Blizzard Apologizes For "Lapse In Communication," Rolls Back Unexpected WoW Classic Changes

Recent changes to World of Warcraft's Classic Era servers are being reverted "immediately," Blizzard has announced, after the developer apologized for failing to discuss "shortsighted" quality-of-life updates to the old-school version of Blizzard's long-running MMORPG.

The update, released last week, was originally designed for WoW Classic's more experimental Season of Discovery servers. However, Blizzard intentionally opted to bring some of the changes to the game's non-seasonal Classic Era servers too. Those changes allowed Druids to wield polearms, granted Alliance players a powerful new world buff on par with the Horde's existing Warchief's Blessing buff, and updated the game's guild interface to match that of the modern game.

Those changes took the Classic Era community, which generally doesn't enjoy major changes to the (for the most part) 2006 version of WoW, by surprise. Players were so surprised, in fact, that many on Reddit believed the changes had simply been a mistake on Blizzard's part, only to later learn that the changes were indeed intended. Now, Blizzard said those changes (minus the guild UI) are being removed, citing a "lack of communication" that "was not in line with our values."

Blizzard Apologizes For "Lapse In Communication," Rolls Back Unexpected WoW Classic Changes

Blizzard Apologizes For "Lapse In Communication," Rolls Back Unexpected WoW Classic Changes

Blizzard Apologizes For "Lapse In Communication," Rolls Back Unexpected WoW Classic Changes

Blizzard Apologizes For "Lapse In Communication," Rolls Back Unexpected WoW Classic Changes

Blizzard Apologizes For "Lapse In Communication," Rolls Back Unexpected WoW Classic Changes