World of Warcraft Classic What's Next Panel Highlights What's Coming, Including Self Found Hardcore And More

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World of Warcraft Classic got severalnew announcements during BlizzCon 2023, from its new Season of Discovery, updates to Hardcore, and the official reveal of Cataclysm Classic. The What's Next panel during BlizzCon dove deeper into what Classic players can expect.

First off, for the Hardcore players, Blizzard is upping the challenge in 2024, with a Self-Found gameplay mode. This mode, for those unfamiliar, effectively forces solo play, as it restricts grouping, using items crafted by other players, trading, and more — at least until hit the level cap. You are alone in your journey to survive Azeroth.

World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic will see some #changes, as Holly Longdale announced on the Opening Ceremony stage, and the What's Next panel talked a bit about some of those changes. One of the main changes players should feel right away is a faster patch cadence, as well as faster leveling to the new cap of 80.

Modern WoW will get a peak into the past as well with the Transmog collection system available in Cataclysm Classic. This collection will be account-wide as well, making it much more  viable for alt-a-holics. Heroic+ dungeons will also see some play in Cataclysm Classic, with rewards tuned for that system. Finally, while it's not the last change being made as the team held some back in the panel, updates will be made to the Guild Advancement system, with one aim to ensure that smaller guilds don't feel like they are falling behind.

Something a little less hardcore (and coming soon) is the new Season of Discovery. This was talked about on the Opening Ceremony stage but the panel dove a bit deeper in the panel yesterday, bringing new level-banded content phases, endgame activities, and more.

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