World of Warcraft Camelot datamined as possible WoW Classic Plus

Wowhead dataminer Stiven found Heroic and Epic license entries on Blizzard's servers for something called World of Warcraft Camelot — and it's not an Arthurian spin-off. The working theory is that Camelot is the internal codename for WoW Classic Plus, the fan-requested remix of the original MMO that players have been asking about for years.

The key detail: this branch of WoW is running on the July 2006 patch that introduced the Naxxramas raid — the one immortalized by the Leroy Jenkins video. That same patch was spotted on Blizzard's servers last year when a mysterious WoW build quietly appeared. The two license tiers suggest Camelot will ship with multiple purchasable editions, similar to how current WoW is sold. Stiven also notes the project appears completely separate from the in-development WoW Midnight and WoW Titan expansions.

Blizzard has a well-documented habit of leaking things through internal server updates — PTR servers tipping off incoming patches, and the Diablo 4 paladin class getting exposed through a poorly named internal build. BlizzCon is coming in September, and Blizzard recently brought a group of WoW Classic streamers to its Irvine offices under NDA to see something new. The studio already tested the waters with Classic remixing through Season of Discovery, so the groundwork is there.

WoW Classic's player numbers have been sliding as it inches closer to catching up with the live game, and a Classic Plus could be exactly how Blizzard keeps that audience engaged. The Old School Runescape comparison has always been the dream — a version that branches off from the original and evolves on its own terms, without being locked into the original game's rougher edges.