Blizzard just launched the 20th Anniversary Edition realms for World of Warcraft: Classic. These realms are a totally fresh start where players will create new characters and progress through content phases over the course of several months. These realms launch with some quality of life improvements (detailed below) that were made since the launch of WoW Classic in 2019.
These fresh servers are for those who want to experience what World of Warcraft was like at launch (just with some of those quality of life improvements, of course). Fresh characters, economies, and a new start to get to level 60 on your characters. Blizzard says that the Molten Core and Onyxia raids will open on December 12th.
Blizzard also notes that all non-Hardcore servers will progress to Burning Crusade Classic.
Quality-of-Life Features Out the Gate
Access quality-of-life features that arrived later in the WoW Classic cycle, right from the start—such as the Chronoboon Displacer to save your world buffs and the improved PvP Honor Ranking system.
For those who enjoy the look and feel of the Classic Guild UI, we've implemented an option for players to choose between using the original Classic Guild UI or the newer Guild UI.
Getting a group is now easier with a Looking for Group (LFG) tool, allowing players to manually create, join, and browse parties. Additionally, we're adding a Services chat channel that players can enable, specifically for advertising services such as portals, summons, and tribute buffs.
Also, the option of creating "Self-Found" characters will be available right from the start on Hardcore realms—should you wish to take on the challenging wilds of Azeroth with the inability to trade with other players, send and receive most mail, or use the auction house.
Access quality-of-life features that arrived later in the WoW Classic cycle, right from the start—such as the Chronoboon Displacer to save your world buffs and the improved PvP Honor Ranking system.
For those who enjoy the look and feel of the Classic Guild UI, we've implemented an option for players to choose between using the original Classic Guild UI or the newer Guild UI.
Getting a group is now easier with a Looking for Group (LFG) tool, allowing players to manually create, join, and browse parties. Additionally, we're adding a Services chat channel that players can enable, specifically for advertising services such as portals, summons, and tribute buffs.
Also, the option of creating "Self-Found" characters will be available right from the start on Hardcore realms—should you wish to take on the challenging wilds of Azeroth with the inability to trade with other players, send and receive most mail, or use the auction house.
