cormack12
Gold Member
Blizzard announcement [Youtube - 1m23]
Finally looks like Blizzard have given in and will eventually bring back a classic option for servers. This has been an ongoing battle and if you're not familiar you can read about the events of the Nostalrius server. Here is the last goodbye for Nostalrius:
Personally I'm looking forward to a large interactive community as opposed to what I got last time I logged in. Game had changed to just an efficiency leveller. All sense of community was gone, felt like I was playing alone - there was no /s - even /g was empty in bug guilds. Only /r had private chats. I miss masses of people and events inspired by players like the clashes at the crossroads, oft you'd hear the cry of level 60 horde outside Stormwind and then chaos would ensue for a couple of hours.
So GAF, over to you. Fondest memories? Funniest moments? Saddest moments? Best wipes? Do you want to see any QoL improvements rolled back into vanilla or keep it pure?
No ETA on release yet, but it's not expected to be 'soon'. Blizzard are committed to presenting an authentic vanilla experience whatever that means. I'm guessing it will get the graphical and model improvements we've seen down the years as well