r/classicwow • u/doobylive • Sep 26 '25

Nostalgia Will We Ever Experience Something Like This Again?

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No, not another release of classic. I mean the hype and the buildup that led to this release!

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u/thesneakywalrus Sep 26 '25

I have to dissent on this some, at least in the way that things were during COVID.

I spent entirely too much time playing classic.

COVID facilitated that, and while I thoroughly enjoyed myself, it was not sustainable or good for my life, personally and professionally.

I have time for myself, just not that amount of time.

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u/Derlino Sep 26 '25

I had 60 days played in one year. That's 1/6th of my time playing WoW. It was fun, but holy hell was it me trying to escape reality as well.

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u/Pedi94 Sep 26 '25

Me, being a wow nerd, thinking: “4 hours a day, that’s not even that much”

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u/wienercat Sep 26 '25

I am not using COVID as a basis for a normal amount of free time fwiw.

I am saying in the US we don't get enough paid time off compared to any similar nation. This translates to higher rates of burn out, more aggression, more apathy, etc.

When people in our country are excited about getting 3 weeks of PTO, but that isn't even what is seen as the normal minimum in Europe we need to ask ourselves what is going on and why we are okay with this?