I am interested into getting in a proper Classic experience, but this time I want my time to be respected.
If we dont have any information of the future of the servers, I refuse to commit any time into them.
We know those servers will get to TBC, but what will happen after TBC ? Is a Sesame or XP Boost planed ? If yes, I am not interested in playing.
My old Classic era characters on wich I spent 500 hours is already lost on MoP that I never asked for, and will soon be on Draenor or Legion wich is such a bad joke. I really feel betrayed. Its the Same for SoD but at least we already knew this would be a short experience.
So yeah, before commiting to Classic Anniversary I really need to know what is planned, do we know anything ? Sesame planned = I refuse to spend any time on them. Same if we dont know what will happen after TBC.
We are talking about an MMORPG, I dont understand how those things are not clear from the start
Well you see, they did made it quite clear for the Split and there was about a yearās worth of time to make the choice - either free cloning to Classic or Progression or paid cloning to keep both copies. But then you still get players like this:
So even if they announce very far ahead it doesnāt appear people are willing to or put the responsibility to anyone but themselves.
As for what happens after TBC launches, weāll have to see how popular it actually is and how many people really want a third re-enaction of Wrath.
Yes I regret not cloning my character.
TBH, I really was sure that they would never go beyond WOTLK and I was fine with that.
Thatās why I didnāt clone.
If I knew we would get to MoP and possibly WoD, I would have done it for sure
We donāt know anything. Come back in few months, I think that we will know more, as TBC approaches. But not today. So far developers were silent on that matter, probably because they themselves didnāt determine yet the path forward.
Iāll be happy to play through vanilla and TBC endgame, as I missed those both in 2004 and in 2019. What happens next is of little interest to me, as Iām unlikely to stay on either TBC era or WotLK.
I have the exact same sentiments here. I rolled ten new characters on Anniversary the day it opened, in order to reserve my names, but they sit untouched, waiting for an ansver.
Yes, itās strange that they want players to commit to their game not knowing what will happen. Obviously a lot of players are willing to play just for the fresh, but they would play anyway. They would have more players - all those like you and me - by coming clear from the beginning.
Will it be a rushed, 1 year version of TBC? Will there be QoL changes to accomodate for this? Will PvP Honor gear still costs 20k and 40 marks per piece, when you get 100 honor per BG win? Will rep required for heroics be revered or honored? Will there be a TBC era? Will we have to pay to clone our chars again - thereby punishing players the more they play the game?
So many questions. Itās a bit of a surprise that there are zero answers to anything, STILL, this far into Vanilla.
Iām sorry but what really needs to happen, is for Blizzard to make Classic+ as everyone keeps asking for, with a horizontal system that we can play for the foreseeable future, that they can keep adding content to without diminishing the time and gear we have already spent grinding on our characters. And close down all these other versions of the game.
It simply does not work having 5 or 6 versions of the game, with X amount of people playing different versions. It is unsustainable, and should be condensed down into 1 version (Classic+), or at an absolute maximum, keep retail as well.
How many times are we going to keep buying and replaying the same old content? If someone has played since vanilla, they have already presumably bought TBC twice, Wotlk twice, Cata twice, and now Mop twice. As well as paying a monthly subscription. That is a lot of money to keep replaying the same old thing which then gets replaced after a year.
Most likely Wrath Anniversary, then on the Wrath Era mode just like SoD Era now.
You ERA character should be on Classic Era if you cared to use options provided at the start of TBC Classic in 2021.
If you wanted to play TBC or Classic Era or both, back then you had options to do so individually per character with 2/3 options being free of charge.
Because Classic as a whole is side project. You are mentioned from the get go that you are (technically) paying for access to Retail WoW and Classic MoP, Classic Era, Hardcore Classic, Season of Discovery access all included as a bonus for that.
Papa, why do you play all the same old songs? Why do you sing with the melody? ā²Cause down on the street, somethingās goinā² on Thereās a brand-new beat and a brand-new song
(He Said) "In my life, there was so much anger Still I have no regrets Just like you, I was such a rebel So dance your own dance, and never forget (never forget)"
Nice answer, thereās nothing wrong with playing the same thing and I respect it Iām also playing so Iām in the same boat.
My point being more towards having to keep paying for the same game to be re-released. They should be free with a monthly sub, or payable without a sub. Not both
Iām not sure how many costs really arise. I pay per month (something like 13 ā¬) and I have access to all game versions. I played SoD (after a 10 year break from Retail) and now I play Anniversary and I highly doubt that I will go back to Retail. I think only new Retail content will cost additional money, wonāt it?
āAs for what happens after TBC launches, weāll have to see how popular it actually is and how many people really want a third re-enaction of Wrath.ā
This is such a ridiculous statement. Saying it ādepends on popularityā dodges responsibility and discourages players from investing time and money.
If Blizzard wonāt commit to a clear path, why should we?
I disagree. Saying āit depends on popularityā means they are exactly following the rail track of capitalism. If it brings money, it will be continued. And if not, it will be scrapped. They know what they are doing. And they know, not everyone will play MoP but go back to Anniversary instead. And when Anniversary eventually changes to MoP (may be in four or five years), the players will go back to play their acquainted content and can be milked again.
MMO players need to see things in perspective. They invest time and money now in order to get things in the future.
If they donāt see the future, they wonāt commit.
After a couple of seasonal editions and the uncertain future of the MoP Classic āproduct lineā, players feel doubt.
The whole WoW Classic message is like a GoFundMe campaign, but without the refund option: āPay now and you may get thingsā¦ if enough of you pay, that is.ā
I donāt know what did you buy, but you donāt have to buy twice anything. All classic content is included in the subscription. The only game that you need to buy is TWW to access latest retail content.
Iām also playing so Iām in the same boat.