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The open beta for the WoW Classic Season of Mastery began on Tuesday 5th October 2021.<\/p>\n
To take part in the open beta, you will have needed to select \u201cClassic Season of Mastery Beta\u201d from your WoW launcher.<\/p>\n
If you don\u2019t have access to the server, then create a PTR account and you will gain access to all the PTR servers including any future beta tests.<\/p>\n
To register for a PTR account, log in to your Battle.net account, go to the Games & Subscriptions page and select Starter Editions & Public Test Regions.\u00a0Once you\u2019ve done this, you can download each version from the Battle.net launcher.<\/p>
Now that the WoW Classic Season of Mastery is live, you will be able to create additional characters, and up to a maximum of 50 characters in each of the three games (World of Warcraft Classic, Burning Crusade Classic and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands<\/a>).<\/p>\n
However, it is worth noting that characters created for the Open Beta will not be available to use in WoW Classic Season of Mastery.<\/p>\n
Can I pre-order WoW Classic Season of Mastery?<\/h2>\n
There\u2019s no need to pre-order WoW Classic Season of Mastery, because it\u2019s already live! You can find even more information on the official Blizzard site<\/a>.<\/p>\n
WoW Classic Season of Mastery gameplay<\/h2>\n
World of Warcraft fans know the drill by now when it comes to gameplay, so expect all the elements you love, but with some extra additions to shake things up a little.<\/p>\n
Blizzard has confirmed there will be faster levelling and other improvements that weren\u2019t in the first WoW Classic release.<\/p>\n
Want to see what the game will look like in action? Here is a video that shows off the WoW Classic Season of Mastery gameplay!<\/p>\n\n<h2>WoW Classic Season of Mastery changes<\/h2>\n<p>The WoW Classic Season of Mastery will aim to imitate the launch of WoW Classic while still giving players a chance to experience the game through a new lens.<\/p>\n<p>The updated version will also alter some of the game\u2019s core mechanics, including faster experience rates and more challenging raids for players, as well as other tweaks.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Blizzard explains: \u201cThe original release of WoW Classic was made to re-create the difficulty and challenge of patch 1.12 from the original World of Warcraft release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we strived to bring a faithful re-creation of that release, many raid encounters turned out to be easier than the first time around\u2014players simply were more experienced and prepared, and patch updates greatly increased player power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese changes currently include (but are not limited to): World buffs (like Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer and others) disabled in Raid instances, Restoring mechanics that were removed early on to some Raid bosses, No boss debuff limit (up from 16 debuffs in WoW Classic), and Increased health on bosses, to offset player buffs and the removed debuff limit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The experience gains will imitate that of the Burning Crusade Classic levelling process, with a \u201cbigger focus on quest XP increases\u201d, according to Blizzard.<\/p>\n<h2>WoW Classic Season of Mastery trailer<\/h2>\n<p>In honour of the launch, developers have released an exciting trailer. 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What is WoW Classic Season of Mastery?<\/h2>\nSeason of Mastery gives WoW Classic players a chance to start over and reset the game at level one on a new server.<\/p>\nThe WoW Classic team will roll out the game\u2019s original content over six phases over the span of the next year.<\/p>\n

Can I pre-order WoW Classic Season of Mastery?<\/h2>\nThere\u2019s no need to pre-order WoW Classic Season of Mastery, because it\u2019s already live! You can find even more information on the official Blizzard site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is WoW Classic Season of Mastery?<\/h2>\n
Season of Mastery gives WoW Classic players a chance to start over and reset the game at level one on a new server.<\/p>\n
The WoW Classic team will roll out the game\u2019s original content over six phases over the span of the next year.<\/p>\n

Can I pre-order WoW Classic Season of Mastery?<\/h2>\n
There\u2019s no need to pre-order WoW Classic Season of Mastery, because it\u2019s already live! You can find even more information on the official Blizzard site<\/a>.<\/p>\n