Originally Posted by
Kralljin
It really just shows what sort dissonant relation you seem to have with the "popular opinion" on the forums.
If Blizzard had never listened to people "on the forums", there would have been no Classic servers, let alone TBC servers, today, as people on the forums & social media pushed for it.
And guess what Classic was?
A massive success.
Oh boy, it seems like mindlessly dismissing a popular opinion on the forums isn't the best way to interact with your community.
Classic is in itself proof that the popular opinion does sometimes hold water.
Keep in mind, the ones playing on Private Servers previously would have just continued to play Classic on Private Servers, whereas the ones that refused to play on those servers would have not gained access to Classic, which should tell who actually pushed for those servers.
You made the claim, i'm not looking up your sources, let alone trust them - especially when you openly admit to being a contrarian and thus not being objective in your judgement.
Maybe some people looked at those private servers and went "hey, i want an official of this, so i can enjoy it without all these issues related to private servers!".
What is your point?
Being in favour of Classic servers was actually bad?
I've rarely seen people that wear the description of Contrarian as some badge of honor, usually because it highlights that somebody spends as little thought on their position as the ones that follow the "popular opinion", the sole difference being that contrarians assume the opposite stance.
Frankly, i consider it quite entertaining how somebody can take that much pride in being a contrarian without realizing that he's no better than the "hivemind" mentality he's complaining about.