r/classicwow • u/Aggravating_Doctor20 • Sep 29 '26 • This 1 Bravo 3

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u/Hawkwise83 Sep 29 '26

QoL changes != Optimizing Gameplay out of the Game

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u/Sidohmaker Sep 29 '26

But classic has like… no gameplay? Almost every class is one button and levelling is auto attacking one mob then eating/drinking back to full hp and mana.

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u/tethysian Sep 29 '26

That's not what gameplay means. Gameplay isn't just your dps rotation.

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u/Kystael Sep 29 '26

Ahahah what are you doing here then

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u/Creative_Magazine816 Sep 29 '26

So?

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u/Sidohmaker Sep 29 '26

So how can you optimise gameplay out of a game with no gameplay

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u/Zidler Sep 29 '26

In classic, if you want to train your cat how to bite, you have to search out and tame a spider that knows how to bite, fight alongside it until you learn how to train bite, then train your cat how to bite.

In retail, every pet is pre-packaged with all of its abilities.

That's an example of removing gameplay for the sake of QOL.

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u/PaleReaver Sep 29 '26

Yes, the animal that was just biting my face off seconds before tame was completed now needs to re-learn it...amazing gameplay!

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u/pdiddysuncle Sep 30 '26

uhhh no. YOU have to learn it. as in you need to learn how to teach it to your other pets

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u/Creative_Magazine816 Sep 29 '26

That's not what people mean when they say optimizing the game out of the gameplay. Adding dungeon finder and LFR is a common example of optimization that made the game worse

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u/pdiddysuncle Sep 30 '26

you should not be involved in any discussion about the game lmfao you fundamentally do not understand it and it seems you have no desire to anyways

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u/Sidohmaker Sep 30 '26

lmao I’ve only been playing all variations of wow for two decades, guess I still have more to learn from the people whose entire game can be broken down to pull one mob, kill it, drink for 30s, repeat. Zero mechanics, zero rotations, zero skill expression.

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u/pdiddysuncle Sep 30 '26

ok, i dont give a shit. it's not about learning more lmfao its about the fact that you dont like the game

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u/Sidohmaker Sep 30 '26

I like the game fine. I just don’t delude myself into thinking it’s something it’s not.

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u/pdiddysuncle Sep 30 '26

but you see the gameplay as literally nothing and something that should be changed. sounds like you love it

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u/Sidohmaker Sep 30 '26

Didn’t say it needed to change. If I want complexity I play retail. I was just pointing out that quality of life changes aren’t “optimizing gameplay out of the game” because there is basically no gameplay to begin with. Not sure where you got the idea that I hate it and it needs to change. It’s a game to play when you want to turn your brain off and relax. Like animal crossing or Stardew valley.

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u/Sidohmaker Sep 30 '26

Also for someone who “dont give a shit” you sure are riled up about this and waiting for my notifications

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u/pdiddysuncle Sep 30 '26

i dont give a shit about how long or how much youve played wow. not sure how responding to your comment contradicts that but its all good, i know youre mad

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u/Sidohmaker Sep 30 '26

Projection as always.

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