mooniopie4389: As someone who never played the original back in the day i can still say it is the most fun i have ever had playing WoW. Classic is Top tier

jacobking962: Because the original dev team was quite possibly the best dev group ever assembled

Lancemechanics: I'd be happy if they just keep Vanilla, tbc and wrath going for ever

oyoystein: The slow lore- and world building is to me the best part. In particular the human zones lvl 1-30 are chock full of small drops of what problems you'll face down the line. The hints at corruption in Stormwind, the undead threat, etc. Epic quests like The legend of Stalvan and The missing diplomat that makes you feel like a small cog in a very big machine. Entering Stormwind for the 1st time and wondering "why is there a cheese shop in the most central part of the city". The fact that you can SEE BLACKROCK MOUNTAIN from the human/dwarf/gnome starting zones! This ominous and at the time unknown pillar in the vast distance that will end up as the epic end game focal point. It's just a masterclass in game design. The slow pace works perfectly.

easportssucks4347: The fact that people would choose to play a 20 year old game says just as much about the industry as the game itself.

itsdannyhoney: Classic feels so immersive. You have two giant continents you have to navigate between while only using your feet - no flying, ground mount super late into the game. You have no quest helper giving you the exact coordinates, you have to read the text and explore yourself. There is no centralized questing so you get send across the continents for one quest. This all help creating the immersive feeling of a vast world that holds many secrets you have to discover.

Rakyr: Honestly I was so hyped after classic for TBC classic but soon into launch i realised how much fun classic was..ever since I have been trying to get that feeling back but SOD and Era does not quite feel the same, classic was just simple and perfect. Does anyone else feel this way?

tunasub8097: I started in early MoP and ever since Classic released I’ve never had the urge to go back to retail. So it’s not just nostalgia. I can say without a doubt that Classic WoW is something so incredibly special and there’s nothing else like it.

tf2010zf: Seeing Thotbot's home page was so nostalgic

vtr0104: One of the things I loved in Vanilla about those "useless" flavour spells was that they made you really feel like you belonged to your class.

I've played a Pally since then and I remember how most of my playtime was shit damage-wise and levelling was so hard, but once you ended up in areas where there were demons or undead enemies your spells just did crits on everything and you realized that was supposed to be your point: you healed people most times but you became actually useful once you reached zones where most enemies were of a certain type.

Same thing for being able to detect Undead or fear them, which was so satisfying to use considering how most times, as the player, you're on the receiving end of being feared. Good times, man....

gsp1995: The thing about vanilla is that there's no linear narrative like there is in retail. There are no "campaign" quests. There are quest chains, yes, and but it's not as linear as it is in retail. The good thing about that is that the game feels more organic and natural. The player feels as if they are truly part of the narrative, helping the NPCs to uncover whatever plans the bad guys are up to.

doranakal7826: Yeah. We need a fresh Vanilla, fresh TBC and fresh Wrath server or two every two years and 99% of Classic players will be forever happy.

toveribob1621: What made classic classic was it was so new, i was a kid with no responsibilities to nothing when it came out so lots of time to play and explore. Exploration was the key, no wowhead and other tryhard sites, you discovered things yourself or from other players. It was great

whiskeySe7en: Enchanting white item with eng game vanilla enchants were the original heirloom items. Pair of white boots with speed enchant was the best investment of all time

WadeAllen001: Ever since TBC classic came out I've maintained that the popular conception of the classic experience ending with WotLK was wrong, and that it ends when TBC starts. The thing in my mind that most drastically loses that classic WoW feeling is the ability to fly. So I definitely agree with your first point about the importance of walking.

mike9347: I started in 2005 as a NE Priest and I remember being absolutely stunned by the graphics and the quest lines. Finding out about Stormwind was mind blowing as was how enormous Azeroth really was.

pforson: For me vanilla WoW represents adventure. Going on a quest not for the reward of loot, but just for the journey. The star of the show is the world and the fun is in discovering what it has to offer.

Nov 11 2024

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