World of Warcraft Classic developers understand nostalgia and lore are important to players but are still trying to find a balance to bring in cool and new content, whether it’s an alternate timeline, new variants, or exciting gameplay.
WoW Classic has been one of Blizzard’s most beloved games due to the nostalgia it brings, as it’s set in a world before retail or ‘vanilla’ WoW received its very first expansion. However, the title’s problem has quickly become tied to that same idea; many players didn’t want Blizzard to add anything new to WoW Classic or change the UI in any way—they wanted it to be as authentic as possible. As reported by WoWhead, WoW’s general manager John Hight has been hard at work thinking about the state of WoW Classic and how they can manage new content alongside those expectations.