The World of Warcraft China Anniversary Event concluded this week, with some very big announcements for Classic players in the region. On the 22nd of November, World of Warcraft China will get its very own fresh Hardcore and Classic Era servers!
World of Warcraft in China went offline in January 2023, only returning earlier this year.
It has already been a whirlwind six months for the region, with a special expedited version of Wrath of the Lich King that launched in June. Wrath of the Lich King Classic has been hugely popular for Netease, with Warcraft Logs reporting over 11 million characters raiding Ulduar in the region.
The timing of this announcement will raise an eyebrow for some.
Classic players on both EU and NA have been expecting some sort of Hardcore Fresh to be announced at Warcraft Direct on November 13th. The <Onlyfangs> Streamer guild had previously announced they were returning to Hardcore in October 2024, only for the date to be pushed back to November by Guild Leader, Sodapoppin.
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