WoW Classic client leak confirms Burning Crusade beta starts this week

The World of Warcraft Burning Crusade Classic beta is expected to start this week after early testers shared screenshots of the client on Battle.net, with more players set to receive invites in the coming weeks.World of Warcraft Classic players have waited a long time for The Burning Crusade Classic beta to begin. It’s the next major expansion to World of Warcraft Classic, and for many people, it’s the holy grail of World of Warcraft content.The beta wassupposed to start in mid-February, according to leakers, although it didn’t eventuate. However, it seems like the wait is finally over. There’s a good reason to believe it’s happening this week.

You can see the Burning Crusade Classic Beta client in the drop-down list on the left-hand side in the screenshots. Early testers have even been able to download and install it in advance.

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But that’s not all. They went a step further and took a screenshot of the all-new Ray Traced Shadows option in the system menu, which is expected to make the game look much nicer.

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