WoW WotLK Classic: Release, Pre-Patch, Beta

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Wrath of the Lich King is WoW Classic’s second expansion. MeinMMO tells you everything you need to know about WotLK Classic.

When is the pre-patch coming out?

Since August 10th, the pre-patch can be tested on the PTR. A release date is still pending. In the pre-WotLK event, a zombie plague breaks out that can turn players into ghouls that are hostile to all players.

How much does WotLK Classic cost?

You don’t have to buy the expansion. A current WoW subscription is sufficient to play. More on the official homepage.

What patch will WotLK Classic come with?

WotLK Classic is based on patch 3.3.5, the last major update to Wrath of the Lich King. As a result, many classes are already aligned with each other in terms of balance.

Can I keep playing my old characters?

Yes, you will keep all your characters and all BC servers will be converted to WotLK servers. So Burning Crusade Classic disappears with the release of WotLK. There will be no BC Era servers for now.

You can watch the trailer for WotLK Classic here:

WoW Classic: The trailer for Wrath of the Lich King

WotLK Classic: New max level, new class and new areas

What new content does WotLK Classic bring? With Wrath of the Lich King you can expect some new features in WoW Classic:

  • Level 80 as the new max level
  • Northrend with its 10 territories as a new continent with Dalaran as capital
  • the death knight as a new class
  • Inscription as a new profession
  • new dungeons
  • new raids, each with versions for 10 and 25 players
  • heroic raids
  • Barbers as a new feature
  • successes
  • dual talent specialization

    • If you’re playing Death Knights in modern WoW today, you’ll notice quite a few differences in WotLK Classic. Death knights were very different back then, could tank in any specialization and had to pay more attention to their runes.

    What will appear at release? Blizzard has not yet confirmed exactly what the WotLK Classic release schedule will be. However, the content will probably appear in phases again, similar to what happened before with WoW Classic and Burning Crusade Classic. At release (phase 1) you will probably get access to:

  • Naxxramas and the Obsidian Sanctum and the Eye as a raid
  • the entire continent of Northrend
  • 2 new arenas
  • 12 dungeons

    • What comes after release? We then assume the following content based on how the content previously appeared in WoW:

  • Phase 2: Ulduar including Hard Modes
  • Phase 3: The Argent Tournament with Trials of the (Supreme) Crusader as a raid and Trials of the Champion as a dungeon. In addition, Onyxia’s Lair appeared here as a newly launched raid and the Isle of Conquest appeared as a new battlefield
  • Phase 4: The Icecrown Citadel as a raid and the Soul Forge, Pit of Saron and Halls of Reflection as dungeons
  • Phase 5: The Ruby Sanctum as the final raid

    • The legendary Wrathgate cinematic awaits you in WotLK:

    WOW WotLK Classic: The Wrath Gate

    WotLK Classic: Differences from before

    What is different than before? WotLK Classic comes with some changes compared to the 2008 version, some even with new features. In the course of the expansion, there should be the possibility of changing races and factions.

    One of the most notable changes is that the Dungeon Finder will be removed from the game in order to get the “Classic Thought” instead.

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    The large Wintergrasp battlefield is also getting a change and will not appear as an open PvP area. Instead, you will only be able to enter it as an instanced version.

    Raids in WotLK Classic have different limitations than they used to: the heroic and normal versions of the raid now share a lockout, but the respective 10- and 25-player variants do not.

    This means that you can defeat bosses several times with different group sizes, but not in different difficulties. We also know that Naxxramas is getting harder, but we’re not quite sure what that will look like yet.

    Also, there are some changes to dungeons to prevent boosting. However, this affects mechanics such as the damage done by magicians and especially older dungeons, the changes should not have any effect on the actual WotLK gameplay.

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