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Layering in Classic WoW
During the Summit that happened last week, Blizzard revealed more details about how they plan on reacting to the large influx of players during WoW Classic launch. Their plan consists of a new technology developed exclusively for Classic:
Layering
.
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Claim Your Character Name in Classic - Character Creation Starts August 12th/13th
Looking forward to a particular name for your Classic character? Blizzard listened to your concerns and will be opening Character Creation for WoW Classic two full weeks before the game is available to play. During this window, you will be able to create and customize
three characters
in any of the available realms. An active WoW subscription will be required to create your character.
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WoW Classic Footage - Stormwind, Orgrimmar, Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdom Flythroughs
We recently had an early hands-on look at the WoW Classic beta, exploring the old zones once again. If you didn't play vanilla WoW, or want a trip down memory lane, check our videos on original Stormwind, Orgrimmar, Theramore, Kalimdor, and Eastern Kingdoms.
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Brian Birmingham and Patrick Dawson from WoW Classic on Vanilla Collector’s Edition, Content Scheduling, Riding
On the eve of the WoW Classic beta starting, we interviewed Lead Software Engineer Brian Birmingham and Production Director Patrick Dawson on some finer points of WoW Classic that hadn’t yet been addressed in their detailed forum posts. When will later content phases hit? How will the collector’s edition pets work? Can you get Old School Ride (unarmored) mounts in early phases? Will community sites such as Wowhead have access to an API for creative tools?
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WoW Classic Release Date Is August 27th, Beta Starts May 15th
The WoW Classic Release date is August 27th, with the beta starting May 15th!
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Wowhead is Looking for WoW Classic Writers
With WoW Classic releasing this summer, the Wowhead team is hiring freelancers to assist us with Classic content! We have been working hard to prepare as much information as possible for you about Classic, both with our database and team of guide writers, but we are always looking for more writers. This is a paid opportunity.
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Character Limit in WoW Classic
Blizzard has confirmed you can have 10 characters per WoW Classic realm, with 50 characters across all WoW Classic realms in your region.
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Everything We Know About Classic WoW (So Far) Video
In Method's latest video,
Esfand
guides you through the timeline of classic release including everything we know about the actual state of Classic so far. If you haven't been following along with the Classic blue posts over the past few months, this is a great way to catch up!
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Itemization in WoW Classic - Items To Use 1.12 Versions
Blizzard has shared more details on itemization in WoW Classic. While items changed throughout vanilla WoW, with different stats, bugs, and appearances, WoW Classic will only include that last version of the item: 1.12.
While WoW Classic will be split up into six content phases, unlocking loot and content progressively, Blizzard will not be implementing a system of "progressive itemization," meaning that the stats on items will not change each patch.
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Employee Alpha Testing for WoW Classic Has Started
Blizzard has revealed that internal employee alpha testing has started for WoW Classic, and that the new build data from a few days ago was related to this testing process.
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Classic Beta Entry Appears in Blizzard's CDN
A new entry appeared in Blizzard's CDN: WOW_CLASSIC_BETA. This addition likely indicates that we might see some Classic Beta action in the following weeks.
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Allakhazam Comments on Classic Wowhead - Items, Quests, NPCs, Spells
As we continue to prepare for the launch of
Classic
in Summer 2019, we're happy to announce that we've imported 237,533 comments + replies from Allakhazam to Wowhead Classic across factions, items, NPCs, objects, quests, races, spells, and zones. Check them out on pages like
CLUCK!
and
Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker
.
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Loot Trading in Classic Update - Customer Service Will Not Transfer Items
Blizzard has clarified that Customer Service will not be transferring items in WoW Classic. The loot trading system for raids, outlined earlier in the year, will be in the players' hands.
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Classic WoW News Discord Webhook - New Site Feature
With Classic news increasing in frequency, the Wowhead team is pleased to announce the launch of our Classic-only news webhook for Discord servers! If you are interested in Classic news, but don't want BFA updates in your Discord alerts, this is the news webhook for you.
Click here to get the Classic Wowhead News Webhook!
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Classic PvP Content Plan Explained
Blizzard has finally detailed the full Classic PvP Content plan, including which content comes in what phase.
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Spell Batching in Classic WoW
Blizzard has released updates regarding how Spell Batching will work in Classic WoW. Their plan is, while Classic will still be running in an altered version of the modern client, to reduce how often the game processes spells, in order to have the same experience as it happened in Vanilla, with Mages able to
Polymorph
one another, Warriors able to
Charge
simultaneously, among other fun interactions that caused.
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Journey Home: Classic WoW Parody by Jay the Tavern Bard
Jay the Tavern Bard, the winner of the BlizzCon 2017 Talent Contest, has released
Journey Home
, a Classic WoW parody song. Give it a listen to get yourself in the mood for Classic WoW!
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Loot Trading in Classic WoW
Blizzard has announced that the two-hour loot trading system in WoW Classic will only apply to soulbound gear that drops in raids.
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Alterac Valley in Classic WoW Will Use 1.12 Version
As Alterac Valley saw many modifications over the history of vanilla WoW, Blizzard clarified today that Classic Alterac Valley will use details from the 1.12 version. This means that reinforcements will not be present, but all Commanders and Lieutenants will be included.
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Staggered Classic Content Update: Six Phases, Up from Four, to Address Itemization and Power Gains
Blizzard has announced that Classic WoW will be split up into six phases, up from four. The first phase will include Onyxia and Molten Core, but Dire Maul, Azuregos, and Kazzak will be pushed back. Other changes including releasing Blackwing Lair and Zul Gurub at different times, and replicating the massive 1.10 loot overhaul in the fifth content phase.
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