Do classic players deliberately try to sabotage their own game?

[chiassesurrhone]

It's not Classic, it's Wotlk. And a game that everyone know the game, there is 0 exploration, 0 immersion anymore, only the lvl max and the gear cares, it's sad but it's normal 12 years after

[Azgars]

the amount of toxicity you encounter on this server is 99% because of how you interact with the server.
kindness and patience goes a long way.
also. remember. just because the server is 15+ years old. doesn't mean everyone has been playing for 15+ years.
sure some people have played this server for 10+ years, but most of those people have their set friends, safe guilds they know and trust. everything maxed out. they dont need things like a friendly conversation, from a complete stranger. they already have a full friend list of people to talk to.

if you're trying to force an interaction with those people, no matter how friendly. for them it will just seem like a random that wants something from them.

almost everyone you encounter is gonna be 1 of 2 people. a fairly new players (less than a few weeks/months total played time)
or the hostile loners who run pugs all day on 10 diff lvl 80's

having the wrong expectations of certain people can mess up your entire game.
having the wrong expectations of the game can mess up your social aspect

just enjoy the game on a level that you enjoy it. if its pvp. do pvp. if you wanna raid, find the right people to do them with. if you want to socialize, make your own guild.

seems pretty simple to me.
if you're looking for Group{X} you dont join Group {Y} or Group {Z} or Group {23}
you keep looking for {X}
you can't rush things and then complain that it's rushed.