I have no desire to start my character over again in the classic version of the game that sounds horrible. I would be surprised if anyone left who has invested time in their character would invest long term in classic bns. This isn't like classic wow which came out 15 years ago. Not to mention classic wow was to many a much better version than retail so it warrants playing it. It still is a pitfall though with no future progression.
If they don't upgrade the core engine of the actual game to unreal engine 4 that would be a massive fail.
They also really need to fix the optimization of the game and the servers in the west. The game has been in a consistent decline because they keep treating us like 5th class citizens.
It's a Shame we don't get to enjoy the game as it was meant to be played, as it is played in the east.