#wrath classic

[omusasteelhorn]

My reaction when my guild’s tank pulls too many gargoyles in Naxx.

[wondrouswendy]

Wrath Classic guild on Bloodsail Buccaneers downed OS with 3 Drakes last night and I won the Twilight Drake! This was a lot of fun and a good preview of what's to come in phase 2 with Ulduar hardmodes... can't wait!

[tecsyofazeroth]

I made this little icon a while ago. I should make more.

[heckinwacky]

old new wifey <33333

[illidan]

thinking about wotlk classic

second round of wrath babies GO

[rosebramblewolf]

inherent in doing loremaster is doing all the dungeon quests, so im soloing all of the low level dungeons on my dk as i do the zones theyre in. did wc yesterday, today im going to do rfd and rfk, but first im popping back to outland and hitting 61 to grab path of frost

and once thats done i will have done ALL the quests in the barrens, except the breadcrumb quests that send you to other zones, which im not grabbing until its time to go to those zones bc they just fill up my quest log unnecessarily (i cant remember how many quests you can have in your log in retail, i think they increased it, but in wrath classic its still 25 and i tend to hover around 14-20 while doing a zone)

trying to decide where to head next. its either stonetalon or ashenvale. and when i do ashenvale i might also run up to darkshore then hit teldrassil and azuremyst and bloodmyst for exploration reasons (or i might wait til a holiday that sends me to the alliance capitals - like fire festival)

but currently im in brill bc i still need to do horseman dailies this reset period

[cactusapple]

DK TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ezlian and ulfgahr live again!!!!!!!!!

[wondrouswendy]

Maybe a weird thing to ask, but since you seem to thoroughly enjoy it I figured I'd ask you - is WoW something someone can still get into with no prior knowledge? I've always been somewhat intrigued (I play a lot of Wizard101 which google seems to relate to WoW). But it seems daunting. Not sure if you have an opinion maybe? 😅

Yes, because I technically brought my friend on board. @rangerzath always memed on WoW calling it a game for """nerds""" (said the nerd) and toward the tail end of the Legion expansion, I brought them on board. We played retail for a few expansions and then with the return of Wrath of the Lich King Classic this past October, I convinced them to try Classic as well in order to play the original version of the Death Knight class (their favorite class).

First of all, it depends on what version of WoW you want to play. Retail vs Classic.

Retail is pretty hand-holdy with leveling and some aspects of class introduction, but endgame might seem very daunting and isolating if you aren't familiar with the social systems in the game. Some people would say that Retail is very casual friendly and the content is arguably soloable outside of instances and raids, but the whole premise of a MMORPG is to do endgame content ultimately. Retail WoW falls into this category pretty hard because the leveling experience is so streamlined and quick.

Classic in its current expansion (Wrath) is IMO a solid hybrid between MMO and RPG. The leveling experience in Classic is drastically slower, which allows new players to really immerse into the world in which they are questing. You become much more familiar with your character, your character progression, the setting, the world, the stories (some are better than others). Not to mention, as someone who just did the full 1-80 leveling experience recently, you genuinely do find yourself "creating" your own narratives as you overcome leveling obstacles. Emergent gameplay. However, this experience is much more enjoyable with friends or a guild. It can feel very grindy and isolating alone (some people might enjoy that though).

For Classic's endgame, however, I think it's near mandatory to be part of a guild. This means you need to pick a good server. Unlike Retail, Classic servers are sequestered communities--there is no cross-server interaction outside of Player vs. Player experiences. This means that you as the player live and die by your reputation on the server. Guild leaders will ask you about your past guild experiences (if applicable) and if you make an ass of yourself (not saying you would) you could become infamous if the server is small enough. There are some servers that are "mega servers" where you probably could become invisible. Smaller servers like the one Zath and I play on are much more tight knit. You cannot be a one person band in Classic. You are dependent upon other players, and that can be a double edged sword. I haven't had negative experiences in that regard because we guild shopped and found a home that so far has been welcoming and positive.

Overall, the raids in Classic are easy. Don't let people fool you. They are fun on a social level, nostalgic level, and sometimes on a gameplay level. Character progression feels more meaningful.

In general, WoW needs addons in order to play ""optimally"" so if you're someone who isn't comfortable downloading third party mods then this may not be the game for you.

Unless you're talking about WoW's story, in which case good luck because it's about as bad as comic book lore--meaning it changes every few years and probably not for the best.

Overall, I am biased to Classic currently. Wrath was the best expansion, and I can say as someone who played Retail Wrath and now Classic Wrath, it's not rose colored glasses. Gameplay systems were fair and rewarding. The developers valued player time. In Retail, activities don't feel very rewarding because there is so much time-gating. There is FOMO in Retail. In Classic, I have two characters who are well geared for the "phase" we're in and all I did was raid for two weeks with my guild. I'm not finished with my classic characters by any stretch, but I feel like I can breathe and enjoy other games. When I played Retail seriously, it felt like a hamster wheel.

I could go on and on about what the pros and cons are. If this has helped in any way, great. If you're thinking about trying the game, it costs $15 a month. I could give you a refer-a-friend if you're serious about trying it as a trial.

My final answer though? I would tell people to play Classic over Retail currently.