{"id":"world-of-warcraft-classic","name":"World of Warcraft Classic","summary":"World of Warcraft Classic, often shortened to WoW Classic, is Blizzard Entertainment's official re-release of the game's 2004 to 2006 era, which went live on August 26th, 2019 after years of fan pressure around unauthorized private servers. The launch pulled over 1.1 million concurrent Twitch viewers and produced login queues topping 16 hours, making the return to vanilla WoW one of the defining gaming events of the year.","tags":["world of warcraft classic","wow classic","vanilla wow","nostalrius","blizzard","patch 1.12","twitch launch","mmorpg"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":7,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/world-of-warcraft-classic/world-of-warcraft-classic-world-of-warcraft-classic-logo.webp","caption":"The official logo for World of Warcraft Classic, Blizzard's re-release of the vanilla 2004 version of the game.","width":755,"height":425,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/world-of-warcraft-classic/world-of-warcraft-classic-twitch-wow-classic-launch-viewers.webp","caption":"A Twitch screenshot during the WoW Classic launch, showing World of Warcraft trending with over one million concurrent viewers.","width":680,"height":478,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/world-of-warcraft-classic/world-of-warcraft-classic-timmy-turner-queue-meme.webp","caption":"A Fairly OddParents 'Timmy Turner' meme mocking WoW Classic's extreme launch-day queue times, where players waited hundreds of minutes for a spot.","width":680,"height":970,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/world-of-warcraft-classic/world-of-warcraft-classic-codycigar-gorilla-pet-ban.webp","caption":"A viral r/classicwow Reddit post in which Blizzard suspended a player's account and renamed their pet gorilla, sparking debate over moderation policy.","width":900,"height":1070,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/world-of-warcraft-classic/world-of-warcraft-classic-wow-classic-then-vs-now-comic.webp","caption":"A 'Then vs. Now' comic that pokes fun at long-time WoW players who returned to WoW Classic, lamenting how much time has passed since vanilla.","width":802,"height":1038,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/world-of-warcraft-classic/world-of-warcraft-classic-classic-wow-family-announcement.webp","caption":"A viral image joking that while family members celebrate major life milestones, one man is just excited for Classic WoW.","width":800,"height":697,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/world-of-warcraft-classic/world-of-warcraft-classic-guys-only-want-wow-classic-tweet.webp","caption":"A popular 'guys only want one thing' tweet format applied to WoW Classic, capturing the overwhelming male fan hype for the game's re-release.","width":1080,"height":1080,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/world-of-warcraft-classic/history.md","related":["blizzard-entertainment","fallout","doom","leeroy-jenkins","kek","habbo","50-dkp-minus-onyxia-wipe-more-dots","this-entire-city-must-be-purged","50-dkp-minus-onyxia-wipe","corrupted-blood-incident","hearthstone","hogger"],"popularityRank":1913,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}