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Turtle WoW

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World of Warcraft
Launched 8y ago
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30,729

About This Server

Overview

Turtle WoW (rebranded to TurtleCraft) is the premier Vanilla+ World of Warcraft private server, extending the original Classic WoW experience with massive amounts of custom content while preserving the spirit of the original game. Running on a 1.12 client with extensive custom modifications, it has grown to 159,000+ Discord members and 46,000+ concurrent players, making it the second largest WoW private server.

Expansion & Content

Base: Vanilla WoW 1.12 with "Mysteries of Azeroth" custom expansion. Instead of following the path to The Burning Crusade, Turtle WoW takes a different direction by expanding upon the world of Azeroth itself with new zones, dungeons, quests, and lore.

Custom Races

  • •Goblins (Horde): A group of greedy Goblins that split off from the Venture Company to join the Horde
  • •High Elves (Alliance): Refugees from the fall of Quel'Thalas lending their magical talents to the Alliance

Custom Content

  • •New zones with previously inaccessible areas of Azeroth now explorable
  • •New transport routes and flight paths connecting forgotten corners of the world
  • •Custom quests expanding the Vanilla storyline
  • •New dungeons with original boss encounters
  • •Quality-of-life features: Camping tents, campfires, fishing bonuses, crop farming with seeds

Game Modes

  • •PvE ruleset by default with opt-in PvP
  • •Hardcore Mode: Permadeath mode where dying once permanently kills your character

Legal Status

  • •Blizzard has won an injunction ordering Turtle WoW to cease and desist operations. The server has rebranded to TurtleCraft at turtlecraft.gg and continues operating.

Monetization

  • •Free-to-play with optional cosmetic donations
  • •No pay-to-win elements

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Statistics

Discord Online30,729
Launch Date1/1/2018
StatusOnline

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Vanilla+Custom ContentCustom RacesPvEHardcorePermadeathNew ZonesNew DungeonsFree-to-PlayRoleplayingNo P2W

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