Frequently Asked Questions – Page 5 – General

teebling · 2018-10-21T17:21:05Z

This is a sticky for those who want a summary of the most important official information we have about World of Warcraft: Classic, including responses from Blizzard to frequently asked questions from around the web. Last updated 29th August 2019./images/tech/mediumlogo.png Jump toWhen did WoW Classic launch? When did the Beta start? How much does the game cost? Can I transfer gold from Live to Classic? What patch did the game launch with? In what order is PvE content being released? In what order is PvP content being released? Will items change with each patch as they did originally? Does it run on the modern game client? Is dynamic respawning in the game? Is there server sharding and what is layering? What is the population cap for each layer then? What mechanics and features changed? Which original mechanics and features remain? Do old or new addons work? Is there Battle.net integration? What patch will Alterac Valley run on? Will the resources for the AQ event remain as they were? Does loot trading exist in Classic? Can I play both factions on the same realm? How many characters can I have per realm? Will free or paid realm transfers be available? Are the old weather effects available? Can I arrange my characters on the selection screen? How big is the client in GB? Are different hitboxes still a thing and what is 'leeway'? Are the old unarmored mounts in the game? Can I toggle between Classic and Retail-level graphics? What are some of the most common misconceptions from the beta? What is the hit cap? Does the client support DX12 and multi-threading? Is there a list of known bugs and issues with the game currently? What will happen after Phase 6? Will we get Burning Crusade? Where can I find more information about Classic? releasedateWhen did WoW Classic launch?WoW Classic came out on August 27th 2019Mark your calendars: WoW Classic goes live worldwide August 27!Whether your battle cry is “For the Horde!” or “For the Alliance!”, there’s no shortage of adventure awaiting you in the vast continents of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms.See below for details on the exact time you can log in and experience the origins of World of Warcraftto original post made on may 14th betaWhen did the WoW Classic Beta start?Closed beta began on May 15th 2019 and closed two weeks before launch day.costHow much does the game cost?It is included in your normal WoW monthly subscription cost.goldtxCan I transfer gold from Live to Classic?Obviously not. There is no direct means for characters in BfA to transfer gold to characters in WoW Classic. This would be highly disruptive for Classic as the economies of these two games are very different.Gold exchange between players in WoW is subject to our terms of service. Purchase of gold from 3rd parties could lead to suspension or banning of accounts. patchWhat patch did WoW: Classic launch with?After careful consideration, we decided on Patch 1.12: Drums of War as our foundation, because it represents the most complete version of the classic experience.Dev watercooler, 15th June 2018 Check out this screencap summary of all of the vanilla patches and what they introduced.They are officially calling it Patch 1.13. All items are the 1.12 versions. contentIn what order is PvE content being released?WoW Classic will launch all of it's raid and PvP content in 'phases' spanning an indeterminate amount of time. This will allow for linear progression through gearing and instanced content as if the game were being released in 2005. The current plan has been outlined in a blue post on the official forums which you can read through in full here.Phase 1 (Classic Launch)Molten Core Onyxia MaraudonPhase 2Dire Maul Azuregos KazzakPhase 3Blackwing Lair Darkmoon Faire Darkmoon deck drops beginPhase 4Zul’Gurub Green DragonsPhase 5Ahn’Qiraj War Effort begins Ahn’Qiraj raids open when the war effort dictates Dungeon loot reconfiguration: Tier 0.5 Dungeon gear, Relics, drop rates and location changesPhase 6Naxxramas Scourge InvasionKaivax, 11th March 2019 (full post here) Check out my phase-by-phase highlight logos!Worth noting too that the release dates for each phase will not be announced and will be released on an ad-hoc basis:Probably one-by-one, as Classic continues. We actually don't have them pinned down precisely yet. We're trying to figure it out as we go forward.We want to take a look at the Classic community as it progresses through the content, and determining what seems reasonable. pvpcontentIn what order is PvP content being released?Here’s what the PvP content looks like mapped to the phases we recently posted about:Phase 1 (WoW Classic Launch)You can PvP one another in the world, but there is no tracking, and no formal rewards for doing so.Phase 2Honor System (including Dishonorable Kills) PvP Rank RewardsPhase 3Alterac Valley (version 1.12 30) Warsong GulchPhase 4Arathi BasinPhase 6World PvP objectives in Silithus and Eastern PlaguelandsOriginal post here. itemiseWill items change with e...

Pagwani

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https://classic.wowhead.com/news=291753/wow-classic-summit-community-information-round-up?webhook/wow-classic-summit-community-information-round-up

This is a good compilation of new data, like for instance that instead of using sharding they're using layering. It seems to be that each server will have multiple layers that are like giant shards

Posted : 16/05/2019 11:45 pm

teebling

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Updated for all the newest findings from beta and recent weeks/blue posts.

Posted : 17/05/2019 3:47 pm

Crogek

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Wonderfull post!
I wonder wat next bugg and no bugg fixes will be added :biggrin:

Posted : 19/05/2019 3:30 am

Vinni

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What store features did excist back then, and which ones will be available now? I know realm transfere is confirmed. Race/Faction change?

Posted : 03/06/2019 12:05 am

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What store features did excist back then, and which ones will be available now? I know realm transfere is confirmed. Race/Faction change?

I would be entirely shocked if Race/Faction were possible.

Likely it was made possible due to changing racials and faction balance. Your character from Day 1 that had best racials now had worst, etc. A "racial nerf" so to speak, but in Classic we all know what we're getting into and same with the factions.

Posted : 04/06/2019 10:04 am

Vinni

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I would be entirely shocked if Race/Faction were possible.

Likely it was made possible due to changing racials and faction balance. Your character from Day 1 that had best racials now had worst, etc. A "racial nerf" so to speak, but in Classic we all know what we're getting into and same with the factions.

Yeah, true. Hopefully not!

Posted : 04/06/2019 11:51 pm

atkars

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Damn, what a great post! Very easy to find my answers.

Posted : 05/06/2019 5:06 am

teebling

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Updated with the latest on the hit cap and no support for multithreading possibility.

Posted : 07/06/2019 9:43 am

Elian

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Thanks for the useful post my guy i love it :D

Posted : 17/06/2019 3:23 am

Escalotes

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Name reservations begin August 13th, realm names will be announced sometime before that.

Source: https://blue.mmo-champion.com/topic/1106722-french-and-german-realms-for-wow-classic/

Posted : 03/07/2019 8:34 am

Anonymous

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can someone confirm which build they're using ? blue posts have stated they took a Legion build, which doesn't support multithreading or DX12. however someone on Reddit was just claiming that someone data mined the latest beta client and it is from a newer BFA build and simply has DX12 disabled.

Posted : 11/07/2019 7:56 am

Sabiza

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can someone confirm which build they're using ? blue posts have stated they took a Legion build, which doesn't support multithreading or DX12. however someone on Reddit was just claiming that someone data mined the latest beta client and it is from a newer BFA build and simply has DX12 disabled.

No multithreading or DX12 support in Classic.

Posted : 31/07/2019 1:13 am

Spiflicate

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as a gold farming im dying to know if the gold cap will stay at 214k. its something we are still not sure about and probably wont find out for a very long time

Posted : 31/07/2019 3:13 am

Selexin

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as a gold farming im dying to know if the gold cap will stay at 214k. its something we are still not sure about and probably wont find out for a very long time

buy me an epic mount please.....

Posted : 03/08/2019 5:11 am

Kchlangendin

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Guys please lets keep this pinned thread with messages about what we really know so far. I guess a lot of ppl are watching thread to get updates asap and instead sometimes they come to see offtop

Posted : 03/08/2019 7:41 am