Ex-World of Warcraft dev teases major overhaul for WoW Classic
World of Warcraft may be about to change significantly, as findings in an upcoming update to the Blizzard MMORPG game, combined with teasing remarks from one former developer, potentially hint at a big overhaul for WoW Classic. With The Burning Crusade complete and Wrath of the Lich King Classic into phase two, it seems there is an outside chance for a full World of Warcraft Classic Plus.
Just to recap, World of Warcraft Classic lets you play the game as it originally launched all the way back in 2004. The vanilla version is essentially the very earliest release of WoW, without all the zones, tweaks, additions, and so on that have been introduced throughout the past 19 years. It’s perfect for purists, those of us who love a bit of nostalgia, and players who are new to WoW but also want to experience some of the RPG game’s history.
The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King classic follow in a similar vein, serving as the initial, uniterated versions of WoW’s first two expansions. There are some additions, quality of life changes, and extra in-game material like bosses and zones however that World of Warcraft Classic players would like to see included, and that brings us to the hypothetical WoW Classic Plus.
Long rumoured, this would be a kind of balance between new WoW, and the Blizzard RPG of old, implementing a variety of features and material from latter-day World of Warcraft updates and expansions, but without compromising the fundamental Classic gameplay or art style. A potentially ideal balance between the various WoW generations, new findings and comments from an ex-dev suggest World of Warcraft Classic Plus could be on its way.
Dan ‘MrGM’ Carter, a World of Warcraft content creator and Twitch streamer, writes
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