With the upcoming release of WoW Classic, a few questions about World of Warcraft arose. The new Blizzard CEO J. Allen Brack provided answers to some of them in an interview.
This is what Brack says about Classic: The U.S. site VentureBeat conducted an interview with the new Blizzard CEO and WoW head J. Allen Brack. The question arose regarding how Classic fits into the pillars of the company. Brack had a clear answer:
It is part of World of Warcraft. It is no different than any other expansion or patch. We have this piece [Classic] that exists together with and as part of the “World of Warcraft” subscription. We definitely see it within the WoW universe.
The full interview with Brack in English can be found on VentureBeat.
Why is this response important? Since the announcement of Classic at BlizzCon 2017, there have been questions from the community about how Blizzard plans to support two MMORPGs. Many fans have always viewed WoW Retail and Classic as separate.
Just a few years ago, Brack warned players that they actually wouldn’t want WoW Classic, and this statement turned him into a hate figure at Blizzard. However, the new statement casts a different light on the development.
Even today, many players are still divided into “Classic fans” and “new players” (sometimes referred to as “Generation WotLK”). However, this distinction does not seem to exist as concretely at Blizzard.
It appears that Classic will simply exist as part of World of Warcraft. However, Brack has not yet spoken in detail about whether there will be ongoing updates and how the two teams for Retail and Classic will work together.
What comes after Classic: So far, there are no concrete plans regarding what will happen after Classic and how the content will be expanded. Only that the Classic content will be released in phases, instead of all at once.
However, there is speculation that Blizzard could also bring back The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King if there is demand.
At the moment, Brack stated that the plan is to continue as before. One expansion every two years with three major content patches, like the upcoming Patch 8.2:
