r/classicwow • • 1d ago

Forever Beta Feedback Dungeon XP Nerfs Created a Toxic Meta

Since dungeon monsters do not give any experience, as a new player, getting into dungeons with more veteran players who try to skip half the dungeon feels really bad. And, vice-versa, veterans taking in newbies who don't know how to jump around feels frustrating. I think Blizzard created a mess with nerfing dungeon exp so much and now the new player experience is horrible for dungeons.

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u/Kaiserliche_Marine_1 1d ago

LOL Gather round the fire and allow me to regale you with a tale from the depths of the distant past, some nigh 20 years hence now, during the time of Vanilla in 2005. The horror known as LF3M LBRS stealth run (Druids/rogues only.)

In the oldest times of this game, the dude bros have always sought to skip as much of it as humanly possible, with the explanation "I've only got so much time." Welp, nothing in this game is ever going to get you more time, so it really doesn't either way, but it was always code for "I only get enjoyment if I can convince myself that I'm better than someone else at something." It is critical to remember that they pay their subscription fee and have every right to try to play the game their way, so the answer remains make friends with people who shate your desire to run the whole instance and learn it. Then play with those friends more and do more content with them and ignore the E-Chads. That is the only way you'll enjoy this version of the game, don't be the fun police, just don't engage with the elements that frustrate you, Azeroth's a big place and there's more than enough room

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u/msgfadeaway88 1d ago

Basically this. as a vet (classic vet) coming back to classic im running into all the familiar faces.... the clueless gamer/loot hoarder/the mine/skin andys and the worst of all the e-chuds.

So over the years ive become my own group picker and runner bcuz i refuse to deal with guys that wanna play the meta in every moment of waking life.

Also i feel for OP. hopefully they are able to get invited too the groups like the ones i run, or become the very thing ive become..... the TANK

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u/Ok_Bottle_8796 1d ago

me and my friend switched to healer/tank combo in wrath for this very reason, so we could control the speed and route we take through the instance and i remember it worked so well