The wait for The Burning Crusade Classic is coming to an end soon. A promising leak reveals when the first WoW expansion will start. Again.
World of Warcraft Classic is complete. For several weeks now, most guilds have finished Naxxramas, and boredom is setting in among players. Many guilds report a drop in player numbers – not surprising, as there are no “new” contents anymore. But that should change soon. A release date for The Burning Crusade has been leaked.
Where does the leak come from? For weeks now, there have been many rumors and supposed leaks about The Burning Crusade Classic, and it seems to have gotten serious now. The site “Warcraft Tavern” refers to a video by YouTuber Staysafe TV, who has “verified the information with several sources”. He doesn’t name a specific source, but that’s normal, as such sources do not want to be disclosed.
When does TBC Classic start? According to the leak, The Burning Crusade Classic will enter beta testing around mid-February. However, it will not be particularly long, as other dates are much more firmly set in stone:
- On April 14th (Europe), the pre-patch for TBC is supposed to be released.
- On May 4th, The Burning Crusade Classic will be released globally and will celebrate its launch.
That means there are still just over four months until players of the Classic version of WoW can step into the shattered world.
Is the date plausible? Definitely. The start of the beta in mid-February would mean that Blizzard announces The Burning Crusade Classic at “BlizzConline” in February and that the beta starts almost immediately afterwards. That would be a nice signal to all Classic players looking forward to new content.
At the same time, the timeline is similar to how it was back in the “Vanilla” days. Back then, Naxxramas was live for nearly 6 months before The Burning Crusade started and that era came to an end.
How does the transition work? That is still not quite clear. After all, there are some players who want to stay in a Classic world forever and never switch to TBC. It is likely that server transfers will be offered. Alternatively, character copies to “new” realms that are intended solely for TBC or Classic could be considered. There are many possibilities.
However, keep in mind that all of this information is not confirmed by Blizzard but is based on leaks. There is a chance that the information is not correct – even if it seems very convincing.
Are you excited for “The Burning Crusade Classic”? Or would you rather continue playing “Vanilla” forever?
At least every second of you found WoW Classic really brilliant …
