[wingerlang]

I never played WOW in its heyday, but literally most of my friends did. I've been considering checking WOW out without reading any guides - as I think 'optimal play' makes games boring.

So there might at least one 'new' player.

[abakker]

Do it, there’s really very little to lose, and a lot to gain.

[tinco]

Said no one about WoW ever. Not disputing the fact that it was arguably the best game ever created and I did thoroughly enjoy it, but damn have lots of people lost so much playing WoW.

[tmpz22]

I thoroughly wish I had invested the 10,000+ hours I've spent on games like WOW in my social life and general well being. It wouldn't have been a 1:1 translation, some time would have been wasted regardless... but I feel like I'd be happier and an all around better person.

[abakker]

I know what you mean - I just have a soft spot for WOW. It really provides the escapism I needed during a difficult time in my life. It was good escapism, though. Instead of just TV and Books, I could check out of the real world and Into WOW and still talk to people, be semi social, and just forget about the fact that I had just lost one of my parents. It was sufficiently active, complicated, social and distracting. That alternate world really helped me.

Full confession: after a few years I had never actually made endgame. I had a lot of characters that were close, but I never had the “efficient play” strategy down enough to really power level any characters.

[tapoxi]

I think that's what I enjoy so much about Classic - there's a finite amount of content there. I can hit endgame on my own schedule without worrying about the goalposts being moved by the next expansion.