The Twitch streamer Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris mocks the hype surrounding WoW Classic in a Twitch clip. It attracts people who have nothing to do with WoW. According to him, the current hype among these players will quickly turn into disappointment because WoW Classic is somewhat outdated.
Who is that? Sodapoppin is one of the big names on Twitch with over 2.5 million followers. He started his career on the streaming platform with World of Warcraft before gradually becoming a variety streamer, showcasing and playing multiple games.
Currently, his passion is WoW Classic, and he supposedly even passed up a commercial deal for it: He is one of the big winners on Twitch alongside Asmongold since WoW Classic has caused so much hype.
But this hype also has downsides that apparently worry him.
“Everyone is talking about WoW Classic – it must be an awesome game
This is how Sodapoppin sees the hyped players: Sodapoppin makes fun of people who are now jumping on the “WoW Classic” trend but have no idea what kind of game awaits them.
In a Twitch clip, he imitates one of these players who is fully on the hype train but has no idea about WoW Classic:
Man, everyone is so hyped for Classic. I can’t wait to play it. It must be a really awesome game. It’s everywhere on Twitter, people are looking forward to it even on Reddit. Man, I can’t wait to check it out. Let’s see why everyone is talking about it.
This is how the launch will go: According to Sodapoppin, excited players will quickly be confronted with reality at the launch of WoW Classic.
First, there will be long queues, up to 5 hours – this may be boring, but it will further fuel the hype: Apparently, WoW Classic is so good that everyone wants to play it.
But then, when the hyped people see the game, players will spend half the time drinking and only press one button anyway. Now the hype of the uninformed will turn into disappointment: “Man, this stinks. This is boring.”
What’s behind it: Sodapoppin believes that the “WoW Classic” hype is now so big that it also attracts people who have nothing to do with WoW: They will then quickly give up because WoW Classic is “so boring” in their eyes.
It will be interesting to see if WoW Classic can retain players in the long term and strengthen its excellent position on Twitch. The question is:
- Can WoW Classic also excite players who have no emotional attachment to the game?
Sodapoppin is one of the streamers who has already received some backlash regarding WoW Classic:
