Blizzard extends weekly maintenance for WoW Classic

We should be able to get back in by 1pm CT.
Image via Blizzard Entertainment

If you tried to log into World of Warcraft Classic this morning, you’ve probably noticed that its normal weekly maintenance is taking a little bit longer than usual.

Recommended Videos

While WoW maintenance typically takes just a few minutes, beginning at 9am CT, Blizzard’s customer support account on Twitter today announced that it’s being extended to 1pm CT.

Usually, Blizzard’s notice tells players that the servers will be live again by 10am CT. And this morning, the original scheduled maintenance warning said the same.

But as the time crept closer to 10am CT, Blizzard changed the announcement, effectively extending today’s maintenance.

Many times, long maintenance periods will signal that a larger change to the game is coming. Based on the way that this maintenance was extended, however, that’s likely not the case.

Though Phase Two content for TBC Classic is expected to come soon, there’s a significant amount of testing that Blizzard is continuing to work on that suggests it may be a few weeks before players get a chance to step into Serpentshrine Cavern or take on Arena season two.


Dot Esports is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more
related content
Read Article How to watch WoW Plunderstorm Creator Royale tournament
Image of a player in WoW Plunderstorm casting Storm Archon.
Read Article How to get the While We Were Sleeping achievement in WoW Dragonflight
Dracthyr flying over the Forbidden Reach
Read Article WoW player count: How many people play World of Warcraft in 2024?
Elf, Tauren, and Troll posing during Trial of Style.
Related Content
Read Article How to watch WoW Plunderstorm Creator Royale tournament
Image of a player in WoW Plunderstorm casting Storm Archon.
Read Article How to get the While We Were Sleeping achievement in WoW Dragonflight
Dracthyr flying over the Forbidden Reach
Read Article WoW player count: How many people play World of Warcraft in 2024?
Elf, Tauren, and Troll posing during Trial of Style.
Author
Max Miceli
Senior Staff Writer. Max graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a journalism and political science degree in 2015. He previously worked for The Esports Observer covering the streaming industry before joining Dot where he now helps with Overwatch 2 coverage.