Hi there,
I’ve returned to WoW after several years. I played for a long time back in the day, mainly during Wrath of the Lich King, Cataclysm, and Mists of Pandaria. I came back briefly during Legion, and the last expansion I touched was Battle for Azeroth. That’s when I quit the game because I no longer felt connected to it.
Now that I’m back, I find Retail completely unrecognizable. You can fly at level 10, abilities have been simplified, gear becomes obsolete constantly… I feel like the character is never truly “complete,” always waiting for the next patch, the next system overhaul. And honestly, I’m just not interested in playing that way anymore.
So I looked into WoW Classic, and I got excited about the idea of reliving the game with a different approach. But now that we’re in Mists of Pandaria Classic, I can’t help but wonder:
What’s the point of playing WoW Classic if it’s going to end up following the exact same path as Retail?
I mean, if after MoP we get Warlords of Draenor, then Legion, then Battle for Azeroth… what’s the point of investing time and perfecting a character if I already did all of that back then—and on my Retail account I already have all the mounts, toys, achievements, etc.?
What’s the future of this? Just staying a few steps behind Retail forever? Will it eventually stop and stay there?
Honestly, at first I thought there would be separate servers for each expansion, where you could stay in the one you liked without moving forward. But apparently that’s not the case. I really don’t understand what Blizzard is aiming for here.
Cheers.