Summary
- World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore servers have seen over 90,000 character deaths since launch, with most of them occurring in starting zones.
- The most deadly enemies in Hardcore Classic are the Kobold Miners, Murloc Streamrunners, and Wendigos.
- No player has reached the level cap of 60 yet, but the dedicated Hardcore community is growing and is excited for future updates.
The World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore servers have already proven to be absolutely brutal, with close to 100,000 characters dying on the first day. The official Classic Hardcore servers are now live, so World of Warcraft players are experiencing the euphoric highs and crippling lows of the one-life realms firsthand.
On August 24, World of Warcraft’s official Hardcore realms for Classic WoW went live. Thousands of players flooded the servers, with packs of new characters banding together for safety while others waited in long login queues.
About 24 hours later, World of Warcraft shared a post on its official Twitter revealing just how deadly the first day of Classic Hardcore was. Over 90,000 characters died in this time period, and according to the heat map World of Warcraft shared in the post, most of the character deaths took place in each race’s starting zone, with some making it into the adjacent areas before meeting their untimely ends.
According to World of Warcraft’s data, the enemies with the most kills in Hardcore Classic are:
- The Kobold Miners found in the Fargodeep and Jasperlode Mines in the Human starting zone of Elwynn Forest.
- The Murloc Streamrunners that stalk Crystal Lake in Elwynn Forest as well.
- The Wendigos found in the Dwarf starting zone of Dun Morogh.
At the time of the post, the highest-level character in World of Warcraft Classic was 33, but players have already begun to share videos of their characters tragically dying at level 36 and beyond. At press time, no player has successfully hit the level cap of 60, but it is only a matter of time before someone reaches the milestone – though they can certainly expect thousands more to die before and after that happens.
Either way, tons of World of Warcraft fans are buckling down and giving Hardcore Classic a try, creating a surge in popularity. Hype over the exciting new mode will eventually calm down, and its population will stabilize, but the Hardcore community that has already formed around World of Warcraft Classic is dedicated. Now that this challenge mode has official support from World of Warcraft, this diehard community will only continue to grow.
In the meantime, Wrath of the Lich King Classic will soon be adding Fall of the Lich King, the patch that introduces the Icecrown Citadel raid. Players can expect the update to drop some time in October – which means the Joyous Journeys experience buff could return to WoW Classic in September to help players prepare for the new raid season.
World of Warcraft is available now on PC.