The Rise of 'Classic' MMORPGs (and why modern ones suck)

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My favorite MMORPG of all time is easily Old School Runescape. My second favorite is probably World of Warcraft Classic. So basically, if you're a game that came out around 2004, I probably love you.

But with WoW classic's Season of Discovery in full swing, I was inspired to look at why classic MMORPGs, even ones that are getting updates, are still some of the best out there. How did we get to this point, and where does this leave the future of the genre for games like Ashes of Creation?

Music from:
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Donkey Kong Country
Undertale Soundtrack
Baldur's Gate 3
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Breath of the Wild
Old School Runescape
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Super Mario Odyssey

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:36 The Demand for Classic MMOs
11:03 Updating WoW Classic
15:00 THE BLIZZARD RANT
18:27 Classic Hardcore (the resurrection of WoW Classic)
20:40 Season of Discovery
29:08 The death of the "RPG"
41:23 Why updates to classic MMOs work
45:14 The future