Blizzard has just announced that Hardcore Realms are coming to WoW Classic! Sarthe, Scottejaye, Countdown to Classic, and aprikitKAT had a chance to interview Developers, discussing the upcoming Hardcore Classic Realm rules and Public Test Realm.
Sarthe Interviews Tim Jones and Ana ResendezBlizzard Opens Up About HARDCORE Realms! Interview ft. Tim Jones & Ana Resendez — Sarthe on YouTube
Scottejaye Interviews Josh Greenfield and Nora VallettaMASSIVE Hardcore Classic WoW Interview — What you need to know! — Scottejaye on YouTube
Countdown to Classic Interviews Josh Greenfield and Nora VallettaClassic WoW Hardcore PTR Announcement!!! Blizzard Interview Podcast — Countdown To Classic on YouTube
aprikitKAT Interviews Tim Jones and Ana ResendezaprikitKAT interview with Blizzard developers about official World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore — aprikitKAT on Twitch Notes from Hardcore Classic Developer Interviews — WoW Classic
Blizzard states that they will not be restricting any type of trading, regarding mail, Auction House, or person to person trading. Soul of Iron Buff will not be necessary for Official Hardcore Realms, since players can't resurrect, it isn't necessary. Blizzard will be implementing a Dungeon Restriction of one Dungeon per day. Blizzard doesn't want players to «Cleave» dungeons down, to level more efficiently. At Level 60, the Dungeon Restriction will be removed. For example, Feral Druids will be able to run Gnomeregan multiple times per hour, to farm Manual Crowd Pummeler. To prevent boosting from Level 60 players that have no Dungeon Restriction, if there is a large disparity of levels between group members, the experience rewarded is reduced. Blizzard has no plans to change World Buffs for Hardcore Read more on wowhead.com