The massive AMA session hosted on reddit saw Blizzard thumb through various topics, focusing on server stability at launch, player "layering," classic's idiosyncrasies, and much more. Blizzard hopes to bring up extra servers to handle the load on launch day, which could see some realms with queues several-hours long. Additionally (and tantalizingly), players asked what Blizzard might do once it finishes rolling out Classic's content phases, which will finish with the inclusion of the Naxxramas 40-player raid.WoW Classic has a much different feel from the modern game, where match-making features and cross-realm play skewered the sense of community. As such, fans of the vanilla experience began running private servers to recreate it, only to get issued take-down requests from Activision. In response, Blizzard reached out and decided to revive the classic experience for themselves, and it all launches on next week on August 27, 2019. 

 The big question is, what comes after Classic? Will Blizzard take WoW in a different direction from the retail expansions? Start re-releasing the older expansions into the game? In the AMA, Blizzard said that it'll ultimately be up to the community. Wrath of the Lich King was WoW's third expansion, and it was the expansion where Blizzard began introducing matchmaking features like "LFD," which reduced the need to communicate and co-ordinate directly with players.

 The fact Blizzard recognizes that these features will prove unpopular with the Classic community bodes well if they opt to bring those expansions back. There's a real opportunity here for Blizzard to effectively recreate the game, offering a pure experience that undoes some of the more damaging things it did in later expansions. Today, Blizzard also released a charming trailer that got together some of the game's original creators for a WoW Classic play-session.