WORLD FIRST! Level 60 Classic Hardcore
August 28, 2023 • lettara
Congratulations to Vitochie on being the first player to hit level 60 in Classic Hardcore! Achieving a deathless level 60 in a mere 70 hours, Vitochie has etched himself in the ann…
WoW Classic Hardcore 1-60 Speedrunning Leaderboards
August 26, 2023 • Furious
Here you can find a list of the current leaders across all Hardcore Realms for Classic Era. We’re including both factions across all realms, with the top player(s) from each factio…
Blizzard Details Post-Death Server Transferring for Hardcore Classic WoW Characters
August 25, 2023 • Shadostruct
It was previously said that death on a hardcore realm may be the end of your journeys on the hardcore servers, but you can transfer that same character and whatever progress you’ve…
Classic Era Patch Has Been Moved to Retail Client
August 25, 2023 • Dwarflord
On August 22nd 2023 Classic Era received patch 1.14.4 which brings the revamped PVP system, the launch of Hardcore (remember to check our guide on Hardcore WoW Classic — Full Intro…
WoW Classic Hardcore Dev Chat – Solo Self-Found, Raid Changes, Duel to the Death
August 16, 2023 • Shadostruct
We’re right on the cusp of Hardcore Classic Realms being available to all players with a WoW subscription! But before August 24th roles around the developers have gone into some de…
WoW Classic Hardcore News Roundup – August 10th 2023
August 11, 2023 • lettara
A plethora of Classic Hardcore news has landed this week. Here’s the rundown!In the article Get In and Get Going: Classic Hardcore, Blizzard tells you everything you need to know a…
Blizzard Expands on What Happens When You Die in Wow Classic Hardcore
August 10, 2023 • Shadostruct
While death might be the end of your journey on the Hardcore realms – it doesn’t have to be the end of your character! There are two major system introduced here to handle some of…
Wow Classic Hardcore Involves Rule Tweaks & Takes Place in the Final Phase of Classic
August 10, 2023 • Shadostruct
There’s several key differences between how the Hardcore realms are going to work versus the regular Classic realms. Besides the obvious that death will be permanent, there’s also…
WoW Classic Hardcore: How to Get Started & Rules of Engagement
August 10, 2023 • Shadostruct
Been out of the game for awhile? Or perhaps a new player intrigued by the consequences of dying being more than a tedious walk back? Blizzard has got you covered with a quick and e…
Hardcore Classic and Ranking System Release Date Announced
August 1, 2023 • Dwarflord
It has been weeks of waiting for Hardcore Classic and the Ranking System, both equally game-changing in their own rights. Now we finally get to know the dates for these two major r…
New Vanilla Ranking System: Changes Explained
July 15, 2023 • Dwarflord
After the initial announcement that the ranking system was changing for the first time since launch, we finally have the details for those changes. There is a very lengthy explanat…
Official Hardcore Rules Explained
June 28, 2023 • Passion
Today we have received our first official clarification on the rules of the official Classic Era Hardcore servers that are releasing soon™. Beginning with the obvious one, death is…
Changes Coming for Vanilla Honor System, With A Progress Reset
May 26, 2023 • Dwarflord
It is well known that the Vanilla ranking system is extremely time-intensive, and those who seek to get rank 14 might be investing upwards of 40-60 hours per week PVPing in battleg…
Classic Era’s Two-Year Anniversary: Revisiting the History
May 20, 2023 • Dwarflord
On May 18th, 2021 The Burning Crusade prepatch came out and Classic servers were split: you could choose to send your character swirling through the Dark Portal to Outland, or you…
Official Hardcore Servers Announced
May 13, 2023 • Passion
During the Hardcore All-Stars Speedrun Tournament Finale, Sarthe was joined by Aggrend, the Senior Game Producer for WoW Classic for a mystery announcement. As many predicted, that…