From Eurogamer: “When I booted up the World of Warcraft Classic demo for the first time a couple of weeks ago – while BlizzCon was still in full swing, and the servers were busy – the general chat channel was flooded with nostalgic longing. People were loving this recreation of the great massively multiplayer game’s early days and lamenting what WOW had become in the 14 years since. Someone celebrated freedom from the tyranny of item levels. Someone mentioned the hushed sound design, noting that they could hear every footstep and clink of their chainmail. Someone else remembered how the community was so much friendlier back then, in so much less of a rush.”
Source: N4G PC World of Warcraft Classic is compelling in ways that modern WOW isn't