opinions on what they want. They have a long time to decide, after all they have a boatload of content phased out ready to come before they are empty and start losing numbers.