WoW Classic is approaching the last two content phases and is still extremely exciting ten months after the launch of the first servers. At least that’s what our Classic enthusiast Karsten thinks, who really wants to see how difficult the Temple of Ahn’Qiraj and Naxxramas will ultimately be, how quickly the beetle paradise will be opened on all servers and how motivated the Classic community is, when Phase 6 is online and the release of TBC Classic is on the horizon.
WoW Classic ‘s hottest content is yet to come. So far, so well known. Personally, I’m particularly looking forward to content phases 5 and 6 because they answer many of the most exciting questions about the new vanilla edition. What these are from my point of view is discussed below. What do you think: What will the answers to these questions look like? Tell me in the comments!
The Opening of Ahn’Qiraj – Lagfest or Epic Party?
Phase 5 expands the daily program of Classic players with the challenges in Ahn’Qiraj. This includes not only the two new raids, but of course also the actual opening of the beetle paradise. And it is precisely this largest in-game event in WoW history that has the potential for a lot of fun, but also frustration.
For example, the question of how quickly the various Classic servers can meet the requirements for opening AQ is exciting, i.e. on the one hand the procurement of the countless supplies and on the other hand the completion of the quest series around the scepter with which the gong was finally struck and the event is started.
Sure, the populations of many classic servers are significantly larger than was the case on the vanilla realms at the time, and even then the Medivh community managed to pull through the opening in less than three weeks without any prior knowledge (via Wowwiki ). However, you have to keep in mind that there are also isolated classic servers with very small populations and various classic realms with a very one-sided faction ratio. How soon will the gates open on Thalnos, Flamelash, Stalagg, Skeram, Lucifron, Heartstriker, or Heartseeker? Does Blizzard have to help out here at some point, like they did back then? Exciting!
The opening itself or the time of the opening also offers great potential for drama. There are certainly numerous players on each server who would like to experience the event – as I said, there has never been anything comparable in the history of WoW. In addition, anyone keen on the black AQ mount must complete the quest chain within ten hours of the first gong hit. Agreements are necessary so that as many players as possible have a chance of getting the mount or experiencing the event. In the discord of my server Razorfen there is also an attempt to get as many guilds on board as possible for agreements. However, one guild has already made it clear that they will definitely ring the gong soon after completing the previous quests because the risk is too high from their point of view. that otherwise another player will go on an ego trip, ignore every agreement and ring the gong without notice. And then the drama begins…
Finally, there is the question of how well the WoW Classic servers will withstand the onslaught of players on Silithus. The experience of the launch evenings of Blackwing Lair and Zul’Gurub as well as the previous stress tests show that a lagfest awaits us probably more than 14 years after the first AQ opening. I’m curious if the PTR experiences will allow the developers to make adjustments that will keep the performance at least halfway okay during the event.
How difficult will the Temple of Ahn’Qiraj and Naxxramas be?
I had already speculated in an extra article about how difficult the boss fights in AQ40 will be. Since Blizzard has only opened the ruins for a test on the PTR so far, we have to be patient in this regard.
I am particularly interested in how average guilds get through the new raid (and then Naxxramas). Guilds that have umpteen Classic players without AQ/Naxx experience (after all, very few players saw the temple and the necropolis from the inside or placed too many bosses there) or even WoW newcomers in their ranks. Guilds that don’t look at the bosses beforehand on their own private servers and test strategies. Guilds that lose their world buffs with the first bosses and then have to fight their way through the content without the powerful effects, and who then no longer benefit as much from patch 1.12 balancing as was the case with the previous content. Yes, it will be easier than it was in vanilla WoW. But how much easier? How do the average guilds react when two raid nights are suddenly no longer enough? When there are more wipes again and the costs for consumables skyrocket?
A second question then arises, especially with Naxxramas, which is also interesting with a view to the level of difficulty: how motivated are the classic players if the effort for raiding increases, but at the same time there is no seventh classic phase, for which one could use the Naxxramas loot?
How does TBC Classic affect Classic WoW? And how is Blizzard Classic implementing TBC?
When the launch of the first WoW expansion, The Burning Crusade, appeared on the horizon, it quickly made itself felt in my guild’s day-to-day raids. The motivation for progression in Naxxramas was dwindling, which was reflected in the raid registrations more and more each week. As appointments were canceled more and more frequently, we cooperated with another progress guild on the server that was struggling with similar problems. So we were able to make a few more IDs unsafe in Naxxramas and defeat one or the other boss until an official raid break was announced until the TBC launch.
I am sure that an announcement of classic servers for The Burning Crusade will also have a noticeable impact on the current classic servers. Various players only use Classic to bridge the waiting time for the launch of TBC servers – because for them TBC was the best time in World of Warcraft . Of course, various questions play a role here: How many players are actually like this? When will Blizzard announce TBC servers and when will they go online? Or more specifically, how much time do Classic players who also want to play Classic TBC have to enjoy Classic Phase 6 before moving on to Outland?
The answers to these questions will have a tangible impact on the Phase 6 gameplay and the guilds and raid communities. At the same time, I find it extremely exciting in this context what lessons Blizzard has learned from WoW Classic and whether they will approach problematic areas such as the number of servers provided or the balance of faction/server populations differently with Classic TBC. And what will the actual implementation look like? What patch level are they using for Difficulty, Attunements and Class Balancing? Clearly: It remains exciting in the “old” World of Warcraft .
What is WoW Classic?
World of Warcraft Classic is a true recreation of the original WoW as you know it from 2006. All parts of the game – from combat mechanics and talent trees to character models and zones – have been recreated, contributing to the authentic experience.
Getting Started
All players with an active World of Warcraft subscription or game time on their accounts have access toWoW Classic at no additional cost.
- Open the Blizzard Battle.net Desktop App and select World of Warcraft from the menu.
- Select World of Warcraft Classic from the Version menu. If you have more than one World of Warcraft account, you’ll see a second Account drop-down list. In this column, select the active account you want to play with.
- Click the Install button. The progress bar will tell you when your game is ready to play.
- Click the Play button when the installation is complete.
You will need to select the realm you want to play on from several different realm types. Make sure you choose the same realm as your friends – in World of Warcraft Classic, you can only group with characters that are on the same realm as you!
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