WoW: Burning Crusade Classic Release Date Revealed Following Leaks
Earlier this week, we saw a leak concerningBurning Crusade Classic, the incoming expansion forWorld of Warcraft Classic. That leak, which centered around ads published the Battle.net launcher that were then quickly pulled, suggested thatBurning Crusade Classic’s release date would be June 1st. This sparked a lot of debate among theWoW Classiccrowd, but now we’re getting confirmation that those leaks were indeed accurate.
Blizzard announced today thatBurning Crusade Classicwill be launching on June 1st, just as that leak said. While those who were around for vanillaWoWhave noted that the pre-expansion patch rolled out more than a month beforeBurning Crusadethe first time around, this time the schedule will be accelerated. The prepatch forBurning Crusade Classicwill go live inWoW Classicon May 18th, a mere two weeks before the expansion itself launches.
WhenBurning Crusade Classicgoes live, players will have a choice to make. They’ll be able to move existing characters over to newBurning Crusadeservers or keep them on vanillaWorld of Warcraftservers. Players can also choose to clone their characters to bring one forward toBurning Crusade Classicand keep one onWoW Classic, but that will cost $35 per character.
With the launch ofBurning Crusade Classic, Blizzard is also introducing level boosts. Players can purchase the Dark Portal Pass, which runs $39.99 and boosts a single character to level 58, getting them primed to level through the expansion. Blizzard will also be selling a Deluxe Edition forBurning Crusade Classic, which will include the Viridian Phase-Hunter mount for retail WoW; the Reawakened Phase-Hunter mount, Dark Portal Hearthstone, and The Path of Illidan footstep effect forBurning Crusade Classic; a Dark Portal Pass with a level 58 boost; and 30 days ofWoWsubscription time.
It’s worth pointing out that if you opt to purchase a Dark Portal Pass, it can’t be used on Blood Elf or Draenei characters, which are being introduced inBurning Crusade Classic. LikeWoW Classic, Burning Crusade Classic will be included in the cost of a regularWorld of Warcraftsubscription. you may see the in-game items included in the Deluxe Edition in the image embedded above, but otherwise, look for theBurning Crusade Classicprepatch to drop on May 18th.
