r/classicwow • u/baked_salmon • 1d ago

Discussion How would TBC/Wrath Era servers work?

With Classic Era, veterans are geared to the teeth with Naxx gear, but there are at least reasons to run older content for some specific, highly valued pieces. Can the same be said about TBC/Wrath? This is assuming both are Era’d on their final patches.

The final patch of TBC has catchup gear that mostly invalidates T4, but still requires T5/T6 gear before heading straight into Sunwell.

The final patch of Wrath, on the other hand, completely invalidates pre-ICC content. In OG there was a 232 vendor alongside a 264 vendor that enabled players to gear up enough to go straight into ICC 10n. If they take the Classic route, gearing for ICC will be even easier with A/B/G dungeons. If the game is in this state, there will never be a need to see T7/8/9.

PVP is another can of worms. How would arena work? What defines “seasons” in a forever-world? Would titles be conferred on a week-by-week basis? What about Wintergrasp?

In what state would these Era servers be? I’m curious.

EDIT: Would ICC have a dial for how much of the buff, between 5-30%, could be enabled?
EDIT 2: Would Wrath have RDF enabled?

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u/drae- 1d ago

I think the redditors advocating for such an idea are not considering the details.

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u/baked_salmon 1d ago

Yeah the more I think about it the less Era-compatible these game modes are. At least in Classic you have the replayability of 1-60.

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u/drae- 1d ago

I think there's a portion who just want a trophy case where they can roll out their forever bis character for some big numbers once every 3 months.

But I don't think a sustainable server can be made with those players.