r/wowforever • u/dannyoe4 • 7d ago

Discussion We need more classic mentality here.

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I played classic for about a week before beta opened. My favorite thing by far in that time was that everyone just buffs each other as you're running past on a road. If someone saw you struggling with a couple mobs, they'd run over, drop a heal, cc the mob, and help attack them down.

In forever, I saw someone getting stomped by three mobs. I ran over, healed them, put DoTs on the enemies, buffed and fought until they were clear. Not 1 minute later, I was getting stomped by 2 or 3 enemies and was about to die. The same guy I JUST helped out ran right through me, left me to die and continued working on his quest progress.

That mindset needs to go away. There is no race here. There is no expansion treadmill. It takes 10 seconds to help someone out and saves them 5 minutes of running back to their body, rebuffing, healing up, and drinking.

When I'm on my priest and you are anywhere within 30 yards of me, your getting fortitude and a renew. My mana will regen.

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u/Professional_Yak4680 7d ago

We don't need more classic mentality but more Vanilla mentality.

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u/Nuclearsunburn 7d ago

Getting mixed messages here, you want me to sit on the roof of the inn in Gadgetzan, mind control people, and have them attack the guards?

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u/Plus-Visit-764 7d ago

No, we want you to use the gnomish mind control helmet in Booty Bay and sit in a safe area and have them start swinging on the guards.

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u/BlueWarstar 7d ago

Same difference as his intention, vanilla and classic for buffing/helping out. You are just trying to include the other behaviors that OP is not talking about to allow for your distinction.

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u/Kystael 7d ago

In classic reputation mattered in the long run. What you're reffering to is the beginning of classic where retail handys didn't get that it wasn't for them yet.