I agree that it is unfortunate. There is literally no reason not to give players the option to use the modern character models for example.
I would love to have the classic experience with modern art assets. It's all client based anyway.
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World of Warcraft Classic launches August 28, 2019, Closed Beta May 15th
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I agree that it is unfortunate. There is literally no reason not to give players the option to use the modern character models for example.
I would love to have the classic experience with modern art assets. It's all client based anyway.
I miss WOW but I'll waiting for a new expansion to jump in... Not interested in classic Naxx 40 was already a hell of a torture back in the day with Sindragosa bugging and stuff.
Wonder if they'll have a Burning Blade server.
There's so much stuff I want to test with a bear druid, but oh my god I don't want to level one through vanilla again. Or go through the ordeal of maxing AB rep, getting gloves from Twin Emps, finding a Warden Staff, so on so forth.
Meanwhile I already know how to gear an Arms PVP warrior in no time flat. Still vividly remember my old routes for arcane crystal mining.
There's so much stuff I want to test with a bear druid, but oh my god I don't want to level one through vanilla again. Or go through the ordeal of maxing AB rep, getting gloves from Twin Emps, finding a Warden Staff, so on so forth.
Meanwhile I already know how to gear an Arms PVP warrior in no time flat. Still vividly remember my old routes for arcane crystal mining.
Oh god i don't give a flying fuck about this expansion, all I want is Vanilla. I figured it would be august...when blizzard says something will release during a season, safest bet is to assume at the very last few weeks of said season lmao. Hope I can get into the beta
"We're aiming at launch for much higher concurrency caps on our individual servers than what was possible back then. In order to facilitate that, without having the gameplay break down, we have some relatively new technology that we've worked on. Its vaguely related to the sharding that we have in Battle for Azeroth. But it's actually running multiple entire copies of the world.
Rather than copies of individual zones, let's say if you're playing on the Mankrik server – which I think will be one of our server names, because everyone remembers Mankrik – there will be three entire copies of Azeroth, each with their own populations equal to what a launch server back in 2006 would have been. When you log in you'll move seamlessly throughout that world, but we can load balance between them.
Over the course the first few weeks, we'll both be raising the population caps on those worlds as players spread out more, and reducing the number of them. With the goal of, once we're a few weeks in, having all of our realms collapse down to a single cohesive world per realm, no sharding or anything like it. But that will help us manage the early-day player load while still keeping healthy populations in the long run."
https://www.pcgamesn.com/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-classic-gameplay-vanilla-wow-server
Glad it finally has a date for people looking forward to play. I don't since I have done every single thing vanilla had to offer. I wonder why they need to beta test a 15+ years old game.
Yeah Ill be there day one ill buy that CE thats super classy.
I may burn out in a day-week or month who knows but I owe it to myself to give it a shot.
I may burn out in a day-week or month who knows but I owe it to myself to give it a shot.
THIS WILL BE MINEHe's also just said they're doing a 15 year anniversary collectors edition for it.
MINE
Didn't realize the CE was already up so grabbed one.
Just kidding it keeps going away
Just kidding again, now I got one!
Just kidding it keeps going away
Just kidding again, now I got one!
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Thanks
Thanks for finding this. So it's just like they said earlier - dividing load at launch and collapsing it down soon after. Good to hear. I wonder how they will decide healthy server populations with this technology.
Thanks for finding this. So it's just like they said earlier - dividing load at launch and collapsing it down soon after. Good to hear. I wonder how they will decide healthy server populations with this technology.
I did the dreadsteed quest on my Warlock, yeah that stuff was cool beans.
Aww then it won't be the same without mal-ganis going down for a full three fucking days during launch.
Purchased in a heartbeat, glad vanilla is coming back. I played back then and did most things since I had time. Wish I had it now to devote to it :(
all i know is im not leveling a goddamn paladin again
time to just play warlock and live an easy life of murder
time to just play warlock and live an easy life of murder
I for one am not sure I want to know what 2019 Barrens Chat is.
As much as I'm not sure that I love the vanilla version of WoW there's a certain appeal to starting on a truly fresh server, and because I actually love leveling seeing how well I can do it.
I doubt I'll actually have the time but it sounds interesting.
I doubt I'll actually have the time but it sounds interesting.
Definitely looking forward to launch. Me and four friends will be forming a group and guild and limit ourselves to one night a week (I mean, we're not in highschool anymore) for mains. Other nights are for alts.
Looking very forward to replaying classic wow as my favorite classic wow class- Warlock. Fuck yeah.
Looking very forward to replaying classic wow as my favorite classic wow class- Warlock. Fuck yeah.
Just noticed after I made my order that it is literally 1 cent under the threshold for free shipping. >:C
It's gonna be the comments section of a Fox News article.
current day world of warcraft general chat is a shitpile anyway so i doubt it will be much worse
The mounts are for regular WoW, not classic. They are flying mounts.
The mounts are for retail, not classic, and also will be in the ingame store.
Any word if the CE is Bliz store exclusive or will retailers stock as well (as with the prior CEs).
Would be nice to get to use my BB GCU before it ends.
All hybrid classes (Druid,Paladin,Shaman) best specs were pretty much the healing specs, and along with priest were all pretty good, priests being great pve healers, and paladins great pvp healers with good single target healing and plate armor. Warrior was the best tank by a decent margin with bear druid behind, and paladin tanking was not great, especially without a taunt.
Rogue and Warrior(Warrior more pve than pvp unless geared well) were great melee damage dealers, mage is great and Warlock gets stronger the further the game goes on (with having end game raid gear is very strong), although with warlock in pvp, horde is a potentially better choice as horde racials have strong stun resistance, which is a core part of warlocks with fearing especially.
Orc stun resist has no effect on fear, but Undead Will of the Forsaken was very strong against it.