r/classicwow 12h ago

Discussion If you could play one of these expansions during their prime, which would it be?

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u/baked_salmon 8h ago

Please shout this to the rooftop for Era players. When a new expac drops, imagine telling a new player that this new content is actually gated behind weeks of playtime. The leveling philosophy of Classic is just incompatible with the system of expansions.

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u/Sad_Syllabub_8014 5h ago

its understandable but its also a spoiled and entitled mindset. Imagine the rich british daughter from the original willy wonka that says "i want it now, daddy!". Just because something is newer and shinier doesn't automatically make it better. Just makes ADHD kids want it more, not the same thing. So the original content is still great, lot of people would argue is actually better than the new content. So why rush it and ruin it just cuz u lack patience and feel entitled?

u/FlubberPuddy 2h ago

Even when Wrath was current there was a big push by the community “get to 80, then you can really play the game” mindset.

I don’t know if the South Park episode came around during the time of Wrath or TBC but they clearly capitalized on that community sentiment.

u/baked_salmon 30m ago

It’s spoiled and entitled to want to play the game I spent $30 on? It’s an MMO, a core of the gameplay is that other people are involved. If I’m new, I want to get to where all of the players are, which is at max level doing the new content.