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| developer = [[Blizzard Entertainment]]<br/>&emsp;&emsp;Portion of [[Team 2]]
  
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| publisher = Blizzard Entertainment
  
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| date = {{ReleaseDate|WW|June 1/2, 2021<ref>{{ref web |url=https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23670020/return-to-outland-on-june-1-in-burning-crusade-classic|title=Return to Outland on June 1 in Burning Crusade Classic|accessdate=2021-05-06}}</ref>}}
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'''''World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic''''' (shortened as '''''TBC Classic''''') is a server option for ''[[World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade|The Burning Crusade]]'' announced at [[BlizzConline]].
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'''''World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic''''' (shortened as '''''BC Classic''''' or '''''BCC''''' and often called '''''TBC Classic''''') was a server option for ''[[World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade|The Burning Crusade]].'' It was transitioned to {{expac|Wrath of the Lich King Classic}} on 30 August 2022.
   
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==Release timeline==
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Characters on progression realms will be able to continue forward to the [[Outland]] while characters on era realms choose to stay, will only be able to continue ''[[World of Warcraft: Classic]]''.
  
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Like with ''[[World of Warcraft: Classic]]'', content in ''Burning Crusade Classic'' was released in phases. This is the release timeline over the lifespan of ''Burning Crusade Classic'':
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* 16 February 2021: Announced at [[BlizzConline]] along with its content phases
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* 3 March 2021: Closed Alpha was released
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*23 March 2021: Closed Beta was released
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* 6 May 2021: Release Date Announced as 1 June 2021
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* 18 May 2021: Pre-Patch released which unlocked the Draenei & Blood Elf races
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* 1 June 2021: Phase 1 (Launch) went live with patch 2.5.1: [[Karazhan (raid)|Karazhan]], [[Gruul's Lair]] and [[Magtheridon's Lair]] raids, [[Season 1|Arena Season 1]]
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* 31 August 2021: [[Patch 2.5.2]] released: [[Group Finder|LFG Tool]], [[Guild bank|Guild Bank]]
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* 15 September 2021: Phase 2 (Overlords of Outlands) went live: [[Eye (Tempest Keep)|The Eye]] & [[Serpentshrine Cavern]] raids, [[Ogri'la (faction)|Ogri'la]] and [[Sha'tari Skyguard]] Daily Content, New Profession Recipes, Engineering Goggles & [[Swift Flight Form]] for Druids, [[Season 2|Arena Season 2]]
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* 17 January 2022: Patch 2.5.3 released: Incubus Warlock pet, [[Season 3|Arena Season 3]]
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* 27 January 2022: Phase 3 (The Black Temple) went live: [[Battle for Mount Hyjal (instance)|Battle for Mount Hyjal]] & [[Black Temple]] raids, [[Netherwing]] Daily Content, Epic Gems
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* 22 March 2022: Patch 2.5.4 released: Epic Gem Updates, Badges of Justice
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* 24 March 2022: Phase 4 (The Gods of Zul'Aman) went live: [[Zul'Aman (BC Classic)|Zul'Aman]] raid
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* 10 May 2022: Phase 5 (Sunwell Plateau) went live: [[Isle of Quel'Danas|Isle of Quel'danas]], [[Season 4|Arena Season 4]], [[Sunwell Plateau]] raid (opened 12 May 2022)
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* 30 August 2022: All ''Burning Crusade Classic'' servers were transitioned to {{expac|Wrath of the Lich King Classic}}.
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==Planned changes==
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! Change !! Original behavior !! Reason
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|[[Seal of Blood]] and [[Seal of Vengeance]] will be available to both factions.
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|Only blood elf paladins had access to [[Seal of Blood]] while Alliance paladins had [[Seal of Vengeance]].
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|To better balance both factions. Overall, [[Seal of Blood]] just deals more damage and it's a big incentive to roll Horde over Alliance.
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|Players will be able to create [[draenei]] and [[blood elf]] characters during the pre-patch and level them before the [[Dark Portal]] opens.<ref>{{ref web |url=https://www.twitch.tv/videos/922152607/ |title=Burning Crusade Classic Developer Interview with John Hight and Brian Birmingham |accessdate=2021-03-06}}</ref>
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|Players were not able to create characters of the new races until [[Outland]] was open.
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|To avoid players that want to play with characters of the new races to be stuck in the old world during the first weeks of progression. This also makes [[paladin]]s and [[shaman]] available to the other faction during launch.
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|Arena teams will be able to hold double the normal amount of players.
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|Arena teams were only able to hold enough players for their bracket (e.g. a 2v2 Arena team could only have two players).
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|To give more flexibility to PvPers, as this system made it impossible to play if one of the members didn't log in.
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|Throughout Burning Crusade Classic, using Leatherworking drums will invoke the [[Tinnitus]] debuff, preventing reuse for two minutes.<ref>{{ref web |url=https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/burning-crusade-classic-beta-notes-may-4/938907/4 |title=Burning Crusade Classic Beta Notes - May 4 |accessdate=2021-05-5}}</ref>
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|Groups could use drums in sequence, benefiting from a higher uptime the more leatherworkers they had.
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|To avoid making Leatherworking "mandatory" on raids. This change brings the optimal number of leatherworkers per raid to one per group.
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|}
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==Notes and trivia==
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*The announcement of ''Burning Crusade Classic'' at [[BlizzConline]] was foreshadowed by the inclusion of [[Moon-Touched Netherwhelp]] in [[BlizzConline#The Celebration Collection|The Celebration Collection]].
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*Originally, players were given the option of continuing to play in ''[[World of Warcraft: Classic]]'' or transitioning their characters over to ''Burning Crusade Classic'' on the new expansion servers. Additionally, players who chose to remain on ''Classic'' servers could create a copy of their character on ''BC Classic'' for an additional fee and continue playing on both servers. The option to purchase a character copy remained for most of ''BC Classic'', being removed only a month before the ''BC Classic'' servers were updated to {{expac|Wrath of the Lich King Classic}}.<ref>[https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/world-of-warcraft/23783592/the-wow-burning-crusade-classic-character-clone-service-is-retiring-soon The WoW: Burning Crusade Classic Character Clone Service is Retiring Soon]</ref>
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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BC Classic - blood elves and draenei.png|An official blog header for ''Burning Crusade Classic'' news
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BC Classic - blood elves transparent.png|Blood elves
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BC Classic - draenei transparent.png|Draenei
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BC Classic - Through the Dark Portal edit.jpg|An edit of ''[[Through the Dark Portal]]''<nowiki/>'s art, from the official site
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WoW BCClassic Deluxe Edition.jpg|[[World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic Deluxe Edition|Deluxe Edition]]
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WoW BCClassic Release Map.jpg|Global Release Times - June 1/2
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WoW BC Classic logo3.png|Logo as seen on the login, character select and character creation screens
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Burning Crusade Classic Dark Portal Key Art.jpg|Dark Portal launch key art
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Burning Crusade Classic key art.jpg|Key art
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Dmitry Prozorov Overlords of Outland.jpg|Overlords of Outland key art
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Black Temple Classic key art.jpg|Black Temple key art
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Zul'Aman Classic key art.jpg|Gods of Zul'Aman key art
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Sunwell Classic key art.jpg|Fury of the Sunwell key art
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</gallery>
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;Promotional screenshots
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Burning Crusade Classic BlizzConline Fel Reaver 3840x2160.jpg|Fel Reaver
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Burning Crusade Classic BlizzConline Karazhan 3840x2160.jpg|Karazhan
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Burning Crusade Classic BlizzConline Nagrand Nether Ray 3840x2160.jpg|Nagrand Nether Ray
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Burning Crusade Classic BlizzConline Netherstorm Netherwing 3840x2160.jpg|Netherstorm Netherwing
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Burning Crusade Classic BlizzConline PaladinShaman 3840x2160.jpg|Paladin vs. shaman
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Burning Crusade Classic BlizzConline Villans 3840x2160.jpg|Villains
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;Other
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Classic expansion choice - BC Classic.png|Expansion choice
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Classic expansion choice - BC Classic confirm.png|Confirmation to continue to ''BC Classic''
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==Videos==
  
==Videos==
 
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*{{#vlink:tLDvM5IDyL8|''WoW Classic: Burning Crusade'' Announce Trailer}}
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*{{#vlink:tLDvM5IDyL8|WoW Classic: Burning Crusade Announce Trailer}}
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*{{#vlink:D_1oHNx-8T0|BlizzConline 2021 - World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic Deep Dive}}
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*{{#vlink:tONsoU___cU|Burning Crusade Classic: Blood Elves and Draenei – Pre-Expansion Live on May 18}}
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*{{#vlink:oP9eGesY45M|Burning Crusade Classic: An Ode to Returning Heroes}}
   
 
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Latest revision as of 05:31, 17 May 2023

For other uses, see Burning Crusade (disambiguation).
WoW BC Classic logo
World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic
Developer(s) Blizzard Entertainment
  Portion of Team 2
Publisher(s) Blizzard Entertainment
Platforms Microsoft Windows, macOS
Release
  • WW: June 1/2, 2021[1]
Latest release 2.5.4
Genre(s) Expansion

World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic (shortened as BC Classic or BCC and often called TBC Classic) was a server option for The Burning Crusade. It was transitioned to Wrath of the Lich King Classic on 30 August 2022.

Release timeline

Like with World of Warcraft: Classic, content in Burning Crusade Classic was released in phases. This is the release timeline over the lifespan of Burning Crusade Classic:

Planned changes

Change Original behavior Reason
Spell holy sealofblood [Seal of Blood] and Spell holy sealofvengeance [Seal of Vengeance] will be available to both factions. Only blood elf paladins had access to Spell holy sealofblood [Seal of Blood] while Alliance paladins had Spell holy sealofvengeance [Seal of Vengeance]. To better balance both factions. Overall, Spell holy sealofblood [Seal of Blood] just deals more damage and it's a big incentive to roll Horde over Alliance.
Players will be able to create draenei and blood elf characters during the pre-patch and level them before the Dark Portal opens.[2] Players were not able to create characters of the new races until Outland was open. To avoid players that want to play with characters of the new races to be stuck in the old world during the first weeks of progression. This also makes paladins and shaman available to the other faction during launch.
Arena teams will be able to hold double the normal amount of players. Arena teams were only able to hold enough players for their bracket (e.g. a 2v2 Arena team could only have two players). To give more flexibility to PvPers, as this system made it impossible to play if one of the members didn't log in.
Throughout Burning Crusade Classic, using Leatherworking drums will invoke the Tinnitus debuff, preventing reuse for two minutes.[3] Groups could use drums in sequence, benefiting from a higher uptime the more leatherworkers they had. To avoid making Leatherworking "mandatory" on raids. This change brings the optimal number of leatherworkers per raid to one per group.

Notes and trivia

  • The announcement of Burning Crusade Classic at BlizzConline was foreshadowed by the inclusion of Moon-Touched Netherwhelp in The Celebration Collection.
  • Originally, players were given the option of continuing to play in World of Warcraft: Classic or transitioning their characters over to Burning Crusade Classic on the new expansion servers. Additionally, players who chose to remain on Classic servers could create a copy of their character on BC Classic for an additional fee and continue playing on both servers. The option to purchase a character copy remained for most of BC Classic, being removed only a month before the BC Classic servers were updated to Wrath of the Lich King Classic.[4]

Gallery

  • An official blog header for Burning Crusade Classic news

    An official blog header for Burning Crusade Classic news

  • Blood elves

    Blood elves

  • Draenei

    Draenei

  • An edit of Through the Dark Portal's art, from the official site

    An edit of Through the Dark Portal's art, from the official site

  • Global Release Times - June 1/2

    Global Release Times - June 1/2

  • Logo as seen on the login, character select and character creation screens

    Logo as seen on the login, character select and character creation screens

  • Dark Portal launch key art

    Dark Portal launch key art

  • Key art

    Key art

  • Overlords of Outland key art

    Overlords of Outland key art

  • Black Temple key art

    Black Temple key art

  • Gods of Zul'Aman key art

    Gods of Zul'Aman key art

  • Fury of the Sunwell key art

    Fury of the Sunwell key art

Promotional screenshots
  • Fel Reaver

    Fel Reaver

  • Karazhan

    Karazhan

  • Nagrand Nether Ray

    Nagrand Nether Ray

  • Netherstorm Netherwing

    Netherstorm Netherwing

  • Paladin vs. shaman

    Paladin vs. shaman

  • Villains

    Villains

Other
  • Expansion choice

    Expansion choice

  • Confirmation to continue to BC Classic

    Confirmation to continue to BC Classic

Videos

References

 
  1. ^ Return to Outland on June 1 in Burning Crusade Classic. Retrieved on 2021-05-06.
  2. ^ Burning Crusade Classic Developer Interview with John Hight and Brian Birmingham. Retrieved on 2021-03-06.
  3. ^ Burning Crusade Classic Beta Notes - May 4. Retrieved on 2021-05-05.
  4. ^ The WoW: Burning Crusade Classic Character Clone Service is Retiring Soon

External links

External link Official Burning Crusade Classic site 
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