World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore was a fan-favorite community-made challenge that is now being formally implemented into the game by Blizzard. The test realms for WoW Classic Hardcore are finally available for testing, but many players do not know how to gain access to these PTR realms.
In WoW Classic Hardcore, your character only has one life. If your character dies from any cause, you will need to delete your character and completely erase your progress. After gaining significant traction with the WoW community, Blizzard decided to dedicate several servers to run WoW Classic Hardcore for those that want to experience this incredible challenge.
If you are trying to get into the PTR realms to jump on WoW Classic Hardcore, this is what you will need to know.
How to get into the WoW Classic Hardcore PTR Realms
The WoW Classic Hard testing will take place in PTR realms starting on June 29, 2023. In order to download the PTR realm, first boot up your Battle.net launcher and to account settings in the top right corner of the app.
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From here, you will be taken to the Battle.net website. On the sidebar, select the Games & Subscriptions tab. Once here, you will see all the games on Battle.net that you have bought or have active subscriptions. Scroll to the very bottom until you see an option that states “
Create a Public Test Realm (PTR) account to access new World of Warcraft content before it goes live.”
In order to create an account for a public test realm, you will need an active subscription to World of Warcraft. After ensuring your subscription is up to date, simply click ‘Create PTR account’ and begin filling in the necessary information.
After the account has been created, you can then download WoW Classic PTR and launch the developmental version of the game from your regular Battle.net launcher.