Key Takeaways
- NA players get new World of Warcraft Classic server names: Dreamscythe, Nightslayer, and Doomhowl.
- Fan feedback led to name changes.
- There has been positive reception to the new names in World of Warcraft Classic.
World of Warcraft Classic just revealed a new set of names for the fresh Anniversary Realms, including Dreamscythe, Nightslayer, and Doomhowl for NA players. These improved World of Warcraft server names were made in response to fan feedback and will officially open on November 21.
During the recent Warcraft Direct, World of Warcraft announced a fresh start for Classic WoW. These new realms would go through all of Vanilla and into The Burning Crusade, implementing some fan-favorite quality-of-life features to the World of Warcraft Classic servers as well. However, when it revealed the original servers – Moldar’s Moxie, Fengus’ Ferocity, and Slip’kik’s Savvy – players were not impressed by the names.
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Now, it seems Blizzard has heard its fans, and has decided to change the names to options it referred to as “superior.” According to forum posts by WoW community manager Kaivax, the new NA servers will now be called Dreamscythe, Nightslayer, and Doomhowl for normal, PvP, and Hardcore respectively, while AU players have a single PvP server in the form of Maladath. EU fans can choose between Thunderstrike for normal, Spineshatter for PvP, and Soulseeker for Hardcore.
World of Warcraft Classic Anniversary Realm List
- North America
- Dreamscythe (Normal)
- Nightslayer (PvP)
- Doomhowl (Hardcore)
- Australia/Oceania
- Europe
- Thunderstrike (Normal)
- Spineshatter (PvP)
- Soulseeker (Harcore)
The World of Warcraft Classic devs aren’t the only ones who liked these names more. Fan reception to this announcement has been very positive, with nearly every player on both the Alliance and Horde in World of Warcraft agreeing these names are a marked improvement over the first batch. Many also pointed out it was good that the servers in different regions were getting different names, as two servers sharing the same one across the world could get confusing.
Original WoW Classic Fresh Realm Names
- Mol’dar’s Moxie (Normal)
- Fengus’ Ferocity (PvP)
- Slip’kik’s Savvy (Hardcore)
All of these new World of Warcraft Classic Anniversary Realms will go live globally on November 21 at 2 PM PST. There are far fewer realms this time than in previous WoW Classic releases, but the improvements Blizzard has made to the server capacity should compensate for this. That said, fans shouldn’t be surprised if there is still a login queue right after the mega-servers launch.
November 21 will also be a big day for Season of Discovery as well. Phase 6 arrives an hour before the anniversary realms open, heralding the start of the Qiraji War Effort, with the Temple and Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj, plus the new Nightmare Grove raid, opening on December 6. Considering the Firelands raid came to Cataclysm Classic only a couple of weeks ago, there are a lot of exciting things happening in World of Warcraft Classic right now.
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