Together with their new draenei and blood elf allies, Azeroth’s champions must find a way to stop the invasion at its source seek out new allies amid the fungal forests and nether-wracked skies of a strange new world and ultimately prepare to face the infernal forces of Illidan the Betrayer, the traitorous night elf demon hunter who has claimed the shattered domain of Outland as his own. In Burning Crusade Classic (see Survival Guide video below), the heroes of the Horde and the Alliance set out on an excursion to the fel-scarred, alien world of Draenor, where the demonic Burning Legion is staging a war against all life on Azeroth. Beginning today, World of Warcraft players will rediscover the wondrous landscapes and mythic challenges awaiting them in the shattered realm of Outland as Burning Crusade Classic, Blizzard Entertainment’s authentic recreation of the legendary first World of Warcraft expansion, launches around the globe. Production Director Patrick Dawson echoed those sentiments, 'I think we had such a successful relationship with having the community help us develop what they wanted in a game for Classic, that we're kind of following that model again for Burning Crusade.The Dark Portal has opened once again, and beyond it lies a timeless era of adventure. They're a lot more savvy, we might say, and they know everything now.' Players are different now than they were then.

There are some elements of modern WoW that just weren't possible back in 2007, but there's also a certain appeal in the difficulty and nostalgia of the original game.Īccording to Longdale, 'There are some things we have changed in Burning Crusade, just to improve quality of life. Mechanically speaking, the process of bringing Burning Crusade to Classic required a certain amount of balance between authenticity and playability. Returning players who don't want to slog through the admittedly rigorous leveling experience in Classic can purchase a one-off character boost to get them ready to enter the Dark Portal (excluding the new races). Rolling out in stages, the Classic iteration will follow a similar pattern, with the new races available in prepatch so you can get them geared and leveled in time.Ĭurrent players will be given the choice to either proceed to Burning Crusade content or remain on Classic-specific servers. Historically, Burning Crusade was the first in a long line of expansions to the WoW universe, introducing new playable races - blood elves and draenei - and allowing players to take to the skies in flight for the very first time. Just like we got here in Burning Crusade - that was all in response to the community, we'll keep our ear to the ground as we always do and look forward when the time is right, but we are so focused on this right now and making it the best possible experience.' Lead Producer Holly Longdale told CNET: 'Our eyes are fully focused on this transition between Burning Crusade and Classic era.

Where do the Classic iterations stop? Does this open the passage for WoW Classic: Wrath of the Lich King or Cataclysm?įrom all accounts, Blizzard appears to be taking it one expansion at a time, putting in the hours to create the best possible remaster of the vanilla games before considering any future changes. Leaked early, the expansion was announced officially at BlizzConline, raising a lot of questions about how WoW: Classic might proceed in the future. Now those same fans will have the opportunity to continue the story again, in Burning Crusade.

When WoW: Classic landed in August 2019, nostalgic fans flocked to the servers in droves to relive the beginning of their World of Warcraft experience.

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