Return to Outland on June 1 in Burning Crusade Classic™

BC Deluxe Edition, Making Choices in WoW Classic

Return to Outland on June 1 in Burning Crusade Classic™
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Beyond the Dark Portal in the Blasted Lands lies a realm shattered by the machinations of the Burning Legion: Outland, the once beautiful orc homeworld of Draenor. Seek out its mysteries beginning June 1 when Burning Crusade Classic™ launches around the world.

Before that, however, every hero must make a choice. Beginning on May 18, after each regional scheduled maintenance, the Burning Crusade Classic Pre-expansion Patch will be released, and each character must choose whether to advance onward to Burning Crusade, move to a Classic Era realm, or use the Character Clone service to play in both games. Read more about this process.

Heroes who choose to cross the Dark Portal will find themselves in Hellfire Peninsula, an aptly named barren wasteland, where fel orcs and cruel demons roam free. The established outposts of Thrallmar (for the Horde) and Honor Hold (for the Alliance) are not able to deter this endless tide of darkness on their own. It is up to you to fight for this shattered world to rid it from evil. . . or watch its demonic denizens consume everything you hold dear.

Join the Global Launch

World of Warcraft®: Burning Crusade Classic will launch in the Americas, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, and Australia/New Zealand at the same time. Wherever you live and whatever path you choose to take, you can be part of one global adventure beyond the Dark Portal.

Check the details below for the exact time you can start playing and begin your journey into Outland.






For more information on World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic, visit the official site. We look forward to seeing you in Outland, hero!

Digital Deluxe Edition Upgrade
The digital deluxe edition will be available to purchase on May 18th and include:

  • The Reawakened Phase-Hunter mount, a creature that draws on the otherworldly energies that transformed Draenor into Outland, for use only in Burning Crusade Classic and designed to match the look of the original expansion
  • The Viridian Phase-Hunter mount, a variant for use in modern World of Warcraft (including Shadowlands) and reflecting the game’s current visual style
  • A Dark Portal Hearthstone for use in Burning Crusade Classic, providing a unique visual effect inspired by the gateway between worlds
  • The Path of Illidan toy for Burning Crusade Classic, which causes your character’s footsteps to leave flickering fel fire in their wake for a short time
  • The Dark Portal Pass, which boosts one character to level 58 (same restrictions as standalone Dark Portal Pass apply; cannot be combined with standalone Dark Portal Pass purchase)
  • 30 days of World of Warcraft game time, providing access to WoW Classic, Burning Crusade Classic, and the modern game



Originally Posted by blizzard (Blue Tracker)
Starting May 18, you can choose whether to progress your characters to Burning Crusade Classic or continue adventuring in the original WoW® Classic era

Boost a character to level 58 with the optional Dark Portal Pass, and enhance your experience with Outland-inspired extras contained in the Burning Crusade Classic Deluxe Edition

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2021-- “You are not prepared!” Fourteen years ago, Illidan Stormrage issued that thunderous warning to those who would dare confront him in the shattered realm of Outland. Starting June 1, heroes of Azeroth new and old will have the opportunity to gather their courage and rally their allies to face the Betrayer once again with the worldwide launch of World of Warcraft®: Burning Crusade Classic™.

Burning Crusade Classic, Blizzard Entertainment’s authentic recreation of the acclaimed first World of Warcraft expansion, sends players back through the Dark Portal to the shattered realm of Outland—a distant, fel-scarred planet where the forces of the demonic Burning Legion prepare to mount an assault against all life on Azeroth. Featuring a strange and treacherous new world to discover; two new playable races, the blood elves and draenei; and the all-new ability to soar and explore upon flying mounts in Outland, Burning Crusade Classic will give WoW veterans and newcomers alike a chance to experience a timeless era of Warcraft adventure.

“For many World of Warcraft players, the original Burning Crusade was their first step on an epic journey that’s still going on today—but for many others, stories of fleeing the Fel Reaver and confronting Illidan at the top of the Black Temple are just the stuff of legend,” said J. Allen Brack, president of Blizzard Entertainment. “With Burning Crusade Classic, we want to give players a chance to experience the trials and triumphs of Outland in a way that hasn’t been possible for more than a decade, and do so adventuring alongside old friends and new. We can’t wait to travel with everyone back through the Dark Portal once again.”

Beginning May 18 with the launch of the Burning Crusade Classic pre-expansion patch, WoW Classic players will choose whether to progress each of their characters to Burning Crusade Classic with the rest of their realm, or continue playing the original WoW Classic content on brand-new Classic Era realms also launching that day. Players who wish to experience the best of both worlds will be able to use the optional character cloning service (available May 18, $35 per character), which will allow them to continue playing a copy of an existing character on a Classic Era realm while also advancing into Burning Crusade Classic.

Also starting May 18, players on Burning Crusade Classic realms will be able to create blood elf and draenei characters and experience the two races’ new starting zones in the Azuremyst Isles and Eversong Woods, preparing their new heroes for the opening of the Dark Portal on June 1. From the day of the patch through launch, players will also be able to participate in a limited-time in-game event as demonic agents from beyond the Dark Portal pour into the Blasted Lands and assault key locations across Azeroth.

Everyone who wants to join the adventure in Outland with their friends will also have the option to purchase the Dark Portal Pass (available May 18, $39.99), allowing them to boost one character of their choosing on a Burning Crusade Classic realm to level 58 (limit one per World of Warcraft account; not usable on blood elf or draenei characters).

Intrepid explorers looking to further enhance their Burning Crusade Classic experience can purchase the optional Deluxe Edition ($69.99), also available with the arrival of the pre-expansion patch on May 18. The Deluxe Edition comes with:

  • The Reawakened Phase-Hunter mount, a creature that draws on the otherworldly energies that transformed Draenor into Outland, for use only in Burning Crusade Classic and designed to match the look of the original expansion
  • The Viridian Phase-Hunter mount, a variant for use in modern World of Warcraft (including Shadowlands) and reflecting the game’s current visual style
  • A Dark Portal Hearthstone for use in Burning Crusade Classic, providing a unique visual effect inspired by the gateway between worlds
  • The Path of Illidan toy for Burning Crusade Classic, which causes your character’s footsteps to leave flickering fel fire in their wake for a short time
  • The Dark Portal Pass, which boosts one character to level 58 (same restrictions as standalone Dark Portal Pass apply; cannot be combined with standalone Dark Portal Pass purchase)
  • 30 days of World of Warcraft game time, providing access to WoW Classic, Burning Crusade Classic, and the modern game

Burning Crusade Classic builds on the epic foundation of World of Warcraft Classic, providing players with an opportunity to experience the next legendary chapter in the Warcraft® saga. Through the launch and over the course of content updates to follow, the recreation will bring back the features of the 2007 original, including:

  • The Shattered Realm of Outland: Traverse the treacherous crags and spires of Blade’s Edge Mountains, where even dragons fear to roam; hunt alongside the uncorrupted Mag’har orcs among the floating islands of Nagrand; battle demonic agents of the Legion in the shadow of the Black Temple; and much more.
  • Two New Playable Races: Fight for the Horde as the blood elves, seeking a new source of the arcane power that once sustained them, or join the Alliance as the draenei, exiles from Outland in search of a new home.
  • Gather at the Arena Gates: Assemble your most trusted allies and prove your PvP prowess in 2v2, 3v3, or 5v5 combat in Arenas such as the Ring of Trials and the Circle of Blood.
  • Take Wing on Flying Mounts: Take flight in the chaotic skies of Netherstorm and soar over fel-touched Shadowmoon Valley with the introduction of flying mounts in Outland.
  • Master Challenging Raids and Dungeons: Conquer 5-player dungeons set in the crystalline fortress of Tempest Keep and the Caverns of Time, where heroes bear witness to Azeroth’s past. Raid the haunted halls of 10-player Karazhan, and gear up over time for a climactic confrontation against Kil’jaeden in 25-player Sunwell Plateau.
  • New Options for Heroes: Carve gems of power to socket into players’ gear with the Jewelcrafting profession; choose between the Aldor or Scryer factions in Shattrath and earn their unique rewards; create a paladin on the Horde or a shaman on the Alliance; and more.

As with WoW Classic, Burning Crusade Classic will be included with every WoW players’ subscription at no additional cost.

For more information on Burning Crusade Classic, visit www.wowclassic.com.
This article was originally published in forum thread: Return to Outland on June 1 in Burning Crusade Classic™ started by Stoy View original post
Published on 2021-06-01 03:09 AM
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  1. DechCJC's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Asrialol View Post
    Paying to win is using real money to pay for an increase in character power; something that you do once you're at the level cap. The boost doesn't put you at the level cap.

    Simple as that.
    Levelling up doesn’t increase your power?

    I’m seeing a lot of different definitions of what pay to win means lately.
  1. rrayy's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Zypherz View Post
    You're not paying for convenience though, you're paying to win. You're both doing mental gymnastics to justify otherwise in my eyes, I don't see how anyone can think differently and clearly a lot of people here do too. The 100% mount speed thing was debunked and isn't in the game (thank God), but I do think that a leveling boost and WoW token is still P2W and no force will make me believe otherwise. In no way do I think that you are being factual in any way.

    Frankly, I wish I just didn't post on these forums; it gets really exhausting waking up to find someone calling you out for something that you said weeks ago and really just hardly care about anymore. I stand by what I said but no one's convincing anyone of anything, it's almost impossible to change someones mind on topics like this. I'm just repeating myself and it’s not even a discussion half the time, just people telling you that you’re factually wrong.
    NO you are not and it is you who is doing the mental gymnastics and your argument is nothing more than "It is because I say so". How can you call someone else not factual when you have not brought a single fact to the table? We have brought facts to the table as the mount and boost are nothing more than paying for convenience. Youa ren't more skilled by boosting. You aren't getting biS gear. You aren't clearing any raids or dungeons. Where are your facts? "Because I say so" and declaring someone factually wrong doesn't make it so.

    It's isn't P2W because you have declared it so. Bring some actual facts to the table. The fact that you bemoan posting tells me you don't have any, are just declaring it so, and can't stand that people don't immediately just declare you correct.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zypherz View Post
    Levelling up doesn’t increase your power?

    I’m seeing a lot of different definitions of what pay to win means lately.
    Not really because most players that leveled to 60 have better gear than what is actually given to you in a boost.

    Still waiting for an actual argument.
  1. jackofwind's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Zypherz View Post
    Levelling up doesn’t increase your power?

    I’m seeing a lot of different definitions of what pay to win means lately.
    Considering that there is a cap, no, it doesn't. Endgame and all competitive content happens at max level.

    Buying a boost only helps get you to the starting line, it doesn't give you any edge in the competition.
  1. DechCJC's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by rrayy View Post
    NO you are not and it is you who is doing the mental gymnastics and your argument is nothing more than "It is because I say so". How can you call someone else not factual when you have not brought a single fact to the table? We have brought facts to the table as the mount and boost are nothing more than paying for convenience. Youa ren't more skilled by boosting. You aren't getting biS gear. You aren't clearing any raids or dungeons. Where are your facts? "Because I say so" and declaring someone factually wrong doesn't make it so.

    It's isn't P2W because you have declared it so. Bring some actual facts to the table. The fact that you bemoan posting tells me you don't have any, are just declaring it so, and can't stand that people don't immediately just declare you correct.

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    Not really because most players that leveled to 60 have better gear than what is actually given to you in a boost.

    Still waiting for an actual argument.
    Check my profile and read the posts I’ve been making over the day pls, there’s a lot. Don’t want to keep repeating my thoughts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jackofwind View Post
    Considering that there is a cap, no, it doesn't. Endgame and all competitive content happens at max level.

    Buying a boost only helps get you to the starting line, it doesn't give you any edge in the competition.
    Same as above
  1. jackofwind's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Zypherz View Post
    Same as above
    You don't need to reply to everything that quotes you if you find it tiring, but I have no intention of scrolling through your post history to address things you've said in the past. I'm literally just addressing your statement about levelling up increasing power. It increases your power only in terms of reach the starting point.

    It does nothing to increase your power where things are actually competitive and where you can win. You don't "win" in a MMO by reaching max level.
  1. Unholyground's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Toby451 View Post
    15 dollars a month is far from "unreasonable" for the amount of content you get. I can barely get a movie ticket alone for that price and that lasts 2 whole hours. Good luck trying to find tickets to any type of show for less than 15 dollars and those will end in a few hours too.


    If you want to play a private server thats fine but dont pretend like your doing it because WoW is "expensive".


    If you are truly so poverty stricken that a monthly sub is too expensive, you really should consider focusing on improving your real life and quit wasting time playing WoW. You must be cutting corners on the actual important things in life if a measly wow sub is "unreasonably expensive".
    Nah man, it is $21 a month after taxes, after a box price every 2 years, that is absurd. I survive just fine, but I already own every version of WoW so it is within my right to play them as I see fit. You pay the fee for content which they fall behind basically every other cheaper mmo, even ones that don't have fees put out more content. Activision is just greedy and it is becoming more obvious as the years move on.
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