World of Warcraft  WoTLK Classic Gold Classic lets you play the game as it was played almost 15 years ago, upon the release of version 1.12 "Drums of War" update. Blizzard claims it has found that era to be a right balance for the game, which is based on its original version, and has also ironed out some of the imperfections of the initial launch. The new version also includes some improvements under the hood which include modern server infrastructure and Battle.net game features that socialize.

If you're already an existing WoW subscriber, you will have access to Classic and Classic Plus without cost. WoW Classic will also be releasing the content in phases, based on the original order of releases.

Blizzard also announced more details about the upcoming Rise of Azshara update. P2Pah spoke to the project's lead team about this update's emphasis on personal stories, the flexibility of the update returning players who are no longer playing, and more.

World of Warcraft Classic Makes Azeroth Feel Risky Again

In the 15 years since the debut of World of Warcraft , Blizzard has gradually sanded away the rough edges of Azeroth. It's still filled with danger-filled dungeons as well as gruelling battles, but now it's a much more hospitable, kinder world. World of Warcraft Classic aims at repairing that, and create Azeroth dangerous again--although it retains some of the latest luxury features.

Blizzard has revealed a release day for World of Warcraft Classic, along with a closed beta and a string of stress tests that will be conducted prior to the launch in August. A recent experience playing WoW Classic demonstrated a clearly less populated versions of the game, even the basic quest tracking was a slightly less clearly marked. This is a WoW game designed for people who have been with the game since the beginning, and are looking to recreate that feeling.

Producer director Patrick Dawson and WoW Classic lead engineer Brian Birmingham explained the motivations behind this ambitious retrofitting of the popular MMORPG and the benefits they'd like to see it bring to the fans.

"The community  buy WoTLK Gold saidthat we'd like Classic WoW. And when we looked at it, it was an environment that had crashes, with the teleport hacks. The game didn't have the same quality level that Blizzard has today," Dawson told P2Pah. "Well what if we employed our modern infrastructure? Can we retrofit that? We set off on an eight-week journey to see what that wo