Has Blizzard changed too much about World of Warcraft Classic?

How much change to WoW Classic is actually acceptable? Has Blizzard gone too far by now? We want to find out with your help.

When Blizzard announced World of Warcraft Classic a few years ago, there was great excitement. Many craved the “Vanilla” world and quickly discussions arose about whether WoW Classic should receive some adjustments or if Blizzard should keep the game in its original state, as it was at Patch 1.12.

Very quickly, the demand for “#NoChanges” emerged, meaning to preserve the old state, no matter how flawed it may have been at that time. One argument and concern was that small changes would lead to a cascading avalanche of adjustments, bringing Classic closer to Retail, i.e. the modern WoW, over time.

However, WoW Classic has received a whole range of changes compared to “Vanilla” from 15 years ago. Some of these were already active at launch, while others followed in the past months. Here are just a few of the changes:

The realms can accommodate many more players simultaneously than was possible back then. This leads to severe resource shortages in many auction houses.
Loot items from raids and dungeons can be traded within the group for 2 hours.
The PvP guards in the goblin towns have been changed and strengthened.
Group registrations in PvP are now possible.
Scouting a battleground is no longer possible; you only see the opponents when it starts.
The starting portals from Warsong Gulch have been disabled.

This is Blizzard’s argument: Most changes, especially to PvP, Blizzard justifies by fairness or that griefers and trolls should have fewer opportunities. It’s about exploiting unfair mechanics, such as forcing players through instance portals in battlegrounds, or similar. It is often stated that such changes would have been implemented 15 years ago if this behavior had been noticed regularly and on a large scale back then.

Community also wants changes: However, voices within the player community also wish for further changes. For instance, spawn rates for “Black Lotus” should be adjusted so that they appear in random locations and cannot be camped completely. Some slight changes to the PvP battlegrounds are also desired, so that the Horde, for example, cannot use a ambush strategy in Alterac Valley, which only became really popular in recent months.

Has too much changed in WoW Classic?

But now let’s get to you! How do you perceive the development of WoW Classic since its release? Has Blizzard introduced too many changes? Or have the adjustments so far been necessary and minor?

If you cannot see the survey, simply follow this link.

Anyone who wants can elaborate on their choice in the comments and explain why the current level of changes in WoW Classic is completely right or completely wrong.