So they plan to kill wotlk classic just 2 months after release?

[Laithelmus-argent-dawn]

@Milfbubbles-gehennas

Have you realised that retail have 1.2 mil active players and classic 1.6mio?

Even if that would be true: Wow, very impressive. At WotLK launch, one of the fan favorites in the minds of wow players, compared to the end of expansion content drought Shadowlands.

If anything its impressive Shadowlands would still have 1.2 million.

[Tanvar-argent-dawn]

I have no interest in playing retail

[Gaskmakir-outland]

@Jaze-doomhammer

You sure have been smoking something if you think that

Maybe they mean that the huge population comig out of wotlk got a boost from the cata sales before it started to go down

[Trelw-alleria (Trelw)]

@Jaze-doomhammer

You sure have been smoking something if you think that

@Jaze: Actually, technically speaking Smokeybean is correct. The highest values were pretty much immediately after Cataclysm launched. Unfortunately, overall, Cataclysm also caused the largest individual decline / per expansion outside launch spikes.

[Gaskmakir-outland]

Yeah, Just like what i said

[Smokeybean-kazzak]

You can’t be that dumb. WoW factually did indeed peak in Cata. Look it up.

[Shadowpala-thekal]

Imagine thinking players who fleed from retail will join back to dragonlands

[Zabra-thekal]

@Laithelmus-argent-dawn

I think Hype for WotLK will die down very, very quick when people realize that PvE is not challenging one tiny bit ( just like classic & tbc), very straight-forward and nothing else but a nostalgia trip.

I think you’d find most Classic enthusiasts play Classic for this very reason.

Zabra will assume most of us Classic Andies are at a stage in life where real life is a challenging grind. And I would not want to log on to my favourite game, only to treat it as a second job or some sort of e-sport just to have a chance to participate in endgame activities.
I like the slow and somewhat easy endgame (compared to the ADHD laser-show and quick tap-dancing, jump around dumpster fire that is Retail endgame stuff) because I can talk s*** with my guildies, drink a cold one or a glass of scotch while we’re at it, without destroying the game for everyone.

[Martel-sporeggar]

All the try hards and sweat lords will surely go play DB for the harder raids but they won’t be missed.

[Bubblekill-giantstalker]

I just joined the game again for Wotlk Classic and because all my RL friends from the wotlk phase back then are so hyped. I have given up on retail since BFA so it really doesn’t interest me at all anymore. I think there are enough players like me so the servers won’t be empty (but probably a bit emptier for 2-3 months).