No, I'm not playing WoW at all at the moment. I did play classic until lvl 60, found a pug for molten core, cleared it in 2 hours 1 month into launch and thought yeah, that's about as hard as it gets.
The last raid I actively played was Siege of Boralus. Lost interest in retail around a year ago, give or take a few months.
And no. Positioning in classic is laughable compared to modern raids. Take G'huun or Jaina as an example. Naxx maybe had something akin to the need for proper positioning, but for the majority of bosses in classic it came down to form a camp, occasionally run out of the camp with a debuff, don't stand in front of the boss, don't tickle the dragons fanny because of the tail swipes. Don't aggro additional mobs, which used to be more difficult back then due to lagg and higher aggro ranges.
Getting 40 people on the same page never felt that challenging to me. That being said, we were entirely 20 years or older in our raid back then.
Again. There is no shame in enjoying a simple game. But please don't pretend it isn't laughably easy, compared to other MMOs of that time or modern WoW. That being said, just because something is harder doesn't mean it is better. There are a few aspects about Classic I'd like to see return to retail. Raid difficulty, long-winded attunement quests and other time sinks are not part of it, though.
The 'average' classic raider is an incredibly uninformative term. If the 'average' classic raider cannot clear BWL anytime soon, it means one of two things. A, they had the good sense not to sink a disproportionate amount of time into gearing their character and looking up the handfull of mechanics that are required to clear BWL, (or had terrible loot luck), or B) they suck. Because that's what it boils down to.
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See, this is a healthy attitude. Admit that it is fucking easy, and still enjoy it. Good for you!
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If you have trouble with the damage on your tanks you're casuals, because otherwise your tanks would be properly geared for the encounter. Either that, or unlucky with gear.
Also, really, you couldn't get past Flamegor? I think I'll have to revise my casual statement, Pugs are doing better than you are...