Is WoW Retail actually bad or is everyone blinded by nostalgia?

I'm curious if Retail is genuinely bad or if everyone is just nostalgic for a game they once loved. I'm saying this as I need advice on which I should play.

Is It Safe To Say It's Not Just Nostalgia? - Blizzard Forums

I'd say that for at least half the people fervently protecting it, it really is just nostalgia for them. ... really do prefer classic to retail, ...

Why do people hate on the retail version of 'World of Warcraft' and ...

Nostalgia - undoubtedly this is the biggest factor. · Community - there can be no argument that the current version of WoW has a really, really ...

Retail WoW is unrecognizable - Blizzard Forums

One part is true, the other is completely false. Classic is pretty successful as being a call back and a major nostalgia hit. But… as far as it ...

Modern MMOs are getting too Overwhelming... - YouTube

MMOs are such a difficult genre of game to get right. I really like Oldschool Runescape's approach of balancing new content in a way that it doesn't ...

Anyone else hate the Nostalgia Argument? | No Mutants Allowed

It's not nostalgia if I played them today and I enjoyed them. I don't think there's such thing as "nostalgia" in the sense of "you play a bad ...

Is World of Warcraft Classic as good as everyone thought it would be?

Nostalgia - undoubtedly this is the biggest factor. · Community - there can be no argument that the current version of WoW has a really, really ...

Eventide Server - FFXIAH.com

... retail players really ... People are just hung up on nostalgia and exping as content, ridiculous really. ... people are just completely blinded by nostalgia.

[Column] World of Warcraft: Nostalgia and its Impact on Blizzard

No, it's not -just- nostalgia people. The game really was more fun for a lot of us back then, hence why there are so many of those "we can't ...

Why Nobody Plays Retail WoW - YouTube

If WoW Dragonflight looks good, then why are the numbers bad? by @IZEN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc-3p3SnSrw ▻ Asmongold's Twitch: ...

Nostalgia economics is totally wrong - by Matthew Yglesias

Most of all, though, the nostalgic orientation sows confusion about something fundamental: the pace of economic growth really was much faster in ...

Blizzard sends cease and desist letter to Nostalrius (vanilla WoW ...

I would honestly argue that the people who are completely fine with the current design, are just as bad as the people who have their heads stuck ...

WoW: The Curious Case of the Pandarian Nostalgia + Patch 6.2.3

I've noticed something odd in the WoW community as of late. People everywhere seem overcome with nostalgia for Mists of Pandaria. An expansion ...

Why do modern video games suck so badly - Page 3 \ VOGONS

While I cannot attest for anyone else, I can clear up a few points about my outlook. Yes, I like the older games, and mainly this is for the nostalgia of them.

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Nostalgia Grab's profile picture. Nostalgia Grab. 30AF IRL's profile ... really like to discuss is the grocery store. And now, an ordering food while ...

Now first phase of Sod is starting to end - MMO-Champion

They turned a really unpopular 5 man dungeon that most people skipped into a fun little mini-raid. The only bad thing I can think of is them ...

Fandoms, Nostalgia and Szechuan Sauce - The Impact

For the record, being in a fandom doesn't make you a bad person and the idea of fandom is not the problem. The problem stems from the “dark side ...

I Just Watched You've Got Mail for the First Time and You Guys, It's ...

It is almost as if she doesn't like Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, as if they actually have done something bad to her. ... But was everyone REALLY ...

Autism: Feeling sympathy for inanimate objects

something I did not know how to explain to anyone, till now. As I write this, I can actually feel the sadness rising up. Why is this? Surely the object in ...

Here's How People are Replacing Dating Apps in 2024 - PureWow

“I think this is a really easy, organic way to meet someone through shared interests. The club is small, so you're meeting new people, but ...