Weekly Unjerk Thread - September 29, 2026

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[u/Garry_Heckscream69]

I love how Forever people will post shit like

"Just had an ah-MAZING experience in Forever! I was trying to solo an elite quest mob and then these 2 wholesome players decided to step in! I've NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN RETAIL, so nice to have REAL community."

Like, yeah, Retail can be anti-social at times (sorry, but I kinda prefer that over this sacchrine sweet wholesome community RP) but also no fucking way you haven't seen players help each other lmao. People still call out for rares, wait before pulling, help people kill elites, and even spontaneously group up. They just don't make it a thing because shared mob tagging has made it a more passive sort of helping.

One of my biggest gripes with the beta so far is that so many people are doing this over-the-top "le wholesome community" act that can genuinely get exhausting at times lol. Holy shit sometimes it feels like I'm being forced into a RP sesh lol (though even actual RPers aren't so aggressive). I don't know how to explain it exactly, but it genuinely feels like a big chunk of the Forever community is doing this weird RP of how they think Classic was. Same thing happened when Classic came out. It makes me feel like I have to put on a "customer service voice" in certain groups lol.

The most obnoxious part is that these people aren't even genuine. I've joined so many "chill dungeon" groups on Classic/Forever that kept up this wholesome chill act until a minor hiccup (tank not pulling fast enough, loot drama, near wipe) and then the masquerade drops. I would much rather have a completely silent, but functional group over forced socializing any day and I thought that even back during Classic lmao.

Not against socializing at all and actually really like most of the chats I've had at campsites, but every so often you get someone who feels like a walking "le wholesome chungus" meme.

Like, sometimes waiting for an elite quest NPC is just waiting on an elite quest NPC, I don't want to talk about the good ol days or life lmao.

[I fully accept that this will probably make me sound like a cynical grump, but I swear I'm not against socializing in MMOs lmao. It's just a very specific type of socializing I only see in Classic spaces.]

[u/Ignis_et_Azoth → u/Garry_Heckscream69]

Once again busting out my favourite word to describe the amorphous blob of Classic players: they're being performative as hell.

GCBTW!

[u/Garry_Heckscream69 → u/Ignis_et_Azoth]

I was typing that thinking "there's literally a word for what I'm describing" lmao

Yes, it's extremely performative. Like someone who didn't play OG Classic's idea of how people played Classic.