So, I am just going to open my heart here after few days of discussing and reflecting, couse I really need it.
I have come to this due to the new warlock race options, as it targets my favourite race. I love draenei (lfd too) and they would never do it. (be lock), it’s one of the reasons why I love them. Preserving their way at any time and struggle, staying true to their pre-Sargeras ideals. Also knowing that Blizzard wants to open all classes to all races in time, probably even this year, which includes many other questionable combos like undead and velf paladin or mechagnome druid. I have realized that they are completely abandoning race, class and even faction fantasy, the last with cross faction gameplay, which I have actually myself supported. But when it arrived, I just felt empty and wasn’t satisfied. It didn’t felt right to me. It was cca year ago and the feeling haven’t left. I know I can restrict faction for m+ group, but why would I wait twice as longer to get a group? I think that these restrictions were what made WoW WoW to me. You came in and you asked “Why this race is in this faction?” “Why they can be this class and not this one?” The lore was reflected in the gameplay, there was a reason for it. I think it was giving the game life and soul. It was truly a deep and living WORLD (of Warcraft) with depth. I still feel somewhat insulted when I see Horde NPC or player saying “Alliance dogs” But you know what? I love it, such things are a thing irl. But now, these restrictions are going to be removed step by step. I feel like some warlock (heh, fitting, since lock is what made me to think about it) is draining the game’s soul away. It was unique. Blizzard have to retcon entire lore to justify some things, throwing decades away for it.
Dragonflight is a fun expansion, but I feel empty. Shadowlands was just too much damage. I stayed becouse I love my draenei and SL haven’t touched them much. But now even what I love about them is gonna be taken away. However I also think it would come to this anyway in time. BFA and especially SL just hastened it, but it would be a thing. The game is like Roman Empire, once it rached it’s peak, it slowly declines. Every disaster brought losses, but the follwing resurgence haven’t recovered everything. and it lead to a point where they remained basically one city, stubbornly hiding behind it’s walls, (I am including Byzantium, for thos wha haven’t got it) and even that was eventually conquered. We have come to the point when WoW had huge decline recently which also saw rise of other mmos. Those mostly have such things like no faction, and all race/class combos. I think Blizzard in an attempt to get people back is trying to copy them, but I also think the gain is only temporary. People will come, have some fun, and leave. It will not be WORLD, but Amusement park (of Warcraft). You come, you have some fun and leave. No depth in it. WoW will be just another generic mmo. But the other mmos were intended to be this way, it works for them. Not for WoW. I know many people like the restrictions to be removed, but I feel that with this, the game have just lost what it was. I can’t immerse myself into this new game. Since the announcement I require more willpower to just log into the game. I am not quitting yet however, I still have my lovely characters, fine guild and friends here and as I said, DF is fun xpac and have many Ws from me for other things. I can also move to classic. But each July I have a vacation where I am for 3 weeks or month at the forsests, no internet, barely any electricity, cooking on fire and cutting woods for it. It is a break from the tediusness of the every day life of the rest of the year, and break from WoW. It refreshes my mind. But I feel that once I return, I will not log in, no reason to. Maybe that’s what I need, just a break and I will want to play again. I think I would definitely miss my toons. However, to not be completely negative, once I quit, which I am afraid will be this year, it will not be with regret and spite. I do not intend to become yet another “wow sucks” “dead game” andy. I know many of you still enjoy it and I am not taking it away from you, nor even want to. I do not regret the fun I had here. I am thankful I could be part of this world. But what brought me here, seems to be gone. You can agree or disagree as you want, you have right to it. I think I have said it all. If you have made it all the way here, well, thanks for coming to my TED Talk. 
