Even the WoW streamer Asmongold has something to say about “The Burning Crusade Classic” – he appears calm and analytical. Is he right with his ideas?
Although World of Warcraft Classic is not yet complete and is missing a few content patches with Ahn’Qiraj and Naxxramas, there are already discussions about the first addon. No wonder, after all, Blizzard has sent out a small survey asking players about their interest in a “Burning Crusade Classic”. This is causing a lot of discussions and also brings streamer Asmongold into play. However, he immediately warns: There is only one right way to release “The Burning Crusade” again.
What is the problem? Although there seem to be many fans of “The Burning Crusade”, player concerns are also being voiced. After all, one possibility is that Blizzard could transform all Classic servers into “The Burning Crusade”, causing WoW Classic to “disappear” for the second time – this was one of the possible options in the survey. Blizzard offered the following 4 options in the survey.
- The Classic servers will be converted into TBC servers. Those who want can transfer their level 60 to another realm that never goes beyond level 60.
- The servers remain Classic servers and you have to actively transfer to a new server where TBC runs.
- You start at level 58 on a brand new TBC server.
- You start at level 1 on a brand new TBC server.
Whether one of these solutions or a completely different one will be chosen remains to be seen.
Asmongold wants everyone to start in TBC without gold
This is what WoW streamer Asmongold says: The streamer Asmongold, who returns to streaming after months of abstinence, sees only one really good solution to ensure the transition to TBC.
He believes that players should actively copy their character to a TBC server and also retain the character on the “Classic” server. However, there should be a whole set of restrictions. For example, characters should not be allowed to bring any gold when transferring and can only transfer soulbound items. This would ensure that players cannot immediately dominate the economy on the new servers or duplicate gold and items through the character copy to profit from it.
What was the big issue in “The Burning Crusade”? With The Burning Crusade, both factions could finally play paladins and shamans. However, paladins were particularly popular among the Horde (Blood Elves). This is because they had a different seal than their Alliance counterparts, which was simply much stronger.
If Blizzard were to make a single change, according to Asmongold, it would be that all paladins should get the Seal of Blood. Otherwise, the Horde could be the clearly favored “pro” side, leading to a significant imbalance of power.
In conclusion, it is safe to say that Blizzard will likely maintain the “Classic” servers and launch TBC in a separate ecosystem. Otherwise, the developers would immediately alienate the whole Classic fanbase they have just gained.
With Burning Crusade, the balance would also be better – things like invincible rogues with 100% dodge would no longer exist.
It will be interesting to see how many splits World of Warcraft can handle before the player base becomes too small and too fragmented – or if WoW simply withstands this concern.
