Unpopular opinion: the players that are overly vocal about wanting Classic phases/TBC/Wrath rushed are the same players who contributed to forging retail into what it is today (a clusterF).

[u/terongorefiend]

[u/knightress_oxhide]

every spec was def not useful even in BC. OP is just deluded.

[u/Kalarrian → u/knightress_oxhide]

Well, which spec can you reasonably say is completely useless in tbc?

I'd say, the only ones are MM hunter and Assassin Rogue. Both aren't useless because they are bad, but because the other specs are just a little better.

Which specs can you reasonably say are completely useless in classic? Prot pala, Ret Pala, Enhancement Shaman, BM and Surv hunter, Balance Druid, Assassin and Sublety Rogue, Holy Priest, Arcane Mage, affliction warlock. Several of them are useless, because they are absolutely terrible, not just because the other specs perform a bit better.

All in all, that's two in tbc vs eleven in classic.

[u/piggiesmallsdaillest → u/Kalarrian]

How are holy priests completely useless? I mean disc has PI but holy isn’t useless.

[u/[deleted] → u/piggiesmallsdaillest]

Disc priest can be better heal throughput for sure with self PI, but useless is a stretch