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Originally Posted by loramin
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So the rules, mobs, and zones are all classic, everything looks just like it did a 1.5 decades ago, and there's even a staff of developers and GMs just like on live (only these ones aren't getting paid) ... but because the raid scene has a few changes to accommodate the massive differences from live (way more people who are way more hardcore) the server is "full of non-classic features"?
Everyone's entitled to their opinion I guess, but the way I see it this server is as classic as it possibly can be, and they keep working to make even more classic (eg. this fix).
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The very first thing that you listed as being "just like it did a 1.5 decades ago" is exactly my counter to your argument. The rules are anything but the same, the rules are in fact the most non-classic thing this server has to offer as I pointed out by listing FTE messages, GM enforced raiding rules, lawyer questing, and variance. My point stands as a matter of your own argumentation.
The point of the argument is that A) Not everything that is classic is better, B) the developers have, on more than one occasion, strayed from classic design to accommodate the differences between live then and P99 now, therefore C) the "not classic" argument is not valid. It is, at best, a cop out... a hand-waving dismissal of valid criticism to avoid having to actually make any kind of definitive stance. They can apply the "Classic" moniker at will, and dismiss it as easily, thus rendering the entire exercise a giant middle finger to the players.
EDIT to add: Just as a refresher on how we got to this point... you asked for "all these non classic features" wherein several examples were put forth that refute your position, but rather than concede your position, or even reformulate your premise, you simply dismiss the points against you as if they were not exactly what you asked for. Good form.
TL;DR - "It's Classic" is a load of bollocks.