In World of Warcraft Classic, there are no surprises left. That makes sense; it is, after all, a nearly 20-year-old game. Though the original version of WoW that launched in 2004 was in many ways ...

This has all happened before. Back when WoW Classic launched, players ran into multi-hour queues to get into the game, and Blizzard ended up having to gradually add more servers to ease the glut.

A screenshot from World of Warcraft Classic showing a character casting a spell while an Orc sneaks up on them. WoW Classic's 20th Anniversary Phase 2 starts on January 9, 2025.