World of Warcraft Classic launched today after months of anticipation, and its release managed to gather more than one million viewers on Twitch.

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As of 3:10pm PT, World of Warcraft had a total of 1,137,604 viewers on its Twitch page , which includes streamers playing both modern and Classic WoW.That number has since started to go down (just below 1 million again as of 3:30pm PT) but is no doubt fueled by lots of well-known streamers like Shroud and others generally known for playing games like Apex Legends or Fortnite returning to the version of WoW they played a decade ago.That said, WoW Classic is reportedly having some launch server struggles as everyone piles in the front door - an understandable issue when a feature that allowed players to reserve their names revealed that it may already have an overpopulation problem If you're waiting to get into the servers, we'll keep you posted on any major issues or outages. In the meantime, you can also check out our hands-on preview above , and check our huge list of essential tips and tricks for coming back to WoW Classic - as well as our Leveling Guide for all classes

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