That's literally not possible because it's a self-contradictory and nonsensical phrase. "Classic TBC" makes exactly as much sense as "Cataclysm Legion".
/facepalm
I don't think you understand the term Classic and how it relates to World of Warcraft.
Using Classic in front of TBC or Wrath is acceptable.
We are going back to the past to relive a particular time in World of Warcraft history.
That's literally not possible because it's a self-contradictory and nonsensical phrase. "Classic TBC" makes exactly as much sense as "Cataclysm Legion".
You're being pedantic.
That's literally not possible because it's a self-contradictory and nonsensical phrase. "Classic TBC" makes exactly as much sense as "Cataclysm Legion".
You're being pedantic.
To the surprise of no one.
I'm sure there will be changes. I'm REALLY hoping long-term that we will see a kind of alternate history development, where the core gameplay stays consistent, we just get new content, story, and raids.
I see separate burning crusade servers as the best option
Classic+ would be very divisive, even among classic + fans, because they all have their own thoughts on what should be included.
The moment something like transmog or balance changes happen (or dont happen) youll have unhappy people one way or another.
Classic + would also be much more expensive than burning crusade servers.
My 2 cents
My thoughts after Classic World of Warcraft, if they do anything after this, would be them launching/re-releasing Classic World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. It makes sense and allows us to continue our journey to the next expansion. It easier on blizzard, what's in and what's out is clear, the story, the adventure....so forth is already laid out for us and will have alot of content to go through versus creating small Classic+ content...I don't see them putting much effort into creating new content for Classic WoW when they are already doing this in current/retail WoW.
Plus, Classic World of Warcraft was just to bring back what was once missed, so following that logic it only make sense to bring back TBC since there is an audience for it, myself included! Classic TBC should be just as huge as Classic is doing right now, my opinion of course.
I created the thread under the presumption that the phases will take at least 2ish years to go all the way through until we're at the point of clearing Naxx, etc. I know there aren't hard dates set but that seemed to be what I took away from the phase explanations. I guess I can see how it was interpreted otherwise. My worry was about them just simply rushing through classic faster than intended due to all of its popularity and their eagerness to capitalize on it.
I created the thread under the presumption that the phases will take at least 2ish years to go all the way through until we're at the point of clearing Naxx, etc. I know there aren't hard dates set but that seemed to be what I took away from the phase explanations. I guess I can see how it was interpreted otherwise. My worry was about them just simply rushing through classic faster than intended due to all of its popularity and their eagerness to capitalize on it.
I hope they don't rush it either!
If you remember, after Naxx was released, TBC wasn't far behind it, which made Naxx irrelevant when your leveling to 70.
They should, whether they do it or not, take it slow with the phases, but not too slow.
They just need to have a good gap between releasing Phase 6, the last phase i think, and what they plan on doing next, if there is a next...so the slower people can catch up and experience it...it should be better now since we know the strats unlike when it was released people had to figure out what to do and make sure they have great gear to complete it
I don't think you understand the term Classic and how it relates to World of Warcraft.
I absolutely do. Classic = vanilla = 1.x
This has been the case since at least 2009.
Using Classic in front of TBC or Wrath is acceptable.
Hahaha no.
I absolutely do. Classic = vanilla = 1.x
On the Blizzard WoW site, it says this:
WHAT IS WOW® CLASSIC?
Azeroth As It Was
It seems like they refer it to the past, what it once was...what it used to be...not retail...TBC is also Azeroth As It Was (during the burning crusade time)....
TBC is a Classic in Blizzards timeline...
Do you think there is a possibility of WoW TBC the 2nd Coming, WoW TBC 2.0, or maybe they will call it WoW Classic: TBC (expansion)...?
Still a Classic...so like the posts before its acceptable for us to use Classic TBC as a term if/when they re-release World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Expansion.
I have the solution to your confusion here. Using "classic" (not capitalized) makes that word an adjective. Using "Classic" (capitalized) makes that word a proper noun, as in a shorthand method for referring to World of Warcraft Classic, the game we are all currently playing. I think Nyxt hit is on the head with "WoW Classic: TBC" as the likely naming convention for future installments of our current obsession.
Huzzah for rules of grammar, now we can all use the word "classic" in different contexts and effectively communicate our message to each other!
I have the solution to your confusion here. Using "classic" (not capitalized) makes that word an adjective. Using "Classic" (capitalized) makes that word a proper noun, as in a shorthand method for referring to World of Warcraft Classic, the game we are all currently playing. I think Nyxt hit is on the head with "WoW Classic: TBC" as the likely naming convention for future installments of our current obsession.
Huzzah for rules of grammar, now we can all use the word "classic" in different contexts and effectively communicate our message to each other!
He is not going to accept it just for the sake of trolling..
Can't wait for classic MoP(Please no.)
i guess they will base the decision on the loads of subscription data they are constantly gathering, have access to and analyse.
im pretty sure they have insights of what are the right timespans between announcements, the release of new phases etc. to build hype and to get people to resub because they see numbers falling and so on.
after all they want more money to make shareholders happy.
furthermore from a business standpoint i think its more likely to happen that they just bring back the other addons next because based on the assumption that they have more backed up data from the addons that came after classic it costs less to re-release them than to create classic+ and canibibalize/ridicule bfa even more. i would use the truckloads of excess money to strenghten my other brands or create a totally new product that reels in players from competitors who arent playing blizz games right now
I have the solution to your confusion here. Using "classic" (not capitalized) makes that word an adjective. Using "Classic" (capitalized) makes that word a proper noun, as in a shorthand method for referring to World of Warcraft Classic, the game we are all currently playing. I think Nyxt hit is on the head with "WoW Classic: TBC" as the likely naming convention for future installments of our current obsession.
Huzzah for rules of grammar, now we can all use the word "classic" in different contexts and effectively communicate our message to each other!
He is not going to accept it just for the sake of trolling..
Can't wait for classic MoP(Please no.)
Yeah, seriously. Let's not pull a Neville Chamberlain and go the way of appeasement with this. It's not going to work.
Long term, I think there are three options to keep people playing Classic.
1. Classic reboots and you can choose to start over from level 1 on a fresh server.
2. Classic is no longer Classic but instead "Retail from 10 years ago". First, it's TBC Classic, then WotlK Classic, and in 10 years, we will have BfA Classic.
3. New development and the release of Classic+.
What I don't understand about the Classic TBC proposal, is that it just delays the inevitable choice between the above three options.