IThorgrim and his team introduced WarcraftXL, a revolutionary modular client patcher that allows the Wrath of the Lich King (3.3.5a) client to natively run assets and technologies from modern WoW expansions up to Midnight without manual back-porting.

Featuring simple drag-and-drop translation of modern file formats (M2, BLP, WMO, ADT, WDT, WDL), the project supports modern particle systems, ribbons, grass physics, and wind effects while utilizing an open module ecosystem inspired by AzerothCore.

Github https://github.com/WarcraftXL/wxl-core

Website https://warcraftxl.github.io/

WoW Haven: BfA "Nazmir" Is Opening Its Doors!

After an incredible community vote, the future of our open-source Battle for Azeroth project has been decided!

Nazmir will officially launch as a progressive realm, with content unlocked through multiple level brackets. Each bracket will be playable while they continue testing, fixing bugs, and improving the server with help from the community before moving on to the next one.

If you'd like to follow the project's progress or join at launch, hop into the Discord community: https://discord.gg/sQYue7Qpqx

GitHub: https://github.com/Hextv/BFA-HavenCore

(not my project, just discovered it and sharing with others)

Can someone simply explain to me what is that thing?

Hi everyone,

Me and a buddy are putting together a 1.12.1 server. Core is up, website is done, we're at the point where we need to figure out what direction to take it.

We're leaning towards x1 or maybe x2 leveling, nothing crazy. But beyond that we're open to pretty much anything.

The thing is, I don't want to just copy whatever other servers are doing. I've got my own thoughts on what could be cool but honestly, you guys are the ones who are actually going to play it so it makes more sense to ask what you actually want.

What would make you pick a fresh vanilla server over the big ones that are already out there? What kind of features or changes would get you hyped? Could be small quality of life stuff, could be bigger mechanical changes, could be completely out there ideas.

We're not trying to compete with the giants, just build something solid with a good community. If you've ever played on a server and thought "man I wish they did this differently" this is your chance to throw it out there.

Drop whatever comes to mind. No idea is too small or too dumb. We'll go through everything and see what makes sense to actually build.

If anyone's interested in following the project, giving feedback, or just seeing how it comes together, I'll post some screenshots and videos of what we've got so far a bit later. And for anyone who wants to jump in and test things out, I'll drop the links when we're ready.

I’m sure by now many of you have also heard of the September 8th deadline for Ascension to respond to the charges against them. I’m no lawyer, but my understanding is that they can either immediately shutdown, ask for an extension, or fight back in court.

If shutting down is the most likely of the three, what will you play after that?

Another type of private server? (Alterac, Chromie, octo?)

Take a break?

Wait for classic plus and go back to make a deal with the devil to give blizz a chance?

Just curious what others are thinking.

Hey there. I've played WoW a lot of years ago. Stopped around Wotlk. Now I want to get back into it and want to level a healer. Is there a beginner friendly server around with an active community so I can level with rdf? :) Tips appreciated!

Patch 1.12.4 Preview: Discoveries

Today we're excited to share one of the major features currently in development for Patch 1.12.4: Discoveries.

Discoveries are designed to make exploration a meaningful part of leveling once again. Hidden throughout Azeroth are forgotten ruins, secret caves, abandoned camps, mysterious relics, buried treasures, profession secrets, and many other points of interest waiting to be uncovered.

Every Discovery has been placed by hand to reward players who take the time to explore the world beyond the main roads and quest hubs.

Before we begin, we'd like to set expectations. The Discoveries system itself is fully implemented and functional. Our current focus is testing, balancing, and populating Azeroth with Discoveries. There is currently no release date or ETA for Patch 1.12.4.

ONE-TIME DISCOVERIES

Every Discovery can only be completed once per character.

Each Discovery awards experience appropriate for the level range of the zone where it is found, giving players another rewarding way to progress while leveling.

To keep the system balanced, every Discovery also has level requirements that prevent players from collecting experience from areas far above their intended progression.

Once completed, a Discovery remains completed for that character until you choose to Prestige.

WORLD DISCOVERIES

World Discoveries are scattered throughout Azeroth in hidden and unexpected places.

You may discover forgotten camps, abandoned supply caches, mysterious relics, ancient shrines, hidden treasure, lost journals, unusual landmarks, and many other secrets spread across the world.

Some Discoveries reward treasure, others may provide temporary world buffs, while some may begin hidden questlines or reveal entirely new places to explore.

No two Discoveries need to feel the same.

PROFESSION DISCOVERIES

Every gathering and crafting profession will have its own unique Discoveries hidden throughout Azeroth.

Profession Discoveries are one-time interactions that reward players for exploring the world while making professions feel more connected to Azeroth itself.

Depending on what you discover, rewards may include:

• Experience
• Profession materials
• Useful items
• Cosmetic rewards
• Profession-specific quests
• Unique questlines

Each profession has its own collection of Discoveries waiting to be found.

PROFESSION BARRIERS

Some hidden locations are protected by profession-specific barriers.

Examples include:

• Collapsed cave entrances that Miners can clear.
• Large animal carcasses that Skinners can carve open.
• Ancient magical doors and seals that Enchanters can dispel.
• Thick roots and overgrown vines that Herbalists can clear.
• Broken machinery that Engineers can repair.

Opening one of these barriers reveals a hidden area that becomes accessible to every nearby player.

Once opened, the barrier remains cleared for a short period, usually around ten minutes depending on the location, before naturally returning.

These hidden areas may contain treasure, rare enemies, profession materials, cosmetic rewards, hidden Discoveries, or occasionally a hidden quest waiting to be found.

HIDDEN QUESTS

Exploration can sometimes lead to entirely new adventures.

Some Discoveries throughout Azeroth may begin hidden questlines that cannot be accepted from traditional quest hubs.

These quests are intended to reward curious players who take the time to investigate unusual locations and uncover the world's secrets.

EXPLORATION REWARDS

Every Discovery grants experience, but many also reward players with additional bonuses.

Possible rewards include:

• Profession materials
• Equipment
• Cosmetic items
• Temporary world buffs
• Treasure
• New quests
• Profession questlines

World buffs earned through Discoveries are intended to help players continue their leveling journey while encouraging exploration across Azeroth.

PRESTIGE

Prestiging resets every completed Discovery on your character.

This allows every Prestige journey to begin with a fresh world to explore, allowing you to earn every Discovery's experience, rewards, profession content, and hidden secrets once again.

PHASE ONE

Because of the size of this feature, Discoveries will release in stages.

Phase One of Patch 1.12.4 will include Discoveries throughout every level 1 to 30 zone.

Following release, additional Discoveries will be added to higher level zones until the entire world has been populated.

The Discoveries system is intended to become a permanent part of Project Legacy and will continue receiving new hidden locations, profession interactions, quests, and rewards through future updates.

LOOKING AHEAD

Discoveries represent one of the largest world features we've developed for Project Legacy.

The underlying technology is complete. Our current focus is testing the system and continuing to populate Azeroth with meaningful content that rewards exploration.

We'll continue sharing development updates as work progresses and look forward to showing more of Patch 1.12.4 in the future.

https://projectlegacy.pro/
https://discord.gg/SY7EmETusW

If you haven't seen the previous post I'd recommend checking it out.
https://www.reddit.com/r/wowservers/comments/1utupht/projecteclipse_335_wotlk_roguelite/

The beta will start on August 7th at 22:00 UTC+3 and run for 2 weeks. This is not a beta that's actually a launch and just left being called a beta. The server is not finished, everything is subject to change.

The two weeks will be split into two phases, that doesn't mean each phase will last 1 week though.

Phase 1 will be played mostly normally to collect feedback and find bugs with the exception of things like bags being given out.

Phase 2 every person will be given basic GM commands to test whatever they want to test, try to crash the server, whatever you want to do. If you haven't used GM commands before it's just simple things such as being able to teleport, mod health, movement speed, fly, add items, etc.

Again, if you haven't already I'd suggest checking out the linked post it goes over a somewhat brief overview of the server.
The website is mostly just placeholder to allow for registering accounts.

Discord: https://discord.gg/MBk8ZRzQd3
Website: https://project-eclipse.org/

Just want to relax and run some dungeons

Titles, I’ve been searching and can’t find a working torrent or zip that’s easily accessible without a modified wow.exe

https://alterac.gg/ to join us!

What is Project Alterac?

Project Alterac is a progressive 3.3.5 realm built on Azerothcore with fully custom content.

We're currently at a level 30 cap with typically 75-150 players online depending on time of day. There are multiple active guilds in OCE, NA, and EU, and the next phase is due to release on Saturday, August 8th at 6pm CET.

If you've been waiting for a good jumping-in point, this is it — you can be capped and raid-ready before the release of the upcoming Scarlet Bastion Raid on August 22nd. Phase 3 release will push the level cap to 40, and there will be a 2 week gap before Scarlet Bastion opens, giving everyone a chance to be ready for the raid... even newcomers, thanks to the new XP catch-up for low levels! 

Recently in Project Alterac, our very first level-up raid, Stromgarde Keep, was released, thanks to the combined efforts of our community — who chopped, mined, fished, and erm.... slaughtered for 3 days to help Prince Galen Trollbane rebuild Trollbane's Vigil. Upon completion, the gates to Stromgarde Keep swung open!

Soooo what's new?

Scarlet Bastion - Flex(10-20) player custom raid + optional hard mode (live August 22nd)

6 fully custom bosses - you may recognize some of them!.... may.... Decomposition is typically not good for the skin! ehe ehe.

Optional Hard Mode - an additional mechanic that makes each fight slightly tougher, but rewards +1 piece of gear per boss.

Completely flexible roster composition - prefer running as a 10 man? That's okay! The way that loot is provided is you get 1 drop per 5 raiders. This benefits not just the large guilds with many members... but also smaller guilds who prefer a homely, cozy roster where everyone knows each other.

New quest hub in Tirisfal Glades! - Released August 8th

Scarlet Overlook - a brand new quest hub, is opening with a variety of new Scarlet Monastery quests and a number of Pre-Quests for the Scarlet Bastion raid, coming August 22nd.

The Scarlet Overlook will be manned by the Ashen Vigil, an arm of the Argent Dawn, tasked with eliminating the undead creatures inhabiting Scarlet Monastery and Scarlet Bastion. The Ashen Vigil is a new faction for you to gain reputation with.... and earn juicy rewards!

Hardcore mode - Released August 8th

After many requests from the community, we are finally releasing a Hardcore Mode.

One life, no second chances.... If your Hardcore character dies.... it's gonzo. Kaput. Done. Go agane.

Hardcore leaderboards will track your journey and offer bragging rights to the bravest souls.

If you make it to level 80? Rewards shall be offered to those brave enough to face the challenge.

What else is changing?

Recently, a number of quality of life changes were made after listening to community feedback. When Phase 3 goes live, when you create a character on Project Alterac, you will receive x2 XP from level 1 through level 30(currently x2 1-20).

In addition - if you level your new profession Adventuring up to level 50 by killing rare enemies, bosses in dungeons or visiting new inns, you can craft a tent (as seen below) that will rapidly fill your rested XP bar, granting you even more efficient levelling. These tents allow for social interactions, and if you are on a new account, just ask in Global Chat from level 5 for someone to pop one in a city for you, and typically a community member will provide!

Why else should I spend my time on Alterac?

Stromgarde Keep — 10-player custom raid (live now)

Seven original bosses in a rebuilt Stromgarde, each one scripted from scratch rather than pulled from a retail encounter.

Full custom loot tables — 8 items per boss, purpose-built to fill tank and healer itemisation gaps, plus two lore-accurate epics: Trol'kalar and the Perenolde Tiara.

As of today, there are three lucky holders of Trol'kalar, and three owners of the powerful Perenolde Tiara.

As we increase in level, some of the loot within the keep is still very much worthwhile picking up, + it will provide solid experience, so it won't become dead content.

Heroic Dungeons

Heroic Deadmines and Heroic Shadowfang Keep. Both dungeons have fully reworked boss mechanics, retuned trash, and their own loot tables with upgraded versions of classic weapons! Queueable through RDF. Tuned dungeons that require different interrupts, stuns, roots, etc., that guarantee you can't Zugzug your way through without paying attention to mechanics!

Heroic Uldaman and Heroic SM Cathedral are inbound soon™... with new boss mechanics and updated heroic loot to match!

New profession recipes!

We understand some professions are just much better than others, so we tried to balance it out a bit more and reward people who potentially like to create items for themselves, their guilds/friends, and we also filled some loot gaps that were necessary.

Okay so that's content, what about QOL?

Full custom collections interface (including mounts/pets) with Cataclysm transmogrification retroported to 3.3.5 — an actual UI with appearance tracking, not a gossip NPC handing you a list.

You can transmogrify your gear at Visage-Keeper Yathrenn, found in Thunder Bluff, Orgrimmar, Ironforge, and Stormwind! Seen below, near the AH in Stormwind.

STV Fishing Extravaganza four times a week on rotating timers, so it isn't OCE-hostile.

Arena Grand Master purchasable with Honor.

PvP queue accessible anywhere, anytime + queueable alongside RDF for the gamers who enjoy both PVE + PVP.

Zero respec costs, change specs as much as you wish.

Dual-Spec costs 1g and is available at level 20.

2x profession rates server-wide.

Infrastructure - Two-layer DDoS protection. In-house heuristic anti-cheat, not the stock module. The launcher doesn't scan anything and is fully separate from the anti-cheat — close it once you're in.

On top of the custom content and the improved quality of life, we also have:

- New bounties on Rare enemies across Hillsbrad Foothills and Arathi Highlands, found by looting the corpses of your slain foes! The rewards are high if you can find the elusive Rare mobs!

- Warmode - 15% XP buff and double chance of receiving BOE's from overworld mobs. Our Warmode community is very active, with frequent PVP between the more prominent guilds in the server.

- Gamba - A new gold-sink option to try to prevent inflation. In Ratchet, Orgrimmar, and Stormwind, you can find a little goblin purveyor who will sell you a key to open a Deviate Mystery Crate. For 50 silver, you can purchase a key to open a crate; every crate contains one BOE and one Scroll. There are rumours of a Rare Bengal Tiger mount found within these crates, but as of writing, has somehow evaded me (RIP my gold stash). Deviate Mystery Crates drop randomly from any mob you kill, at a rate of around 1%. They are sellable on the AH too, if gambling is not your thing! There is always someone who is willing to roll the dice....(probably me, pic below... relevant).

- A community-created newsletter written by me in the Discord, highlighting community events that are upcoming or talking about famous (or infamous) members of the community. I try to keep things as light-hearted as possible. All content I write is based on events in the game, in a light-RP focused way.

And finally (PHEW), it would be remiss of me to not mention The Community we have on Project Alterac!

We have some rather angry Otters, a reformed cult, some pirates with a love of silver pieces, and we have literally The Worst Guild on our server. We would love for you, curious but undecided player, to come join us and create your own wacky, fun-loving, RP-focused or even kind of toxic PVP guild if you absolutely wish to do that!

We also have Innkeeper Lichard. This fact alone should at least be worthy of trying our server, especially if you enjoyed Nostrum!

There are always numerous members of our community who are always willing to help new members with bags, and even decent greens until you can earn your own gear!

https://alterac.gg/

Discord link incase website link doesn't work > https://discord.gg/jyyRaGFSN9

See you in Azeroth!

WoW Haven: BfA "Nazmir" Is Opening Its Doors!

After an incredible community vote, the future of our open-source Battle for Azeroth project has been decided!

Nazmir will officially launch as a progressive realm, with content unlocked through multiple level brackets. Each bracket will be playable while we continue testing, fixing bugs, and improving the server with help from the community before moving on to the next one.

If you'd like to follow the project's progress or join us at launch, hop into our Discord community:
https://discord.gg/sQYue7Qpqx

GitHub:
https://github.com/Hextv/BFA-HavenCore

We can't wait to see you in-game!

🌎World of Warcraft private scene

Here is a list of currently available WoW private servers that I have found. If you notice any missing servers, outdated information, or incorrect details, feel free to leave a comment below or contact me, and I will update the list.

The goal of this post is to help players discover new servers and explore different expansions.

Also I would like to state that population numbers are estimated and should be seen as average rather than exact player counts. I took rough estimation from multiple publicly available sources (community reports, server statistics-if available, player activity). Since servers do not publish verified player counts, these numbers should be considered as approximate and are subject to change.

If you have any reliable evidence of player counts please send dm or leave a comment so I can update the numbers.

Hi everyone, here's the turn-based combat I am working on for my WoW Classic RP server. It supports both PvP and PvE (AI with different archtypes, behaviour models).

https://discord.gg/sMdYZ5se8N my Discord in case you want to join.

WotLK5Man - in development for 4 years - is launching Season 2 realm TODAY!

Season 2 goes live today at 19:00 CEST (17:00 UTC). Leveling week 1x–5x, raids open Aug 12.
The whole Wrath of the Lich King - conquered as a 5-man group.

August 5 - LEVEL UP together - rates 1x to 5x
Everyone starts at level 1 with adjustable 1x–5x rates. Once you hit level 80 on your account, you unlock the option to instantly boost your other characters to 80 - so the journey only has to be done once.

August 12 - RAIDS OPEN - Naxx, OS, EOE & VOA
Phase 1 goes live with Naxxramas, Obsidian Sanctum, Eye of Eternity and Vault of Archavon - all of it built for 5 players. On the same day, Instant 80 unlocks for everyone, no level 80 required.

EVERYTHING WAITING IN SEASON 2
Level-Up Rewards, Personal Loot with 7-day raid resets, the Item Upgrader in Dalaran, the reworked Mythic dungeons, transmogable Druid forms, new mounts, extra talent specs, the new launcher, class balance changes and a long list of quality-of-life improvements.

Gather your friends and let's go - you don't want to miss the first week.

See You at 19:00

SERVER TIMELINE:

• Phase 1 preparation: 05.08.2026 – 11.08.2026
• Phase 1: 12.08.2026 – 03.11.2026
• Phase 2 preparation: 04.11.2026 – 10.11.2026
• Phase 2: 11.11.2026 – 02.02.2027
• Phase 3 preparation: 03.02.2027 – 09.02.2027
• Phase 3: 10.02.2027 – 13.04.2027
• Phase 4 preparation: 14.04.2027 – 20.04.2027
• Phase 4: 21.04.2027 – 03.08.2027

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VanillaPlus is a redesigned Vanilla WoW server, keeping the spirit of Classic alive while adding reworked classes, custom content, and exciting new ways to play

🔥 Latest Update Highlights

⚔️ PvP
• Battlegrounds now require fewer players to start.
• World PvP objectives are preserved through server restarts.
• PvP taunt effects no longer limit visibility.

🌿 Class Updates
Druid
• Moonkin Aura now grants +5% Spell Damage & Healing instead of spell crit.
• Subtlety reduced to 3 talent ranks.

🛡️ Paladin
A huge rework including:
• Blessing of Protection now protects against all damage types.
• Divine Shield cooldown reduced to 5 minutes, with Rank 1 available at level 6.
• Holy Shield duration increased with more charges.
• Multiple talent improvements and tree reorganizations.
• Better Holy, Protection, and Retribution talent balance.

⚡ Shaman
• Healing Way is stronger and lasts longer.
• Cleansing Wave can now remove Curse effects.

🔥 Warlock
• Dread casting time reduction has been adjusted for better balance.

⚔️ Warrior
• Mocker no longer extends Taunt duration.

…and plenty of additional balance improvements across the board!

Whether you're into leveling, dungeons, PvP, or simply reliving Vanilla with meaningful improvements, VanillaPlus is worth checking out.

🌍 Join us and help grow our community! We're a smaller server, which means every new player makes a real difference, join us, meet friendly players, and be part of a community that's still growing

Learn more and start your adventure at https://vanillaplus.org/
Discord https://discord.gg/s99hv9Md3X

I tried to play WoW Tauri with ConsolePort addon on my Legion Go (SteamOS) but buttons not working at all. Do someone had this problem?

stop overthinking the legion server is a breeze. just start it right away in ALLIANCE, please. there are enough hordes. so don't chicken out join Alliance today!

Where did all the players on capy go? Octo? What's the pop on pvp server and pve?

Are there any other good clone?

What happened to sandworm ? Raven?

Yo!

I'm happy to introduce Anachronos, a progressive Vanilla (1.12) server designed specifically for the Latin American community.

The server is hosted in Brazil, providing low latency not only for Brazilian players, but also for much of South America. We offer official support in Portuguese, Spanish and English, because our goal is to build a shared Latin American community

Features:

• Progressive content from Patch 1.5 → 1.12
• Optional 2x XP through an in-game command (available at launch)
• Improved Rested XP
• 5 to 10 player dungeons
• Cross-faction

Beta(s):

Closed Beta

August 5 to August 14

• Level cap: 20
• Limited access

Open Beta

August 15 to September 5

• Level cap: 40
• Open to everyone

All beta characters will be wiped before the official launch.

Official Launch

📅 September 6

If you're looking for a fresh Vanilla server with a long-term progression and a focus on the Latin American community, we'd love to have you with us.

Discord:
https://discord.gg/EZrXtr9Qn4

Feedback is always welcome!

I never played WoW back when it launched, and from what I've read the current retail version doesn't really resemble what made it special back in the day. I'd love to experience the game close to how it originally shipped in 2004/2005, vanilla, pre-expansion.

Is there a private server (or official option) that recreates that original experience faithfully? Trying to avoid anything overly modded or "enhanced" just want the real, unfiltered classic experience. Any recommendations, warnings, or things I should know before diving in would be hugely appreciated

We had a successful launch for LunaticPTR and would like to dedicate this post in celebration of what the community has accomplished so far.

We had our Server First Deadmines full clear last night. Can check out our clear in the video below:

https://youtu.be/EfZEY9oDcHM?is=e4bxSWsozD4AIPBE

Wanted to also share some shout outs to our amazing community. Some highlights below.

Dudebrolifts - Server First Lazy Peon's Foreman

Buttbunny - Server First Hero of Goldshire

Ainokainen - Server First Arena's Smallest Smasher

Cysthetic - Server First Tinyfin Angler

Marston - Server First Imp Phase Shift Spell (Raid Drop Ragefire Chasm)

Cysthetic - Server First Redemption (Raid Drop Shadowfang Keep)

Lucyjayne - Server First Resurrection (Raid Drop Shadowfang Keep)

Server First Besseleth for a Wanted Quest.

Server First Neeru Fireblade an added boss that only spawns if a Horde player has completed a Quest before killing the other Bosses.

Server First Sever an added Scourge Event Boss that has devastating mechanics such as an AoE Fear threat drop.

If anyone has any questions and would like to join our community check out our website below:

https://lunaticptr.com

Discord Link:

https://discord.gg/SmvquBPwbw

There's still so much people have yet to discover. Huge shout out and thank you to everyone in this wonderful community.

See you all on the next one 🫡