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WoW Classic Interview with Shacknews and Omar Gonzalez
Shacknews interviewed World of Warcraft: Classic Senior Engineer Omar Gonzalez about the technical challenges in marrying 15 year old code to modern systems in order to recreate the original World of Warcraft experience.
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xDlate WoW Classic Interview with Ion Hazzikostas and Calie Schie
Russian content creator
xDlate
interviewed
Calia Schie
and
Ion Hazzikostas
on WoW Classic. Notable topics include why Blizzard chose to bring back Classic over another expansion like Wrath, services like server transfers and race changes potentially for sale later on, and the possible return of Eyes of the Beast.
We also learned that Blizzard engineer Omar Gonzalez came up with the prototype for Classic WoW's setup, inventing a way for the modern client and server to read 1.12 data.
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WoW Classic "Not A Bug" List
Due to players reporting aspects of WoW Classic that were not actually bugs, Blizzard made a list of these commonly-reported features such as feared players running quickly and slower respawn rates.
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Classic Wowhead Database Now Available in Many Languages
The Wowhead team is pleased to launch Classic Wowhead in numerous languages! You can find the translated version of the database at by adjusting the language dropdown found at the top-right corner of any page, on the Classic domain.
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WoW Classic Summit Community Information Round-Up
In the past few days, many different community figures that attended the information summit at Blizzard revealed more details about WoW Classic. They were able to play a demo version of WoW Classic and ask the developers questions. We've made a round-up of all information gathered from the interviews!
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WoW Classic Beta - Known Issues List for May 15th
Blizzard has posted a list of known issues with the WoW Classic beta, including bugs with hunter pets and talents missing requirements text.
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WoW Classic Beta is Now Live
Beta has started for WoW Classic. Remember: Accounts are being flagged for Classic. There are no keys at this moment.
We'll be streaming periodically over the next few days!
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No Beta Keys for WoW Classic
WoW Classic beta testing starts today, and Blizzard sent out a reminder that there are no beta keys. Instead, an automated system will add new testers to the WoW Classic Beta Test.
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Burning Crusade and Wrath Legacy Servers Possibly in WoW's Future
Several interviews published today on WoW Classic confirmed that Blizzard isn't opposed to the idea of other Legacy servers in the future, such as The Burning Crusade or Wrath of the Lich King--their development may depend on the fans' interest and the fans' reaction to WoW Classic.
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Layering in Classic WoW
During the Summit that happened last week, Blizzard revealed more details about how they plan on reacting to the large influx of players during WoW Classic launch. Their plan consists of a new technology developed exclusively for Classic:
Layering
.
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Claim Your Character Name in Classic - Character Creation Starts August 12th/13th
Looking forward to a particular name for your Classic character? Blizzard listened to your concerns and will be opening Character Creation for WoW Classic two full weeks before the game is available to play. During this window, you will be able to create and customize
three characters
in any of the available realms. An active WoW subscription will be required to create your character.
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WoW Classic Footage - Stormwind, Orgrimmar, Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdom Flythroughs
We recently had an early hands-on look at the WoW Classic beta, exploring the old zones once again. If you didn't play vanilla WoW, or want a trip down memory lane, check our videos on original Stormwind, Orgrimmar, Theramore, Kalimdor, and Eastern Kingdoms.
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Brian Birmingham and Patrick Dawson from WoW Classic on Vanilla Collector’s Edition, Content Scheduling, Riding
On the eve of the WoW Classic beta starting, we interviewed Lead Software Engineer Brian Birmingham and Production Director Patrick Dawson on some finer points of WoW Classic that hadn’t yet been addressed in their detailed forum posts. When will later content phases hit? How will the collector’s edition pets work? Can you get Old School Ride (unarmored) mounts in early phases? Will community sites such as Wowhead have access to an API for creative tools?
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WoW Classic Release Date Is August 27th, Beta Starts May 15th
The WoW Classic Release date is August 27th, with the beta starting May 15th!
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Wowhead is Looking for WoW Classic Writers
With WoW Classic releasing this summer, the Wowhead team is hiring freelancers to assist us with Classic content! We have been working hard to prepare as much information as possible for you about Classic, both with our database and team of guide writers, but we are always looking for more writers. This is a paid opportunity.
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Character Limit in WoW Classic
Blizzard has confirmed you can have 10 characters per WoW Classic realm, with 50 characters across all WoW Classic realms in your region.
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Everything We Know About Classic WoW (So Far) Video
In Method's latest video,
Esfand
guides you through the timeline of classic release including everything we know about the actual state of Classic so far. If you haven't been following along with the Classic blue posts over the past few months, this is a great way to catch up!
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Itemization in WoW Classic - Items To Use 1.12 Versions
Blizzard has shared more details on itemization in WoW Classic. While items changed throughout vanilla WoW, with different stats, bugs, and appearances, WoW Classic will only include that last version of the item: 1.12.
While WoW Classic will be split up into six content phases, unlocking loot and content progressively, Blizzard will not be implementing a system of "progressive itemization," meaning that the stats on items will not change each patch.
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Employee Alpha Testing for WoW Classic Has Started
Blizzard has revealed that internal employee alpha testing has started for WoW Classic, and that the new build data from a few days ago was related to this testing process.
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Classic Beta Entry Appears in Blizzard's CDN
A new entry appeared in Blizzard's CDN: WOW_CLASSIC_BETA. This addition likely indicates that we might see some Classic Beta action in the following weeks.
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