Blizzard today announced the upcoming addition of its first expansion to World of Warcraft Classic, The Burning Crusade, for those already playing WoW Classic at level 60 (or soon to be level 60), While having more new continents to explore is exciting, of course, new players and everyone in between also have reason to be excited: Blizzard will allow you to jump directly into the Dark Portal when Burning Crusade Classic launches later this year! Blizzard will offer a one-time level 58 character boost so that you can jump straight into Dark Portal when Burning Crusade Classic launches later this year.

"This is a great way to get a level 58 character to jump straight into Dark Portal.

"This boost is for playing with friends. It's not about avoiding leveling. This is part of what makes Classic so meaningful: every level you earn matters. This is important to us because we know that community is important and playing with friends is important. So instead of just being able to get as many characters as you want, we're offering this opportunity just once so you can play with friends who have invested the time and investment to get multiple [level 60 characters] and play with the characters you want.

"World of Warcraft" has long sold level boosts to allow players to jump right into new expansions. Purchasing Shadowlands, the modern version of WoW, gets you one free level boost, but you can also buy as many as you like.

However, there are likely to be more restrictions on the level boosts players can purchase in Burning Crusade Classic. Here's what we know so far:

It all seems well and good, but I'm surprised that Blizzard doesn't offer level boosts for free - especially since it's a way for players to help their friends catch up.

"Our philosophy on boosts is that they are completely optional, and we always want to take into account the amount of effort required to level up a character and how proud the player feels of that achievement," Dawson explained. Especially around the time of new content updates and new expansions, it's super convenient to get characters to join friends and guilds, but it's important to put some limits on that, such as making boosting an optional service." We are working on it in different ways for different aspects of World of Warcraft; Burning Crusade Classic is included in players' subscriptions, for example, as is Shadowlands, where boosts are part of the expansion purchase. Burning Crusade Classic is included in the player's subscription, unlike, for example, Shadowlands, where you get a boost as part of the expansion purchase. It also includes restrictions such as not being able to boost Blood Elves or Dranei and not being able to use boosts on Classic-era characters.

I understand what Dawson is saying, but considering how outrageously expensive WoW account services like server transfers ($25), race changes ($25), and faction changes ($30) are, it sucks to have one more thing to pay. I asked Dawson how much Blizzard charges to level up Burning Crusade Classic, but he would not comment. That said, I hope it won't be as expensive as the current Shadowlands level boost.

I hope Blizzard will consider a more reasonable price, but in any case, I find this message frustrating: it feels like Blizzard is overcompensating on behalf of people who are angry that others have reached level 60 without any effort. While it is undeniable that level boosts are merely a means of generating profit out of thin air, Blizzard has already imposed significant restrictions on level boosts in Burning Crusade, making the additional charges feel like an unnecessary tax and not much money to spend in the first place It will only serve to beat people up.