I started playing Classic very hardcore, at launch, but it was all in the hopes that the servers would eventually become TBC Classic servers. I leveled up a bunch of different alts to certain levels, picked professions, leveled them up a good part of the way to 300, but due to suddnely working 60 hours per week, I lost the abilty to spending much time in the game (this was back in phase 2 btw).
On top of this, I burned out from Classic, several times, because my real passion really wasn’t for vanilla, but for TBC. And I didn’t even know if all my work would be in vain. So, I stopped doing it, some 6 months ago or so.
So, now Im sitting here - I’m not a billionaire, I dont have 10 level 60s (which we all know is going to be a game changer in TBC), I dont have all the professions maxed. In other words, Im behind all the ppl I’m going to be competing with when TBC Classic launches, as Ill go right back to raiding hardcore, again - Only, Ill be ****ed. A single 58 boost isn’t going to change much of anything.
not only that, the economy of the classic servers is screwed. and bringing that right into tbc, without at least some kind of reset is just going to ruin the whole experience for a lot of ppl. it will be perfectly normal for ppl to ding 70, and not only pick up their flying mount, but also instantly their epic flying mount, and possibly also a few BoE epics or BoP crafted Epics the same day - Same thing on their alts (Even with stupidly inflated prices due to everyone being rich).
In other words, the early progression is going to closer to that of wotlk, and not TBC. this isn’t #nochanges, or even #somechanges. its fundamentally broken, unintended, and imbalanced.
I seriously think it’s bad game design, that a few fresh servers aren’t even an option. I had to spend thousands of hours, grinding away at a game I didn’t enjoy, just to not be massively behind everyone else, when the game I’ve waited over 12 years to play, launches? Seriously? That’s BS, not going to lie.
If you want to go into TBC like that? Cool! More power to you! Be my guest. I dont want to take that away from anyone - You’ve worked hard for that. But it would be more than just nice, if the rest of us, who didn’t care about vanilla, to have an alternative.