WoW Classic PTR Update - Burning Crusade and Classic Era Info

WoW Classic PTR Update - Burning Crusade and Classic Era Info
World of Warcraft Classic PTR has been updated with info about Burning Crusade and Classic Era.

Among many new strings for ray tracing and gamepad settings (which don't actually seem to be used right now), there is also a string "BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_DEFAULT_CLONE_DATE" that is set to "May 18, 2021". This could be a placeholder date for when character snapshotting might take place.


Originally Posted by Blizzard
Coming Soon: Burning Crusade

Classic will soon be split into separate games: Burning Crusade and Classic Era.

When that happens, you'll choose which game your character will play on going forward.

If you wish to clone your character and play in both versions, that service will be available for a fee.

WoW Classic PTR - New Strings
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_PREVIEW_TITLE - COMING SOON:|nBURNING CRUSADE
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_PREVIEW_DESCRIPTION1 - Classic will soon be split into separate games:|nBurning Crusade and Classic Era.|n|nWhen that happens, you'll choose which game your character will play on going forward.
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_PREVIEW_DESCRIPTION2 - If you wish to clone your character and play in both versions, that service will be available for %s. |HurlIndex:43|h|cff006995Frequently Asked Questions|r|h
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_PREVIEW_BUTTON_GOT_IT - Got It
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_INFORMATION - Burning Crusade Information
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_CHOICE_CLASSIC_TITLE - I want to play this character in|n|cffffc437Classic Era|r
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_CHOICE_BURNINGCRUSADE_TITLE - I want to play this character in |cff1eff00Burning Crusade|r
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_CHOICE_CLASSIC_DESCRIPTION - %1$s will be locked to Classic Era.|n|nAfterwards, you'll have the option of activating %2$s in Burning Crusade as well for %3$s.
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_CHOICE_BURNINGCRUSADE_DESCRIPTION - Exit this game and select Burning Crusade from the Battle.net App.
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_CHOICE_CLASSIC_BUTTON - Play Classic Era
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_CHOICE_BURNINGCRUSADE_BUTTON - Exit Game
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_CHOICE_CONFIRM - %s will now be locked to Classic Era.
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_CHOICE_CONFIRM_TYPE - Type in the character's name to confirm:
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_ACTIVATECHARACTER_TOOLTIP_TITLE - Activate Clone
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_ACTIVATECHARACTER_TOOLTIP_DESCRIPTION - This character is activated in Burning Crusade. You may activate them in Classic Era by purchasing a Character Clone service.
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_ACTIVATECHARACTER_TOOLTIP_ACTION -
  • SHOW_UNACTIVATED_CHARACTERS - Show Available Clones
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_ACTIVATECHARACTER_CONFIRM - You are activating a version of %1$s that was saved on %2$s.
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_ACTIVATECHARACTER_CHARACTERLABEL - Clone Available
  • VISITABLE_URL43 - https://battle.net/support/article/32222
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_DEFAULT_PRICE - a fee
  • CHAR_CREATE_UNACTIVATED_CHARACTER_LIMIT - You have the maximum number of characters allowed on this realm. Select "Show Available Clones" to view all existing characters.
  • BURNING_CRUSADE_TRANSITION_DEFAULT_CLONE_DATE - 44334
  • CHAR_LOGIN_LOCKED_FOR_REALM_PLAYTYPE - This character clone isn't activated for this realm type.
  • FULLDATE_NO_WEEKDAY - %1$s %2$d, %3$d
  • RENDER_RESOLUTION_LABEL - Render Resolution
  • RENDER_RESOLUTION - Render Resolution
  • WINDOW_SIZE_LABEL - Window Size
  • GXAPI_D3D11_LEGACY - DirectX 11 Legacy
  • TARGETFPS - Target FPS
  • TARGETFPS_CHECK - Target FPS Toggle
  • OPTION_TARGETFPS_CHECK - Enable this option to dynamically reduce graphics quality if you fall below a specific framerate.
  • OPTION_TARGETFPS - Framerate you ideally want to play at. If your framerate is below this number, dynamic systems will reduce graphics quality to attempt to hit this framerate.
  • SPELL_DENSITY - Spell Density
  • OPTION_TOOLTIP_SPELL_DENSITY - Controls visibility of non-essential spells.
  • VIDEO_OPTIONS_DYNAMIC - Dynamic
  • VIDEO_OPTIONS_EVERYTHING - Everything
  • VIDEO_OPTIONS_SPELL_DENSITY_EVERYTHING - Always show all spells.
  • VIDEO_OPTIONS_ONLY_ESSENTIAL - Essential
  • VIDEO_OPTIONS_SPELL_DENSITY_ONLY_ESSENTIAL - Only show essential spells. Your own spells are always shown.
  • VIDEO_OPTIONS_SOME - Some
  • VIDEO_OPTIONS_MOST - Most
  • VIDEO_OPTIONS_SPELL_DENSITY_DYNAMIC - Reduce non-essential spells shown based on framerate. If you are above your desired framerate, everything will be shown.
  • VIDEO_OPTIONS_SPELL_DENSITY_SOME - Reduce non-essential spells shown by around 75%.
  • VIDEO_OPTIONS_SPELL_DENSITY_MOST - Reduce non-essential spells shown by around 25%.
  • VIDEO_OPTIONS_HALF - Half
  • VIDEO_OPTIONS_SPELL_DENSITY_HALF - Reduce non-essential spells shown by around 50%.
  • GENERAL_SUBHEADER - General
  • RT_SHADOW_QUALITY - Ray Traced Shadows
  • VIDEO_OPTIONS_RT_SHADOW_QUALITY_FAIR - Ray Traced Shadows from directional light sources at reduced resolution.
  • VIDEO_OPTIONS_RT_SHADOW_QUALITY_MEDIUM - Ray Traced Shadows from directional and local light sources at reduced resolution.
  • VIDEO_OPTIONS_RT_SHADOW_QUALITY_HIGH - Ray Traced Shadows from directional and local light sources at full resolution.
  • OPTION_TOOLTIP_RT_SHADOW_QUALITY - Improves shadow quality with ray tracing, which produces shadows with more natural softness, greatly increased precision, and from additional light sources.|n|nThis feature requires:|nA hardware ray tracing capable graphics card|nWindows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004)|nUp to date graphics drivers|nDirectX 12
  • ARM64_BUILD - arm64
  • VRN_NEEDS_MACOS_10_13 - Requires macOS 10.13 or above
  • VRN_NEEDS_MACOS_10_14 - Requires macOS 10.14 or above
  • VRN_NEEDS_MACOS_10_15 - Requires macOS 10.15 or above
  • VRN_NEEDS_MACOS_11_0 - Requires macOS 11.0 or above
  • VRN_CPUMEM_4GB - Requires 4GB or more of CPU memory
  • VRN_NEEDS_6_0 - Requires a shader model 6 capable graphics card
  • VRN_NEEDS_RT - Requires a ray tracing capable graphics card
  • VRN_NEEDS_WINDOWS_10 - Requires Windows 10 or above
  • GXAPI_MTL_LEGACY - Metal Legacy
  • GAMEPAD_MAC_NO_START_BACK_BUTTON_SUPPORT - Start and back button binding support requires macOS 10.15 or newer
  • GAMEPAD_MAC_NO_THUMBSTICK_CLICK_SUPPORT - Thumbstick click binding support requires macOS 10.14.1 or newer
  • MAC_INPUT_MONITORING1014 - For Push to Talk to work when World of Warcraft is not in focus, you must grant "Accessibility" permission to %s in Security & Privacy preferences, located in System Preferences. Would you like to open System Preferences now?
  • MAC_INPUT_MONITORING1015 - For Push to Talk to work when World of Warcraft is not in focus, you must grant "Input Monitoring" permission to %s in Security & Privacy preferences, located in System Preferences. Would you like to open System Preferences now?
  • MAC_REQUEST_MICROPHONE1014 - In order to use voice chat, you must grant "Microphone" permission to %s in Security & Privacy preferences, located in System Preferences. Would you like to open System Preferences now?
  • META_KEY_TEXT - META
  • LMETA_KEY_TEXT - Left META
  • RMETA_KEY_TEXT - Right META
  • WIN_KEY_TEXT - WIN
  • CMD_KEY_TEXT - CMD
  • RWIN_KEY_TEXT - Right WIN
  • LWIN_KEY_TEXT - Left WIN
  • LCMD_KEY_TEXT - Left CMD
  • RCMD_KEY_TEXT - Right CMD
  • META_KEY_TEXT_ABBR - m
  • CMD_KEY_TEXT_ABBR - m
  • WIN_KEY_TEXT_ABBR - w
  • SSAO_TYPE_LABEL - Ambient Occlusion Type
  • SSAO_TYPE_ASSAO - ASSAO
  • SSAO_TYPE_CACAO - FidelityFX CACAO
This article was originally published in forum thread: WoW Classic PTR Update - Burning Crusade and Classic Era Info started by Lumy View original post
Published on 2021-03-11 11:34 PM
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  1. Herazim's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by kail View Post
    D3 was a great investment in Blizzard's part. Same goes for HS and OW, they all sold well. Can't speak for HotS.
    HoTS used to bring in a lot of money, not as much as the rest probably but it did it's part.

    Blizzard shot themselves in the foot with HotS by forcing an artificial esports environment on it and wasting a lot of money on that but the game was doing fine.
  1. Veggie50's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by meheez View Post
    lol wtf pretty sure that's not how they explained it at Blizzcon
    It is though...

    Your character can stay on its current server and progress to tbc, or transfer to an eternal classic realm. Those are the free options. There is an additional paid option to do both. Exactly like they said at blizzcon.
  1. kranur's Avatar
    Hoped for a mid-late April pre-patch but mid May is not bad. Hopefully it doesn't get pushed back.
  1. muankan's Avatar
    No way to play this sh*t again.
  1. bigfun's Avatar
    So stupid question... If u didnt lvl to 60... Can u still play BC, can u start a character when it launches or do u have to be 60 to continue
  1. Devilyaki's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by bigfun View Post
    So stupid question... If u didnt lvl to 60... Can u still play BC, can u start a character when it launches or do u have to be 60 to continue
    You don’t need a 60 and there will be a lvl58 boost to buy as well I hear.
  1. Eternal2u's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jotunhammer View Post
    I can't help but wonder how much resources this and vanilla wow is taking from retail wow. they SAY none but this ain't free, groups that manage and uphold ain't free, I wish Blizzard would tell us how much they put on these things, how much manpower etc
    $$ Wise its less time/effort to maintain/manage classic/tbc since there is no art development, no new raids to build or balance, no new content really to deliver but re-release so theres a large number of users (myself included) that pay $15 a month just to play classic that is a net profit for little work on there part.

    So it doesnt really matter if theres people working on it(they are) it gives them more headroom in retail to work and hire/keep more employees because they have as secondary income stream of players that otherwise would not be paying the monthly fee
  1. NineSpine's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by meheez View Post
    lol wtf pretty sure that's not how they explained it at Blizzcon
    This is literally exactly what they said at blizzcon

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jotunhammer View Post
    except that retail had people fired and cut down, while classic did the other way had more people sent to it...

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    Umm, I beg to differ, maybe if Storms actually had a point more than just a half baked moba
    If blizzard is starting to dedicate more resources to classic rather than retail, what does that tell you about the state of retail?
  1. Prag's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by bigfun View Post
    So stupid question... If u didnt lvl to 60... Can u still play BC, can u start a character when it launches or do u have to be 60 to continue
    They’re just “era” servers. You can start fresh on a Classic era server with a cap of 60 and stay there. You can start a fresh character on a TBC era server and level 1-58 in Azeroth before progressing to Outlands.
  1. HordeFanboy's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jotunhammer View Post
    I can't help but wonder how much resources this and vanilla wow is taking from retail wow. they SAY none but this ain't free, groups that manage and uphold ain't free, I wish Blizzard would tell us how much they put on these things, how much manpower etc
    thanks for funding my game with your mountie, toy and dilator sales r*tail drones
  1. Dracullus's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by NineSpine View Post
    If blizzard is starting to dedicate more resources to classic rather than retail, what does that tell you about the state of retail?
    I think Blizzard would have to "starting to dedicate more resources to classic rather than retail" before we discuss what it means for WoW. So either stop making content for retail or starting making content for Classic.
  1. Jotunhammer's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by HordeFanboy View Post
    thanks for funding my game with your mountie, toy and dilator sales r*tail drones
    yeah, as if... I don't buy mounts, toys and dildos(pun)...

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    Quote Originally Posted by NineSpine View Post
    This is literally exactly what they said at blizzcon

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    If blizzard is starting to dedicate more resources to classic rather than retail, what does that tell you about the state of retail?
    that retais is f***d, which it is... they should fix the main game before heading into a million different peon games.
  1. Nite92's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Selah View Post
    I don't know why we aren't allowed one free character copy per character. Seems like a money grab more than anything. Especially considering the cloning is done completely autonomously.
    You can keep your character for free. You cannot have your character for free 2x. I really dont see how this is an issue.
  1. leandervr's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jotunhammer View Post
    I can't help but wonder how much resources this and vanilla wow is taking from retail wow. they SAY none but this ain't free, groups that manage and uphold ain't free, I wish Blizzard would tell us how much they put on these things, how much manpower etc
    Classic and TBC's revival likely doesn't negatively impact Retail at all, and the extra interest in WoW might mean more funds for WoW in general.

    The reason it wouldn't be a negative impact is simply that it's not the same people working on it. Game devs are specialized in certain area's, and the technical skills required to revive the old games have little overlap with the teams that create new content for retail.
  1. NineSpine's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jotunhammer View Post
    yeah, as if... I don't buy mounts, toys and dildos(pun)...

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    that retais is f***d, which it is... they should fix the main game before heading into a million different peon games.
    Retail isn't fixable. The ship has sailed. The people left playing it like it the way it is. Blizzard isn't going to tell the existing playerbase to go to hell so it can bring people back.

    If your restaurant serves nothing but shit sandwiches, eventually you'll only have clientele that enjoys shit sandwiches. If you want to stop making shit sandwiches, you need to take the risk of losing your entire current customer base on the hopes someone else might start coming in to your restaurant... but now your restaurant is known as the shit sandwich place to those people. This is the situation Blizzard is in.
  1. Otaka's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Devilyaki View Post
    You don’t need a 60 and there will be a lvl58 boost to buy as well I hear.
    Its not purchaseable... its free. Everyone gets a 58 lvl boost for free, but its only ONCE per account and you cant buy more.

    This is so new players can still play the new content asap but it wont completely destroy the leveling, especially for the new races since those arent boostable.
  1. Argorwal's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by NineSpine View Post
    Retail isn't fixable. The ship has sailed. The people left playing it like it the way it is. Blizzard isn't going to tell the existing playerbase to go to hell so it can bring people back.

    If your restaurant serves nothing but shit sandwiches, eventually you'll only have clientele that enjoys shit sandwiches. If you want to stop making shit sandwiches, you need to take the risk of losing your entire current customer base on the hopes someone else might start coming in to your restaurant... but now your restaurant is known as the shit sandwich place to those people. This is the situation Blizzard is in.
    You must be one of those people that is part of the great classic community I hear about.

    And even playing classic for almost 1.5 years, have yet to find because it’s drowned out by boost sales, GDKP runs, and people freaking out over world buff timer drops.
  1. ranzino's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Prag View Post
    They’re just “era” servers. You can start fresh on a Classic era server with a cap of 60 and stay there. You can start a fresh character on a TBC era server and level 1-58 in Azeroth before progressing to Outlands.
    which is obvious the case for any BE and draenei, they are not up for boost. also the reason the server remain in prepatch longer than in 2007 with BE and draenei options already in place. and 2.4.3 sees to it you'll level faster anyway.
  1. NineSpine's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Argorwal View Post
    You must be one of those people that is part of the great classic community I hear about.

    And even playing classic for almost 1.5 years, have yet to find because it’s drowned out by boost sales, GDKP runs, and people freaking out over world buff timer drops.
    My analogy is apt. To someone that likes shit sandwiches, a shit sandwich shop is amazing. However, if you market to that population while the rest of the population thinks it's gross, you do lock yourself into the shit sandwich business model.
  1. Argorwal's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by NineSpine View Post
    My analogy is apt. To someone that likes shit sandwiches, a shit sandwich shop is amazing. However, if you market to that population while the rest of the population thinks it's gross, you do lock yourself into the shit sandwich business model.
    It’s a condescending viewpoint of other people’s preferences which makes you sound like a tool.

    But, I guess that is what forums are for after all.
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