Part of the problem with bringing the World of Warcraft vanilla experience back isn't just recreating what the game looked like in 2004*. Blizzard also has to recreate the cadence of post-launch content, which means not throwing gear into the wild that will completely unbalance the whole world. So, earlier this morning, it wasn't a surprise to hear that some of the most iconic raids - Dire Maul, Blackwing Lair and Naxxramas - won't be included at launch.
Chuck Norris references. Anal jokes. Killing two dozen raptors to harvest ten raptor heads. The Barrens. Shit, after two hours of the World of Warcraft Classic demo, I’m still in the Barrens. It’s an inescapable nightmare, which is to say it’s perfect.
World of Warcraft: Classic will launch in the Australian winter next year, Blizzard has confirmed.
Blizzard's take on vanilla World of Warcraft will finally be playable in the flesh in just over a week. And if you're wondering what to expect, here's what you need to know.
If you've been waiting patiently for Blizzard to get cracking on a vanilla version of World of Warcraft, you'll finally be able to see what it looks like come November 2.
When Vaelanor heard the announcement of World of Warcraft Classic last Friday, he says he broke into tears. The veteran Warcraft player, whose real name we omitted because he helps run an unofficial legacy server, said he was so moved by news of a vanilla version of Blizzard's long-running multiplayer game, he couldn't help but cry.
