WoW Project Camelot: Is Classic+ Finally Real

On June 16, 2026, dataminer Stiven posted on Twitter that he had found Heroic and Epic license entries for something called World of Warcraft Camelot on Blizzard's servers. Not a mod. Not a fan project. An actual internal product entry with two purchase tiers: the same structure Blizzard uses for real expansion launches.

He then confirmed it: "Ok, I did look more and can confirm it 100% Patch 1.60 is Mainline Camelot." That is not a rumor. That is a dataminer reading Blizzard's own files.

Camelot is tied to patch 1.60: the Blackwing Lair patch from July 2005. The internal server branch reads: _classic_alpha_, build 1.60.0.67985. Blizzard has had this quietly running since October 2025.

The Breadcrumb Trail Blizzard Left

This did not come from nowhere. Blizzard spent months teasing something without saying anything: which is their favorite hobby. Here is the full trail, in order of escalating pettiness:

1. The Blizzard Yearbook contained vague Classic references that meant nothing alone.
2. Popular streamers were invited to Blizzard's campus for a secret event. No leaks permitted. Naturally, everyone leaked the vibe.
3. At the State of Azeroth on January 29, 2026, Executive Producer Holly Longdale began to announce something: "I'm really excited to announce that...": and was theatrically cut off. She said, "I guess we'll save that for later." A woman stopped in the middle of a sentence, on a livestream, on purpose. That is not an accident.
4. The Classic alpha build appeared on an internal server list, not hidden at all for anyone looking.
5. Stiven finds the Camelot licenses. The internet collapses.

Edition Tiers: What Heroic and Epic Mean

Blizzard sells expansions in multiple editions. This is not new. What is notable is seeing the WoW Classic Plus edition structure applied to a project nobody has announced yet.

Two purchase tiers on a Classic alpha branch means Blizzard is treating this as a retail-style product launch. Seasonal modes do not get Epic bundles. Experiments do not get Heroic editions. This is being packaged like something you buy.

The Classic+ Theory

The community has wanted WoW Classic Plus for years: a version of the game that branches off from Vanilla, adds new content, and becomes its own living game: like Old School RuneScape did. Blizzard tested the concept with Season of Discovery. The audience was there. The infrastructure question was whether Blizzard would invest in it.

Project Camelot, if it is what people think it is, would answer that question with a product you can pre-purchase in two flavors. A true Classic+ could include new zones built on the original Azeroth, additional raids, class tuning that never made it into original patches, and alternate progression paths.

WoW Classic 2019 is currently in its final patch before Warlords of Draenor. The Pandaria Classic roadmap ends at BlizzCon. There is a deliberate gap in Classic content scheduled post-BlizzCon 2026: almost as if Blizzard is saving the slot for an announcement.

What Could Actually Be Happening

Multiple theories are competing. None is confirmed. All are technically possible until Blizzard says otherwise, which is the situation they prefer.

• Classic+: New content built on the 1.0 codebase. The most-wanted outcome. The datamine's most logical reading.
• New seasonal mode: An evolved Season of Discovery with deeper systems. Lower ambition, faster delivery.
• Standalone Classic game: A separate product, like Diablo II Resurrected, sold independently. The edition structure supports this.
• Internal prototype that never ships: Datamines are not release notes. Blizzard cancels things. This is a non-zero possibility that the community refuses to accept.

BlizzCon 2026: The Deadline

BlizzCon 2026 is scheduled for September 12, 2026. Blizzard's State of Azeroth stream explicitly said more information about Classic's future would come "after The Black Temple, at BlizzCon 2026." Holly Longdale said Classic has "limitless" potential. The BlizzCon 2026 announcement is the understood reveal window for whatever Project Camelot turns out to be.

Blizzard has not confirmed Camelot will appear at BlizzCon. They have not confirmed anything. They have confirmed that Holly Longdale was cut off on a livestream and that the phrasing "I guess we'll save that for later" was intentional. That is the entirety of official communication on this subject.