World of Warcraft: Classic

unKle · 26 May 2019 at 20:47

I am really tempted to play vanilla, I bought it at release but never really played it 'til a good year after (I was an SWG addict at the time) and from BC onwards I was hooked. But the irony of it all, especially after watching that guy duel, I was utterly rubbish at PvP and understanding the mechanics!

WoW has been like the ex I can't shake off, keep going back every year and wonder why, as it becomes more watered down. Rose tinted spectacles with vanilla perhaps?

Droolinggimp · 26 May 2019 at 21:14

unKle said:
I am really tempted to play vanilla, I bought it at release but never really played it 'til a good year after (I was an SWG addict at the time) and from BC onwards I was hooked. But the irony of it all, especially after watching that guy duel, I was utterly rubbish at PvP and understanding the mechanics!

WoW has been like the ex I can't shake off, keep going back every year and wonder why, as it becomes more watered down. Rose tinted spectacles with vanilla perhaps?

I dont think its rose tinted... For me its the chance to get to max level while its current which it will always will be unless they release TBC later... Getting to lvl 60 maxing professions, rep etc something I never managed to do as the game rushed ahead from me once I got near the end of an expansion. In retail there are too many things to do. Too many reps, dailies, etc Classic is a simpler game and to me, more rewarding as it is a tough slog to get to 60. for me anyway.

Geodude97AD · 26 May 2019 at 21:32

Droolinggimp said:
I dont think its rose tinted... For me its the chance to get to max level while its current which it will always will be unless they release TBC later... Getting to lvl 60 maxing professions, rep etc something I never managed to do as the game rushed ahead from me once I got near the end of an expansion. In retail there are too many things to do. Too many reps, dailies, etc Classic is a simpler game and to me, more rewarding as it is a tough slog to get to 60. for me anyway.

Classic has attunements, rep to grind, profession quests and class gear quests. All of which happened in a slower game, in which you could spend a few hours in one dungeon, it was far from simple. No face rolling dungeons unless you been raiding for a while.

unKle · 26 May 2019 at 22:52

Droolinggimp said:
I dont think its rose tinted... For me its the chance to get to max level while its current which it will always will be unless they release TBC later... Getting to lvl 60 maxing professions, rep etc something I never managed to do as the game rushed ahead from me once I got near the end of an expansion. In retail there are too many things to do. Too many reps, dailies, etc Classic is a simpler game and to me, more rewarding as it is a tough slog to get to 60. for me anyway.

Yeh that makes sense. I managed to get a warrior to 60 just before BC dropped. So yes having the chance to level up and max everything out would be an achievement I missed out the first time round.

banbom44 · 26 May 2019 at 22:59

Gee said:
Oh I'm not bad-mouthing Asmon, I find him funny! Tipsout who's streaming is TERRIBLE. I'm surprised he's got such big a following. Comes across as a proper smart arse and a know-it-all of Vanilla, which is surprising since he started playing WoW during Cataclysm.

Watch 1st - https://clips.twitch.tv/ScrumptiousTriumphantCatDatSheffy

Watch 2nd - https://clips.twitch.tv/SmallSavageWatermelonFUNgineer

I think he lies I have watched a few of his videos about vanilla like how to become Scarab lord and he was saying yeah me and my mate did this and that I don't believe him.

No1newts · 27 May 2019 at 10:29

Geodude97AD said:
Classic has attunements, rep to grind, profession quests and class gear quests. All of which happened in a slower game, in which you could spend a few hours in one dungeon, it was far from simple. No face rolling dungeons unless you been raiding for a while.

50+ dungeons unless you out geared them substantially were tough. Every pack you had to mark up, CC, wait for roaming patrols to move, kill, wait and rest, rinse and repeat.

I like to think my recollection is relatively accurate but I think even I will be shocked at how slow dungeon runs are.

Jokester · 27 May 2019 at 11:07

They were toned down slightly by 1.12 in many cases, but by modern standards still tough as you didn’t have an easy, medium or hard mode to select from.

Geodude97AD · 27 May 2019 at 13:50

No1newts said:
50+ dungeons unless you out geared them substantially were tough. Every pack you had to mark up, CC, wait for roaming patrols to move, kill, wait and rest, rinse and repeat.

I like to think my recollection is relatively accurate but I think even I will be shocked at how slow dungeon runs are.

That is what made it a better game, you became more involved due to the slower nature of the game and had time to digest your surroundings. Unlike the later content in which you were just trailed through and left feeling as if it was pointless. Ironically its all pointless but the former was much better.

No1newts · 27 May 2019 at 14:14

Geodude97AD said:
That is what made it a better game, you became more involved due to the slower nature of the game and had time to digest your surroundings. Unlike the later content in which you were just trailed through and left feeling as if it was pointless. Ironically its all pointless but the former was much better.

Oh I agree, just expecting it to shock a lot of people.

adam cool dude · 27 May 2019 at 14:16

banbom44 said:
I think he lies I have watched a few of his videos about vanilla like how to become Scarab lord and he was saying yeah me and my mate did this and that I don't believe him.

Scarab lord needed to do world events as a guild. You had to fight a raid sized dragon in moonglade for the first part.

I wonder if blizzard will allow character transfers? My hunter still has a bank full of lvl 60 gear. Kept it all. Couldn't bare to sell it.

Cully · 27 May 2019 at 18:42

As always streamers get insta invites to the beta, the rest of us subscribers to the game over the course of its life no such joy.

Jokester · 27 May 2019 at 19:17

Hardly anyone has access, even during the stress test there was only about 3000 actively engaged.

adam cool dude · 27 May 2019 at 19:44

Cully said:
As always streamers get insta invites to the beta, the rest of us subscribers to the game over the course of its life no such joy.

Just play on lights hope. Exactly the same. All stuff gets wiped for the main anyway.

Roar87 · 27 May 2019 at 22:50

Jokester said:
Hardly anyone has access, even during the stress test there was only about 3000 actively engaged.

Only 3,000 in the stress test? I got in but I only spent about 30 minutes on there as I couldn't be bothered waiting for 5 minutes to kill a mob just to eventually hit level 5

Jokester · 27 May 2019 at 23:05

Roar87 said:
Only 3,000 in the stress test? I got in but I only spent about 30 minutes on there as I couldn't be bothered waiting for 5 minutes to kill a mob just to eventually hit level 5

Yup, that's how big the queue got when the server went offline early on.

Murf · 28 May 2019 at 12:10

iamtheoneneo said:
I'm excited for this as someone that experienced

But a lot are going to be the same. As in most that played wow back in the day are late 20s - mid 30s now with as you say commitments, kids etc.
I see no reason communities cant form just as easily this time around knowing gameplay will be short stints each night and not hardcore grinding till 2am. ( though that's bound to happen to begin with I'm sure!)

I hope that's the case. If we can form an Alliance guild through OcUK of similar minded folk that would be good. I will definitely get carried away early on though.

Johno please? · 28 May 2019 at 12:59

Murf said:
I hope that's the case. If we can form an Alliance guild through OcUK of similar minded folk that would be good. I will definitely get carried away early on though.

Alliance? BOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I think theres defo enough people interested here to get consistant groups for dungeons at least.

Vita · 28 May 2019 at 15:10

I think it's a breath of fresh air. Having to work together again unlike retail wow.

I'm tempted to play classic just to relive the nostalgia. It was a great game for its day.

Tombstone · 28 May 2019 at 15:26

Vita said:
I think it's a breath of fresh air. Having to work together again unlike retail wow.

I'm tempted to play classic just to relive the nostalgia. It was a great game for its day.

There is a temptation I must admit (even though I am slightly suspicious of just how much so many of the streamers are fawning over it, feels a little too heavy and brown envelope under the desk-like) but I already have the latest ESO expansion to work through and Pantheon further down the road, so I don't think I've the time to invest in WoW in between those.

Vita · 28 May 2019 at 15:36

Tombstone said:
There is a temptation I must admit (even though I am slightly suspicious of just how much so many of the streamers are fawning over it, feels a little too heavy and brown envelope under the desk-like) but I already have the latest ESO expansion to work through and Pantheon further down the road, so I don't think I've the time to invest in WoW in between those.

It's a great business, when you can recycle old stuff for the same money. As much as I have disliked the direction actiblizz has gone, the community is what made the game (well in the past).

I hope the classic community is similar if not a lot more mature this time round.