World of Warcraft Classic Demo Will Be Included with the BlizzCon 2018 Virtual Ticket

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World of Warcraft fans have been pleading for Blizzard Entertainment to bring back classic content from when the MMO was initially released. After over a decade of asking, Blizzard is not only willing to bring it back, but they are bundling a free time limited demo of Vanilla WoW with the BlizzCon 2018 Virtual Ticket. In addition to being able to play "Classic WoW" until November 8th, numerous exclusive mantles, war banners and show floor only items will be included in the package.

Shortly after the BlizzCon opening ceremony on November 2 (on or around 1pm PDT), players will be able to download the same in-development BlizzCon WoW Classic Demo that will be playable on the show floor. Players will have a chance to explore and enjoy a limited questing experience through a pair of classic early-level zones—one Horde and one Alliance—and experience firsthand our recreation of the original Azeroth. Once the demo is live, you’ll be able to play until 10am PST on November 8, giving BlizzCon attendees a chance to check it out again once they get back home.
 
I don't know how they'll implement it - part of the original classic WoW charm was going through the updates as they came up. Patch 1.4.0 for PVP honor system, 1.50 for Endless Alterac Valley Brawls and Battlegrounds., 1.6 for Blackwing Lair. ZulGurub at 1.7. Ahn'Qiraj at 1.9

There's months between major patches. I hope they don't just throw in "Vanilla" at 1.12.

I do wonder just how attractive this will be. WOW back at the time was not very casual friendly if you wanted to experience all of the game.

"experience firsthand our recreation of the original Azeroth" makes me worried.
 
I have no idea why fans want this. Vanilla wow was literally worse than every other major mmo on the market at that time. The only redeeming features it had were pvp (unbalanced and broken) and shitty graphics so it ran on absolute ghetto machines. There literally shouldn't be a single person on the planet under the age of 80 who doesn't own a computer that is 10 times more powerful than what original wow ran on. I think people are failing the nostalgia test again and thinking something was way better than it really was.
 
I have no idea why fans want this. Vanilla wow was literally worse than every other major mmo on the market at that time. The only redeeming features it had were pvp (unbalanced and broken) and shitty graphics so it ran on absolute ghetto machines. There literally shouldn't be a single person on the planet under the age of 80 who doesn't own a computer that is 10 times more powerful than what original wow ran on. I think people are failing the nostalgia test again and thinking something was way better than it really was.

I started WoW right around the time WotLK launched, so my glasses aren't tainted.

Still, I have a blast playing Vanilla (Nostalrius and what followed). It's a different pace, sure, but fun.

I do think LK was better in many aspects - especially early LK, before all the nerfs - as it was the sweet spot. There was something for everyone, and things could be challenging yet attainable for players out of the hardcore bracket.

That said, what the game bercame after that, and especially where it is right now... I would go with Classic all day, every day.
 
Can't wait to play Classic WoW again with my dad & go hunting n00bs in Goldshire :D
 
The great thing about Vanilla, was that itvwas hard. Getting to level 60 was hard. Doing the 45 min run, was hard. Dungeons required coorperation. There were no participation trophyes. It was great :)

I remember trying to get those high crit pants to drop for my warrior in Dire Maul West back in those days; just getting a group together could take hours of yelling in Iron Forge. On the other end, I don't think any other gaming experience has matched the 3 hour+ 40 man raids of that era. I'm glad I got to experience it.
 
I remember trying to get those high crit pants to drop for my warrior in Dire Maul West back in those days; just getting a group together could take hours of yelling in Iron Forge. On the other end, I don't think any other gaming experience has matched the 3 hour+ 40 man raids of that era. I'm glad I got to experience it.

I’m also glad I experienced it. Sweeping MC or BWL with a new guild was a great feeling. Getting 40 competent people to raid with was a major pain in the ass though.

I quit wow pretty much right after my guild disbanded. Just didn’t feel right raiding with a different group after all the effort we’d put in together.

I tried getting back into it a few times but the magic was gone.
 
I've been caught cheating twice. Warnings, 3 and 6 month bans then perm bans. My fault, and I admit it. I got tired of button mashing during raids, grinding so I started to use a few software packages for combat rotation only. One, a pixel reader that worked amazingly well. But, they got me. I lost 2 very very nice accounts with a lot of realm first achievements and rare mounts. At the end, I didn't care.

I picked up the new Xpac in Aug but haven't done anything with it. I heard that with the mob level thing that it doesn't feel like you're really all that powerful. And then I heard guys are purposely taking off armor to stay under a certain number .. so not sure if I will play at all. None of that sounds fun to me.

I do not regret using a rotation bot, I do regret getting caught.

How bad is the mob level thing? How they scale up now. Or the guys taking off armor to game that system?

And on the cheating, yeah yeah yeah .... I know, I'm a pos asshole.
 
How bad is the mob level thing? How they scale up now. Or the guys taking off armor to game that system?
It's not nearly as big of a deal as whoever you've been talking to has made it out to be. I feel much more powerful with raid and dungeon gear than I did after freshly hitting max level. I complete world quests two to three times faster now.
 
I remember trying to get those high crit pants to drop for my warrior in Dire Maul West back in those days; just getting a group together could take hours of yelling in Iron Forge. On the other end, I don't think any other gaming experience has matched the 3 hour+ 40 man raids of that era. I'm glad I got to experience it.

I have the same feeling - glad I experienced it. But no way I'd do it all over again.

It's like those camping trips you remember when your young, it's fun, outdoors, campfires, swimming in the lake, hiking, etc.

Then you try going again when your older. The ground is hard, the bugs suck, the lake is full of leeches, everything ends up stinking like smoke, poison ivy, etc. And you know that was all still the same when you where younger, you just don't remember it being such a big deal.

You can't ever go back, unfortunately. I'm glad I was there as well, but I know I couldn't stand it if the same experience were offered to me today.
 
I've been caught cheating twice. Warnings, 3 and 6 month bans then perm bans. My fault, and I admit it. I got tired of button mashing during raids, grinding so I started to use a few software packages for combat rotation only. One, a pixel reader that worked amazingly well. But, they got me. I lost 2 very very nice accounts with a lot of realm first achievements and rare mounts. At the end, I didn't care.

I picked up the new Xpac in Aug but haven't done anything with it. I heard that with the mob level thing that it doesn't feel like you're really all that powerful. And then I heard guys are purposely taking off armor to stay under a certain number .. so not sure if I will play at all. None of that sounds fun to me.

I do not regret using a rotation bot, I do regret getting caught.

How bad is the mob level thing? How they scale up now. Or the guys taking off armor to game that system?

And on the cheating, yeah yeah yeah .... I know, I'm a pos asshole.

I'll never understand people who bot, you're paying to play a game then you're paying someone else to play said game for you. It's like having someone else send dick pix for you, what are you gonna do when you get a positive response but you've got a nub.
 
I'd go back to Vanilla in a heart beat, TBC was a great XPAC that kept that hard tactical feeling, especially with open-world PVP. After that, it turned into a rails game with no difficulty level and the story line turned DUMB. Which shouldn't surprise me seeing how bad the story went with D3.
 
I can appreciate going back to the difficulty level but Vanilla compared to now for me sucked. 1000 person queue's, having to run on foot from Durotar to wherever just to get a flight point. Having to get 40 people together to raid MC and either summon them in via warlock or have everyone make their way to the entrance.

There have just been so many quality of life additions to the game since then. The dungeon and raid finder are my favorites it was such a PITA before.
 
i was thinking of starting a new club where everyone gives up their fancy new car and instead commutes to work in a horse and buggy setup...
 
Vanilla was more intimate vs all other expansions. I played all, but the current one. In vanilla you actually had to explore the World of Warcraft to get around. Instead of insta q everywhere. It was a lot more exciting to hit max level in vanilla and world PVP was better. While I had fun playing all expansions (less with each one). Nothing was as fun as the HWL grind on my lock in Vanilla and 40 man raids. I actually had to quest for my lock mount they later gave away at the trainer. I see current WoW as a game you play while watching youtube on your 2nd screen...
 
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As someone who played an absurd amount of wow and who really does feel the game took a nose dive after wrath, I still question the wisdom of WOW classic. I mean ok coool you have vanilla wow servers up and running... but then what? Does it just stay vanilla wow forever or will blizzard slowly roll out TBC and Wrath ? and if so where does that stop. If not will blizzard make new "wow classic" expansions ? Honestly as much as I loved WOW it didn't have that much content during vanilla and the content updates are why people kept playing. I would much rather see Blizzard let wow die and pump their resources in to a new MMO (Universe of Star Craft...?) designed with the parts that made old wow great (I.E actual challenge no BS Raidfinder no fast travel actually needing to form real relationships with people on your server). I know they won't because wow rakes in too much money but honestly Blizzard is the only company with the talent and resources to make the next wow (Well unless you want to wait till 2045 for star citizen to maybe release). All the modern attempts at MMO's are either watered down WOW for low skill social gamers (I.E GW2) or lazy sandbox games (with obligatory survival crafting BS) where players have to make their own fun because the developers didn't bother to make an actual game.
 
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