I would have thought of the raids would be available. Are they simply gating articles to replicate the way that
wow gold used to roll out? Yes, they roll the various patches in phases out to give folks and blizz themselves more time. WOW Classic would be"done" 4 months ago if WOW Classic launched with Naxxramas open currently. Blizz uses WOW Classic to give folks something to do while they roll out on the growth that is retail. Same thing is likely gonna happen a few months following Shadowlands release.
I frankly do not think WOW Classic and retail have overlap in playerbase in any way. I am sure they did on WOW Classic launching, but at this point all the WOW players have gotten bored and left by now. I would say it is pretty much just another Runescape situation - two matches each with their own independent playerbases. Feels like two separate player bases for sure, loads of people who begun from my experience and never quit during wotlk or cata.What a day at WOW Classic