Although Classic comes along for free with a retail subscription to the MMO, many players prefer to choice one version or the other to concentrate on since it can be such a time-consuming game. With fall and winter on the horizon, players who know they want to play some WoW but can't decide which version to explore have a big decision to make. RELATED: World of Warcraft Shadowlands Beta DPS Rankings That said, Classic is approaching its one-year anniversary in just a week or so and it also has some amazing content to offer gamers who prefer an experience that more closely aligns with the 2004-2005 MMO era. Shadowlands brings some major changes to the MMO, including a level squish that makes 60 the max once again, so it should be a very interesting time for lapsed players to rejoin the retail version of World of Warcraft.

Not only is Blizzard slated to continue dropping exciting endgame content in WoW Classic, but the retail version of the iconic MMO is also about to release the highly-anticipated Shadowlands expansion sometime before the end of the calendar year.Īlthough the Battle for Azeroth endgame became a bit stale for some players after a while, the prospect of a new expansion is always a good reason to jump back into the game. The last year or so have been very interesting in Azeroth and World of Warcraft players have a pretty exciting last quarter of 2020 on the horizon, as well.

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