New details about World of Warcraft: Classic have been revealed. Not all raids will be available at launch.
At BlizzCon, further details about the upcoming version of World of Warcraft: Classic were revealed. Although WoW: Classic is supposed to launch in summer 2019 with the content of Patch 1.12, not all features will be available at launch. This was communicated by Game Director Ion Hazzikostas during the “Turning Back Time” panel. Instead, raids and other features will be released in a similar timeframe as they were back then.
Why is the content staggered? According to Ion Hazzikostas, the goal is to recreate the “classic” feeling as closely as possible, which also means experiencing a “journey”. To relive this journey, raid and endgame content will be released in succession, just as they were back then.
What does this mean? Various raid, dungeon, PvP, and world boss content will be unlocked in different stages.
Currently, 4 phases with the following content are planned:
- Phase 1: Molten Core, Onyxia, Blackwing Lair, Kazzak, Azuregos
- Phase 2: Blackwing Lair, Battlegrounds and PvP rewards, Zul’Gurub
- Phase 3: Ahn’Qiraj, Tier 0.5 sets, Silithus content, Green Dragons
- Phase 4: Naxxramas and Scourge Invasions
When is what coming? Blizzard has not yet announced the exact schedule for the unlocks. However, it is likely that there will be several months between the unlocks, giving players enough time to fully enjoy all the content.
What do you think about this staggered rollout of content? Is it good for reliving the original feeling of Classic? Or should all content be available right from the start?
