Should I play MoP? I am apprehensive

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I’m feeling a bit apprehensive about diving back into MoP. That expansion holds a special, almost sacred, place in my heart. It’s not just a game to me; it’s a vault of cherished memories.

Back in the original days of MoP, I was part of a casual raiding guild. We weren’t pushing cutting-edge progress or setting the world on fire, but that didn’t matter. We saw it all, laughed until our sides hurt, and forged bonds that felt unshakable. Among that group was someone truly special—a real-life friend who had introduced me to World of Warcraft in the first place. He was more than just a friend; he was the guy who changed my life.

It all started in 2006 when I was working as a Christmas temp at GAME. On my third shift, he handed me a copy of WoW and a 60-day time card, saying, “You never stop talking about Final Fantasy—I think you’ll love this.” He was right. I was hooked from the start. From then on, we weren’t just work buddies—we became brothers, both in real life and in Azeroth.

Fast forward to MoP, and we were still adventuring together. I played a Paladin tank, and he was a Retribution Paladin—a duo that felt unstoppable. I remember our late-night gaming sessions so vividly, the banter, the camaraderie. But then, one night, everything changed.

We had just wrapped up a session when he mentioned he wasn’t feeling great and was heading to bed early. That was the last night we gamed together. He was rushed to the hospital soon after, and within a few devastating months, I lost him to bowel cancer.

To this day, my Paladin stands frozen in time, still in the Shrine of Two Moons. I’ve never logged back onto that character, never leveled it further. It’s as if moving him would somehow erase the memory of those days we spent adventuring together.

The thought of going back to MoP now feels like reopening an old wound. It’s not just nostalgia—it’s grief, love, and longing wrapped up in every pixel of that expansion.

Anyone got thoughts / Exp with this kind of dilemia?

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I would suggest going to MoP in retail on a completely different character and seeing what triggers for you. It will probably be a mixture of emotions but it might be theraputic or the opposite. The only way to know is to try and not push yourself whilst at it.

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If you liked Cataclysm you’ll probably like MoP too. Super fast, super streamlined levelling like you are on a bullet train where the scenery goes past in a blur. No assigning talent points, or character builds to worry about, simplified combat, simplified mechanics with almost the entire focus on end game raiding and time gated daily quests.

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I have not had your degree of relationship, but I too had some very close friends in Azeroth. Now lost in time. For me it was Vanilla, TBC and Wrath, and playing thorough these three from 2019 till Cata dropped, allowed me to cherish the memories, revisit meaningful places, and it healed many an old wound and mended “holes” in my soul.

I would never ever touch that Paladin, but leave him in The Shrine of the Two Moons forever. And roll a new when MoP opens.

Winds be at your back!

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I think you should book a session or two with a therapist, frame it just talking. Maybe with a friend with some relevant education.

It sounds like denial / burial - instead of integrating the memory and fondly remembering it, one can avoid it. We all have some of those.
But you might also consider it like a tombstone, somewhere to return to - the character being technically lost, but otherwise processed.

For me personally it sounds like using a mug from my passed love (none of my loves passed away, only love itself, fortunately). One could argue that preserving it safely is important, while another might want to use it to keep it close, even framing some accident with it as moving on, like Anaya in Darkshore.

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MoP was my favorite expansion! And Remix was so much fun <3 (when I started to just run, and pick up every so often)!

I’ve not played much on the 2019 Classic so I’ll not be in MoP Classic. I think. Could be I change my mind if the fresh Classic doesn’t give me much fun.

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Unfortunately I never had such in game friendship but if you go back to MoP it would feel something (someone) is missing.
Just play one of the many other versions of WoW available. Or another game.

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Kinda!

I think you should start playing MOP and remember all the great things you had together. It doesn’t need to be grief but a joy that you can play the expansion again.

You can create a char based on not his name, but … something which you remember about him or…both of you. You can also create a different char at some point, no worries, he would laugh and say : That’s ok!

So, go for it!

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Are you a returning player and not played in years or do you play other versions of wow

If your worried about ruining the memory in you head and have not played since then I can understand but If you play other versions of wow, does it matter?

I think this about a significant proportion of wow players I meet

There’s a thread on retail celebration 20 years of wow and people saying they will play another 20 years /till they pass, a life time commitment to a video game…please come sit on my couch I will clear my schedule.

I have worked in nursing homes in the past and have found myself imagining what the future nursing homes will be like for the gamer generation

Maybe blizz will make an OAP version of wow for senior citizens /OG Vanilla players to enjoy