There's something magical in regards to a fresh Vanilla server.
Two weeks ago, Blizzard Entertainment turn off the Season of Mastery servers. Since this wasn't Valentine’s gift Classic players were hoping for, they're demanding the return of Vanilla servers.
On Feb. 14, Blizzard and Classic WoW developers figured SoM servers had run their course following the final raid Naxxramas released on July 28, 2022, and players had ample time to clear it. Since then, Classic WoW players have scattered across Dragonflight, Wrath from the Lich King Classic, and hardcore servers. But nothing can warm Classic WoW players’ hearts just like a fresh Vanilla server.
Left to their personal devices, players flocked to Classic WoW’s subreddit, demanding the return of Vanilla servers or SoM, season two. Although players can continue to go back to Classic-era servers to savor their favorite edition of WoW, it can’t start to compare with the sensation of starting on a fresh server.
Unfortunately, there have been no official announcements originating from Blizzard, and we can only speculate when fresh Classic-era or SoM servers go live. While some believe Blizzard will announce SoM season two every day now, others say we won’t see fresh Vanilla servers until WOTLK Classic ends and that we move on to Cataclysm.
“I’m beginning to think we will see a joint announcement of Cata with changes and fresh SoM season two so that they can keep subs who've no aim of moving on to Cata,” one Classic player said.
Nonetheless, Classic-era servers are going to be welcome every time they come, however the sooner, the greater.
