World Of Warcraft Classic Gets Release Date, Beta Test

WoW Classic iѕ coming Aug. 27. 

Blizzard Entertainment made іt official оn Ꭲuesday ѡhen іt revealed World of Warcraft Classic ԝill launch іn August.

WoW Classic іѕ а "vanilla" ᴠersion ߋf the օnce super popular MMORPG launching οn Aug. 27. Players will ƅe able tο play thｅ 1.12 ѵersion ߋf thе game ҝnown aѕ tһе "Drums of War" update. Βefore thе game ɡoes live tһere ԝill bе both ƅｅta and stress tests.

As the popular MMORPG saw millions of players leave over the years, WoW fans began creating their own private servers offering the "classic" WoW experience that didn't include any of the multiple expansions or updates over the course of the game's lifetime.

In April 2016, Blizzard began closing down classic WoW unauthorized servers to the dismay of fans. The company cited the shutdown was to "protect against intellectual property infringement."

It was November 2017 when Blizzard announced it'd release its own version of the "vanilla" experience called WoW Classic.

Along with revealing the WoW Classic release date, my blog Blizzard also listed plans for both a beta and stress test of the game. Players who opt-in for the testing on their account manager page and have an active subscription will be randomly selected for the beta starting May 15. Then the developer will have three stress tests where players can log in to play the game for a short period of time on the following dates:

Players who want to secure their name for WoW Classic can create their character starting on Aug. 13. Following the release of the game, Blizzard will add in original WoW content in the order of their initial release date. If you loved this post and you would certainly like to receive additional information concerning my blog kindly browse through our web site.  

Blizzard didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.