Listen up, everyone. We\u2019ve got\u2026a rumor on our hands. A rumor of a brand new World of Warcraft\u2026thing. We don\u2019t quite know what it is yet. It might be nothing. But as more and more teases crop up of some big, new project related to World of Warcraft Classic, and as Blizzcon 2026 looms, it\u2019s about time we start taking this rumor a little more seriously.<\/p>\n
The rumor is of a new World of Warcraft project, referred to by the community as Classic+. Here\u2019s what we know so far.<\/p>\n
What actually is Classic+? <\/p>\n
The completely honest answer is: We don\u2019t actually know. For now, Classic+ is just a rumored\u2026thing\u2026that Blizzard seems to be working on. Fans have been slowly putting together puzzle pieces from recent Blizzard activities to uncover the existence of Classic+, including some recent takedowns against private servers<\/a> and the datamining of something called Project Camelot<\/a>. There were also some hints dropped in Blizzard\u2019s 2025 yearbook<\/a>, and a tease that a bunch of World of Warcraft Classic streamers<\/a> visited Blizzard\u2019s campus recently. It\u2019s clear that Blizzard is working on something related to World of Warcraft Classic, we just don\u2019t have confirmation of what that is yet.<\/p>\n What people\u00a0think it is is a revamped World of Warcraft Classic, a reimagining of the earliest days of the game. There are lots of ideas about what this could mean, but popular theories include new zones, quests, dungeons, and essentially a brand new take on what World of Warcraft could have become had it taken a different path over the years than it did.<\/p>\n Why do we want Classic+? <\/p>\n World of Warcraft Classic began as a way to revisit the original days of WoW, mostly faithful to how the experience was back in the day. Classic has been successful for Blizzard, and has run in tandem with the retail game ever since 2019 with a robust community of players. In the years since, Blizzard has introduced patches and expansions in the order they originally arrived in the game, and Classic is currently on the verge of wrapping up the Mists of Pandaria expansion.<\/p>\n Which presents a problem. World of Warcraft Classic isn\u2019t really\u2026Classic anymore. Mists of Pandaria is old, sure (it launched in 2012), but it\u2019s hardly representative of the original game. Though there are still servers running vanilla World of Warcraft for those who want it, with no updates or content, there\u2019s very little reason for people to pick it up. Blizzard has introduced some fun variations, such as Season of Mastery and Hardcore mode, but all of those have lost their luster over time, and Blizzard isn\u2019t continually updating them.<\/p>\n So if people want the feeling of playing World of Warcraft from back in the day, there\u2019s really no good way to get that feeling right now without going to private servers. Blizzard would prefer you didn\u2019t do that, so it makes sense for them to try to find ways to draw those interested in a Classic experience back in.<\/p>\n Season of Discovery <\/p>\n One thing players are looking to as a model for what Classic+ might look like is Season of Discovery.<\/p>\n