It looks like Blizz were intentionally vague about what will happen after the fresh servers roll over to TBC. My guess is that they want to gauge response to the fresh server and TBC onset before deciding on whether to have a permanent TBC era server and/or continue rolling over to WotLK and other expansions. There’s no mention of “TBC Era” and the only wording “TBC Classic” is identical to that used previously when the servers were destined to eventually become WotLK but I wonder if things could be different this time. There are people here, on the US forum and other sites who want another thing rolling through expansions, some want permanent TBC, some want permanent WotLK, etc.
What do you think will happen? I think Blizz is keeping their options open by being vague, personally I’m hoping we get an option to stick around TBC for longer than just a year or so.
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Yes i also hope they make tbc era and choice to expand to a wotlk era too.
Ugh i dont wanna waste time on a character just to have it forced into cata or mop again 
If they are smart, they make tbc era and wotlk era, and eventually 4 or 5 years later they can make fresh servers that you can retire on either of the perma servers by choice.
I guess most ppl dont want anything further than wrath again.
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The problem is, we need to know that before even start fresh. I already have one lvl 70 character I stopped playing after classic-TBC progressed to classic-WotLK, I don’t want another one.
I think it’s only fair to explain the “rules” before the players commit to something.
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If I had to guess I think they are going to see how these fresh servers play out, given there are some changes in place.
If they do well and the community makes enough noise about it I think a TBC era option would be created IF they decide to move onto Wrath. Classic Era already exists so there is no need to retain the servers as “vanilla”, so they could end up retaining them as TBC era.
Either way I’m excited to get back to outland, just means I have 1-60 to play and prepare for it. Win win.
Yeah this is my thinking. On the one hand I’d be happy to be back in Outland, like Lightsparks says, but on the other I’d have really mixed feelings if I knew that it was gonna be temporary and inevitably cast into WotLK and later versions after what might only be a short time.
I like Classic Era because I can (and have) revisit after a year or two spent away and it’s still just as it was. I wonder if Blizz is trying to avoid a situation where they cave to demands for TBC Era and then everyone else who still isn’t satisfied starts making noise for WotLK Era, Cata Era, MoP Era, whatever else.
Edit because I’m not allowed to double-post:
I’ve just been looking at the US forums. Blizz seems to be only really active there (blue tracker has many more posts, EU forums only get major notices copypasted from the US forums…)
Lots of people there are asking the same question as this thread is asking. If we are lucky Blizz will reply to one of them and hopefully assuage any doubts. It’s unlikely we’ll see any official activity here, unfortunately we can’t post on the US forums, unless you happen to have paid for a US sub at some point ant have a character at 10 or above.
If you do, add your voice to the crowd and see if we can get any clarity on what’s going to happen!
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Yes, and this is stupid. Many of us will wait with committing to fresh → TBC servers until we know if we can stay/clone or whatever. For instance NO WAY! I’m going to re-roll fresh to ultimately be forced into Cata or stop playing for the third time around!
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Not true; you can make a US trial account, level to 10 and post on the US forums 
with a live EU sub.
Good to know, thanks for sharing. What a weird workaround…
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Would be good to get the clarification
I’m going to level on the new fresh ONLY in the hope that it stays at TBC Era at the end
Otherwise I would just stick to Classic Era
Please blizz, keep it as TBC Era
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I Hope blizzard clarifies that Indeed.
No interest for me to restart fresh if it is to see a full cycle again.
But if it is to be able to see TBC ans let TBC then yeah 100%
Knowing for exemple that on classic Era you have Time to play, reroll several characters and you know that no extension will brake your achievements is really good.
Would be the same with TBC !
It gives Time to enjoy the journey without being “stressed” about the next extension coming !
Slow down and ENJOY !
In the end maybe then we will have :
- Classic Era 60 : checked
- Classic TBC 70 : maybe
- Classic Wotlk 80 : maybe
- Normal cycle : checked
- Hardcore : checked
PS : on eu : JOIN stiches and nekrosh as ONE for hardcore. No need for New server…
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all this and let the new HC server progress to BC and stay there!
I would love to see some kind of restrictions while progressing into TBC like for example gold cap 500g or something, certain gear restrictions like not allowing people to bring naxx gear and such…
What are you talking about man?? Are you good? So someone who works hard and get his naxx gear shouldn’t be allowed to take it into TBC? Or someone who spent days, or even months to farm gold should be able to bring just 500g into TBC? Wtf is wrong with you?
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Kinda weird post there Mili but ITT we’re talking more about whether TBC classic will be temporary or not, rather than possible balance ideas
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It is just my wish, because i didnt get fresh TBC i always wanted…This changes would emulate Fresh to a certain degree. Yes, i’m good, just expressed my opinion, is that allowed?
They’re doing it right. They’re keeping the players in the dark chasing the carrot. Not bad in terms of marketing because:
They know for sure that a lot of players will just put in the effort and start leveling because of the inaccurate information. Some will hope that TBC will become ERA. Others will perhaps hope that you can transfer before TBC to the current ERA and thus be able to do the Naxx Scourge Invasion again or maybe even the TBC portal opening and then just transfer to current ERA straight away. Au revoir
This uncertainty will encourage so many players to go all in.
Really? I’m not going anywhere before I know what I get.
