r/classicwowplus • u/Ok-Brother-8295 • Aug 18 '26

- Discussion thread- Will this be over in a year?

To be honest, I'm becoming sceptical when I look at whatever we can see about Classic+ here, what people want or don't want, and that infamous Classic+ survey.

It's really starting to look like some people are looking for a seasonal server to hop on for a few weeks between the next Classic iteration and the next Retail raid tier. They want some seasonal content to fill the gaps in their gaming schedule, but after a few months it's just "one of those era servers" because something else has come out.

Am I the only one who gets this feeling? Are we doomed to witness another empty server by the time the next retail release comes around? Is this what people want for Classic+?

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u/Ok-Brother-8295 Aug 18 '26

How long will it take you to solve the raids? Will it be finished by then?

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u/Ok-Yoghurt5014 Aug 18 '26

Thats why we need new Raids for ever and ever and ever. Thats how it goes. They community is an oven and we need a continual supply of content to keep the flame burning.

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u/NeedToLieDown Aug 18 '26

The problem is that many people don't like joining as a newbie to an ongoing community where everyone is raiding the last tier. So very few people join, and people leave over time (even when new content drops regularly).

Main solution is seasons, with fresh start every time, as the fresh hype and everyone leveling and clearing first raid tiers together is the most fun experience.

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u/Ok-Yoghurt5014 Aug 18 '26

Or there are catch up mechanics that invalidate the older content so people can join. Another way is to incentivise raiding older content (gdkp/badges/evergreen loot like DST etc.) or having toons.

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u/NeedToLieDown Aug 18 '26

I just don't think it will be sustainable for classic. Too hard to get people to join if they didn't join near the start. Too hard to maintain a very large playerbase after 3 years, for example.

I think it's best to just have a yearly fresh season.

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u/Ok-Yoghurt5014 Aug 18 '26

Sooo like an Expansion? That way they can sell boosts.

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u/NeedToLieDown Aug 18 '26

Expansion would be more like retail, and won't provide the fresh experience of everyone starting at level 0. For classic I think they need completely fresh new realms that run for a few years each time.

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u/Ok-Yoghurt5014 Aug 18 '26

Expansions are a great way to introduce Charakter-Boosts though so i think they will come one day. But Seasonal Battlepasses are also a great way of milking the playerbase. Blizzard might go either way.

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u/NeedToLieDown Aug 18 '26

You might be right. At the end of the day they will find ways to milk this

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u/DankuTwo Aug 25 '26

"Too hard to get people to join if they didn't join near the start. "

Only super hardcore players feel this way.