NicaraoGaming

I think its because alot of the things that worked in classic had a reward system tied to it that made the player enjoy the extra time and effort it took to get. Retail has very little of the original wow's leveling reward systems in place so the slower pace simply doesnt work.

It also is a completely different game. In classic, the whole game was a journey. In retail, leveling is nothing but a time gate until you get to the stuff that actually matters.

You can make the leveling process interesting and fun though. Or give some meaning to getting levels besides just seeing a golden light around your toon that ultimately means nothing at all and you arent getting any more powerful at all

That comes with the system of expansions and the possibility for new people or returning people to catch up -> counts for level of your char and their item level. Whatever blizz adds to leveling, if it will be reseted or easier in the future -> feels meaningless. unfortunately