You've been waiting for this: Blizzard launches World of Warcraft Classic

27 August 2019

Blizzard Entertainment has opened servers with the classic World of Wacraft. Fans have been waiting for it for 15 years.

In this version of the legendary MMORPG the authors recreated the world in its original form - combat mechanics, character models and skill trees correspond to the original World of Wacraft idea.

On this event a cinematic video appeared on the official YouTube channel. You can watch it below:

In the video, a bard in a tavern congratulates everyone on the 15th anniversary of the project and recalls several local memes from the game, including Lyroy Jenkins. Actor Christian Nairn, who played Hodor in Game of Thrones, also appears in the shot.

In the comments, users note that, as in 2004, "vanilla lags and does not let everyone on the server. Nevertheless, players have embraced the relaunch of the classic with warmth. Thousands of gamers now have a great reason to feel nostalgic!