Blizzard’s recreation of World of Warcraft Classic is adding the Darkmoon Faire on February 10th. Many players new to this version of World of Warcraft have been surprised, as they believed that the Darkmoon Faire was added in the game’s third expansion, Cataclysm. However, the original version, featuring none of the now expected elements such as the instanced island and many daily quests, existed as far back as 2005.
World of Warcraft Classic launched in August of 2019 to much fanfare. On launch day and shortly after it had over one million viewers on Twitch, watching eagerly as streamers tried and failed to tackle the pervasive server issues Blizzard’s systems had, as if in homage to the original game's brutal launch period. Every server was immediately filled to the brim, causing prolonged queue times upwards of twelve hours. Blizzard was quick to open up new servers to help ramify the players. Servers remain full of active players loving the traditional experience of an older MMO.
MassivelyOP confirmed the Faire’s upcoming debut. It will start being teased on the 7th of February, with early hints of the Darkmoon Faire beginning to be found in the world. Once the Faire launches, players should begin collecting Darkmoon Cards to create powerful trinkets that will help them brave the dangerous depths of the new raid. The Faire will move between Mulgore, a Horde zone, and Elwynn Forest, an Alliance zone, every six days, allowing players of both factions to experience the Faire in its entirety.
Blizzard has been incrementally releasing patches as they existed back in the original game’s launch. While this recreation is almost completely faithful, there have been minor changes in the release cycle to help account for the content droughts that used to exist. Modern players get to experience new content in their favorite old MMO every few months now, with a new raid, Blackwing Lair, releasing shortly afterward on the 12th of February. This brings with it Phase 3, featuring this new raid. However, the planned debut of two new battlegrounds for the competitive Player vs. Player community were released earlier in December to help satiate the community’s desire for new content.
Blizzard has been under fire recently due to apparent mismanaging in the company and disappointing releases of their most beloved products. Overwatch 2 was announced as a quasi-sequel and was received with tepid excitement, while the release of Warcraft III: Reforged is both a critical and audience-wide failure. Classic WoW has managed to become the saving grace for many fans of Blizzard, as its launch hasn’t been marred with many controversies. While what happens next is still unknown (especially considering many players await an announcement of The Burning Crusade's rerelease), avid World of Warcraft Classic players seem to be happy with the content they are given.
World of Warcraft Classic is available now on PC via Battle.net.
Source: MassivelyOP