WoW Classic<\/em> Hardcore brings a super challenging twist to the game. Image via Blizzard Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>Blizzard has stuck to a relatively strict schedule of releasing WoW <\/em>expansions in the fall as of late, with Dragonflight, Shadowlands, <\/em>and Wrath of the Lich King Classic <\/em>all coming in the final months of their respective release years. Summer releases are nothing new for the WoW <\/em>franchise, though, and this late-August launch of the Hardcore servers should give players some nostalgia as the re-release of WoW Classic <\/em>also launched in late August back in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>
Players should expect to jump right back into the Classic WoW <\/em>experience when Hardcore realms go live on Aug. 24. But this time, the stakes are higher, and the rules are a bit tighter.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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