World of Warcraft Classic
About This Game
World of Warcraft: Classic (shortened as Classic) is a new server option for World of Warcraft announced at BlizzCon 2017. The goal of Classic is to let players experience World of Warcraft as close as possible to what it was before The Burning Crusade.
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About This Game
World of Warcraft: Classic (shortened as Classic) is a new server option for World of Warcraft announced at BlizzCon 2017. The goal of Classic is to let players experience World of Warcraft as close as possible to what it was before The Burning Crusade.
- Year of Release:2019
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Companies
Developer:
Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher:
Blizzard Entertainment
Franchise Info
Series:
Warcraft
Collection:
Warcraft
Release Dates per platform
PC (Microsoft Windows):
Aug 27, 2019
Age Rating
US & CA
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Frequently Asked Questions
You can create up to 10 characters per Classic realm, and up to 50 characters total across all realms in your region.
WoW Classic mirrors the vanilla state of the game at patch 1.12.1 (from 2006), without any expansion content.
No – WoW Classic uses the same paid subscription as modern World of Warcraft; there is no Classic-only plan.
It includes the Chronoboon Displacer for saving world buffs, an improved Honor Ranking system, and optional modern guild UI.
Era realms replicate the original 1.12 state but have seen declining populations; Anniversary servers now have higher activity and raid progression.
Yes—launched August 2023 with permadeath plus optional “Self-Found” rules; Blizzard even restored some characters wiped by a DDoS attack in March 2025.
Absolutely—for fresh recruits or returning players, Anniversary servers give the full classic experience plus QoL upgrades like LFG tools and modern UI.
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