World of Warcraft Classic: Burning Crusade Classic

 PC
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. MMORPG.com
    Jul 12, 2021
    90
    Burning Crusade Classic has been an excellent launch of some of Blizzard’s best expansion content to date. It’s an excellent experience for veterans and players who never got to experience Burning Crusade the first time around. However, if you are looking for an authentic TBC experience, this isn’t it. I mean, you can’t get that no matter what because part of the experience is we all knew so little about WoW’s inner workings, and there’s no way to recreate that. If you’re looking for a version of WoW, that’s a bit of a slower pace and less handholding (unless, of course, you get certain addons), then you should probably give Burning Crusade Classic a try.
  2. NME
    Jun 16, 2021
    80
    World of Warcraft Classic: The Burning Crusade is another nostalgic dose of MMO-based joy. Distinctly challenging and far from an easy ride, it encourages you to team up just like the good old days meaning you’ll feel part of something bigger once more. Don’t count on switching your brain off like you can get away with modern World of Warcraft, but if you want to feel like you’ve earned every level, this is another hit for the veteran MMO.
  3. Screen Rant
    Jun 15, 2021
    80
    Ultimately, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic is more of the same; a time capsule that successfully protects and recreates the experience of a 2007 MMORPG expansion and brings it to 2021 with deftness and care. It's not a perfect expansion - certainly by modern day standards especially - but it's also not trying to be. With that in mind, it's hard not to recommend The Burning Crusade Classic to anyone who longs for the old days of MMORPG grinding, and it's a great history lesson for those who missed out on that generation of games if they have the patience for it.
  5. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 27, 2021
    75
    For seasoned players (and even a little intolerant), the changes to Burning Crusade Classic (compared to the original game The Burning Crusade) are not necessarily welcome in the sense that they upset the historical balance of the title. However, for newcomers, this has the advantage of allowing them to better enjoy the content of all of this extension. Even if everything is not perfect, some elements are very pleasant to find, including exploration, Resilience or the obligation to unlock certain accesses to access very high level content. Burning Crusade Classic is therefore a logical and globally successful continuation of WoW Classic, nostalgic as new players can easily find what they are looking for, even if some will be reluctant about the modifications made to the original material.
  6. PC Gamer
    Jun 8, 2021
    75
    World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic's endless grind is brutal, but the way it fosters community and relationships is still magical.
  7. Digital Trends
    Jul 1, 2021
    70
    Whether you’re fighting, crafting, or gathering, your actions always serve a purpose in the Burning Crusade Classic campaign. Anyone can feel like they’re contributing either to their own guilds and groups or to the server as a whole. Leveling can feel sluggish at times, but talent points, meaningful gear upgrades, and a clear endgame goal create an RPG experience that still manages to make it a game worth experiencing if you have the time, even if it’s more demanding than we typically tolerate from games like this.

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User Score
0.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 472 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 472
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 472
  3. Negative: 436 out of 472
  1. Rokuo
    Aug 1, 2021
    0
    Blizzard completly ruined the classic expierence for tbc.

    Now players can buy level boosts, mounts etc. Yeah, no thanks. It's bad enough    Blizzard completly ruined the classic expierence for tbc.

    Now players can buy level boosts, mounts etc. Yeah, no thanks. It's bad enough how much Blizzard is milking their players in retail with their store.

    tbc where the time were the mass exodus from Alliance to Horde began, because everyone wants to play a pretty elf and wants to have the better racials. Both are found in the Horde. So of course the same thing would happen in the new classic version.
    Blizzard however managed it to kill the Alliance as a faction even more by introducing same faction bgs. So the Horde is literally fighting against the Horde, because there are almost no Alliance players left. Congrats Blizzard. Way to go to kill 1 of your 2 factions completly.

    tbc has become world of hordecraft, similar to retail.
    The. Faction. System. Doesn't. Work.
    (Especially not, if one faction get's neglected all the time)

    If you are reading this Blizzard, you should take some notes from Final Fantasy 14. They have 3 factions and no faction imbalance. Guess why? Because you can play whatever race you want in each and every faction and because you have cross faction pve and pvp in FF14. Your faction system doesn't work Blizzard. Sure, you can keep it in your classic versions but jeez, lessen the faction restrictions in retail to make the game playable again.

    Eather way, tbc classic died to me anyway once you introduced the cash shop to that version.    … Full Review »
  2. SCVBBERS
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Game is ruined by bots and a incompetent developer team. Content has been dry for over a month, T5 content was released faster in the initialGame is ruined by bots and a incompetent developer team. Content has been dry for over a month, T5 content was released faster in the initial release of the game.... where the majority of players weren't even full clear T4.

    Bots are everywhere, and boosts have made it 10x worse, but I'm sure the quick profit they made was worth it.

    Do not play. There is no one in the world to play with.    … Full Review »
  3. UNnn
    Oct 14, 2021
    0
    Terrible pile of rubbish and a quick money grab for Activision Blizzard.
    Horrible changes has been made, so that the classic version is    Terrible pile of rubbish and a quick money grab for Activision Blizzard.
    Horrible changes has been made, so that the classic version is incredibly unbalanced + a cash shop in order to squeeze as much money as possible out of the players.    … Full Review »
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