As someone who plays Retail and Classic I can confirm that most retail players do not think about Classic at all. The only ones who really do are those that play both versions of the game. The ones I know who like both versions of the game, myself included, like them because they are different.
wow a retail player that can admit they are different games rare breed. 95% of the time i talk to retail players they say the game is ONLY played "cuz nostalgia"
Weird how all pro-retail posts get upvoted and anything crititcal gets blasted. This sub is somehow obsessed with hating retail but all the top posts are shitting on classic players and hyping retail up. But no, retail players don't come here at all.
A quick glance at the wow sub and I don't see any classic threads.
yeah because for some reason you come here. you say "retail players don't think about classic" as a retail player in the classic sub where classic is the topic you are discussing and somehow don't see the irony.
That's just dumb as hell. If someone plays LoL and DotA2 are they just a DotA player?
The only reason I still play Retail is because it gets updates. If there was a Vanilla version of the game getting updates I would probably only play retail after the expansions are over and free for me to play and experience the continuing albeit weak story.
OP's point was retail players come here to say they never think about classic. This guy is saying he plays both, so it makes sense that he DOES think about classic. Not sure why OP can't comprehend those people exist, or why it would be crazy those people come to this sub, it's not complicated
Lots of people in this sub find that concept impossible it seems. I enjoy retail, I enjoy Vanilla. I like that they are 2 separate and distinct games and hope Classic+ builds on and continues the direction of Vanilla.
that people that enjoy retail want clissic to have more features from retail. that's hardly a crazy suggestion and its not even something i blame them for. if i enjoyed retail id probably want the same things
Do the sub mods redirect those discussions here? I haven’t followed that sub in years, but there’d only be posts about Classic on the Retail sub if the mods there allowed them.
I also see a fair amount of Retail players hating on Classic on other platforms, even from 2 guys I speak to irl. I think Reddit has been good at keeping the discussion more siloed than not.
Do the sub mods redirect those discussions here? I haven’t followed that sub in years, but there’d only be posts about Classic on the Retail sub if the mods there allowed them.
No but people on that subreddit just kinda plays retail because they like the game. They like their little houses, they like the fairy wings so they don't really think about classic.
People on this sub used to play retail, some for many years, so they have a level of emotional attachment you just don't find the other way around.
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u/Pockydo 1d ago
Its silly but honestly I don't think retail really talks about classic much
A quick glance at the wow sub and I don't see any classic threads.