World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic

World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic (shortened as BC Classic or BCC and often called TBC Classic) was a server option for The Burning Crusade. It was transitioned to on 30 August 2022.

Like with World of Warcraft: Classic, content in Burning Crusade Classic was released in phases. This is the release timeline over the lifespan of Burning Crusade Classic:

• 16 February 2021: Announced at BlizzConline along with its content phases
• 3 March 2021: Closed Alpha was released
• 23 March 2021: Closed Beta was released
• 6 May 2021: Release Date Announced as 1 June 2021
• 18 May 2021: Pre-Patch released which unlocked the Draenei & Blood Elf races
• 1 June 2021: Phase 1 (Launch) went live with patch 2.5.1: Karazhan, Gruul's Lair and Magtheridon's Lair raids, Arena Season 1
• 31 August 2021: Patch 2.5.2 released: LFG Tool, Guild Bank
• 15 September 2021: Phase 2 (Overlords of Outlands) went live: The Eye & Serpentshrine Cavern raids, Ogri'la and Sha'tari Skyguard Daily Content, New Profession Recipes, Engineering Goggles & Swift Flight Form for Druids, Arena Season 2
• 17 January 2022: Patch 2.5.3 released: Incubus Warlock pet, Arena Season 3
• 27 January 2022: Phase 3 (The Black Temple) went live: Battle for Mount Hyjal & Black Temple raids, Netherwing Daily Content, Epic Gems
• 22 March 2022: Patch 2.5.4 released: Epic Gem Updates, Badges of Justice
• 24 March 2022: Phase 4 (The Gods of Zul'Aman) went live: Zul'Aman raid
• 10 May 2022: Phase 5 (Sunwell Plateau) went live: Isle of Quel'danas, Arena Season 4, Sunwell Plateau raid (opened 12 May 2022)
• 30 August 2022: All Burning Crusade Classic servers were transitioned to.

• The announcement of Burning Crusade Classic at BlizzConline was foreshadowed by the inclusion of Moon-Touched Netherwhelp in The Celebration Collection.
• Originally, players were given the option of continuing to play in World of Warcraft: Classic or transitioning their characters over to Burning Crusade Classic on the new expansion servers. Additionally, players who chose to remain on Classic servers could create a copy of their character on BC Classic for an additional fee and continue playing on both servers. The option to purchase a character copy remained for most of BC Classic, being removed only a month before the BC Classic servers were updated to.