[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":181},["ShallowReactive",2],{"site-settings":3,"article:\u002Fresources\u002Fbriefings\u002Fwow-infinite-china-timewalking-no-endpoint-new-class":16,"article-surround:\u002Fresources\u002Fbriefings\u002Fwow-infinite-china-timewalking-no-endpoint-new-class":170},{"id":4,"description":5,"email":6,"extension":7,"footerNote":8,"legalNotice":9,"locale":10,"meta":11,"name":12,"stem":13,"url":14,"__hash__":15},"settings\u002Fsettings.yml","Compare World of Warcraft realms by expansion, region, population and play style.","listings@realmlist.org","yml","An independent realm directory.","Not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment.","en",{},"RealmList","settings","https:\u002F\u002Frealmlist.org","QXaYspLUSxnrVumL6oFir6PInhNsRw-yJchxEYSe1AU",{"id":17,"title":18,"author":19,"body":20,"category":133,"description":134,"draft":135,"extension":136,"featured":135,"meta":137,"navigation":138,"path":139,"publishedAt":140,"seo":141,"sitemap":142,"sources":147,"stem":160,"tags":161,"updatedAt":168,"__hash__":169},"articles\u002Fresources\u002Fbriefings\u002Fwow-infinite-china-timewalking-no-endpoint-new-class.md","Ion Hazzikostas Tells Shanghai's Infinite Party That China's Timewalking Servers Have No End Point — Plus a New Class and Legendary Sets","RealmList Editorial",{"type":21,"value":22,"toc":125},"minimark",[23,34,40,53,58,66,69,73,80,83,87,94,102,106,119],[24,25,26],"p",{},[27,28],"img",{"alt":29,"height":30,"loading":31,"src":32,"width":33},"A festive night street festival with arcane lanterns and portal imagery in a modern Chinese city",1024,"lazy","https:\u002F\u002Frealmlist.org\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fbriefings\u002Fwow-infinite-china-timewalking-no-endpoint-new-class.webp",1536,[24,35,36],{},[37,38,39],"em",{},"Original editorial illustration by RealmList, generated for this article. This is artwork, not game footage or official promotional material.",[24,41,42,43,48,49],{},"The big questions hanging over ",[44,45,47],"a",{"href":46},"\u002Fresources\u002Fbriefings\u002Fwow-infinite-china-level-30-and-shanghai-carnival","China's WoW: Infinite launch"," — the localized release of WoW: Forever due November 5 Beijing time — were always about the other servers. With Blizzard pushing its own Classic+ hard, what happens to the China-exclusive Timewalking progression realm, which has been marching through Wrath-era phases for a year? At the \"Infinite Party\" event in Shanghai over the weekend, game director Ion Hazzikostas flew in to answer that in person, and Chinese media outlets covering the event reported the same three headlines: ",[50,51,52],"strong",{},"Timewalking has no end point, a new class is coming, and legendary weapon sets are on the roadmap.",[54,55,57],"h2",{"id":56},"eleven-phases-are-just-the-beginning","\"Eleven phases are just the beginning\"",[24,59,60,61,65],{},"The headline item is a long-term commitment. Per event coverage on Tencent News and reports from Toutiao and NetEase's 163, Hazzikostas said the Timewalking realm belongs to the same \"infinite\" philosophy as its nameplate sibling — it will never hit a wall. Chinese reports render the line as \"11个阶段只是开始，时光不会终结\" — eleven phases are just the beginning, time does not end. The Timewalking realm is currently in Phase 11 at the level 80 WotLK cap, and the concern in the community since the Infinite beta opened on ",[44,62,64],{"href":63},"\u002Fresources\u002Fbriefings\u002Fwow-infinite-china-beta-day-one-report","October 6"," was obvious: why keep paying attention to a legacy progression server when Blizzard's shiny new Classic+ arrives in two weeks?",[24,67,68],{},"One caution on wording: the \"infinite mode\" label is the reporters' framing of a stage announcement, not a published policy document. What is consistent across all reports is the substance — P11 is not the final phase, and new content continues after it. A formal announcement with details has not been posted on official channels as of writing.",[54,70,72],{"id":71},"a-class-that-never-existed-in-wotlk-and-everyone-thinks-they-know-which-one","A class that never existed in WotLK — and everyone thinks they know which one",[24,74,75,76,79],{},"The second announcement is a single sentence with big implications: the Timewalking realm will receive a ",[50,77,78],{},"brand-new class — one that never appeared in Wrath of the Lich King",". Since the realm's 80-level roster is exactly the ten classes available in 3.x (nine originals plus the Death Knight), that rules out all ten and points at a class introduced in a later expansion.",[24,81,82],{},"Chinese players did not need long to guess. When the Timewalking client updated to version 3.80.2 on July 30, dataminers found code assets tied to the Monk and the Demon Hunter — character creation entries, ability icons, class resource bars — none of them live in game. Three months later, both are the community's leading candidates, and 163's report walks through the case for each (the Demon Hunter fantasy of walking into the Black Temple at level 80 with Warglaives is doing a lot of work in that argument). None of this is confirmed; Blizzard named no class, no date, and no level-cap implications. Treat the Monk\u002FDH speculation as community inference, clearly separated from the announcement itself.",[54,84,86],{"id":85},"a-legendary-three-piece-set-across-future-phases","A legendary three-piece set across future phases",[24,88,89,90,93],{},"The third item is aimed squarely at the gear-driven part of the player base: over the coming phases, the Timewalking realm will introduce a ",[50,91,92],{},"three-piece legendary set",", rolled out across multiple phases. No phases were named, no stats shown, and Chinese reports openly speculate about which classic legendaries might anchor it. The realm's phase history has followed the expansion's legendary lineage — Sulfuras, Thunderfury, Atiesh and onward — so a coordinated multi-phase legendary arc would be a first for the format rather than one showpiece weapon per phase.",[24,95,96,97,101],{},"Alongside these, Hazzikostas mentioned first-anniversary celebrations for the Timewalking realm, with more announcements expected around that window. The event reports also note he brought news on retail, Classic, and Infinite alike, though the Timewalking items above are the ones with material consequences for the ",[44,98,100],{"href":99},"\u002Fresources\u002Fbriefings\u002Fwow-infinite-china-single-login-notice","server-choice debate"," the community has been having all month.",[54,103,105],{"id":104},"why-it-matters","Why it matters",[24,107,108,109,113,114,118],{},"Blizzard flew its game director to Shanghai and told the local audience — not a western outlet — that the China-exclusive realm has a permanent future. For a format that lives or dies on trust in long-term investment, that is the message that matters, and it lands a week before ",[44,110,112],{"href":111},"\u002Fresources\u002Fguides\u002Fwow-infinite-china-beta-pre-download-guide","Infinite's November 5 launch"," and a week after the ",[44,115,117],{"href":116},"\u002Fresources\u002Fbriefings\u002Fwow-infinite-china-enforcement-notice","enforcement notices"," showed Blizzard and NetEase are willing to police these servers aggressively. A Timewalking realm with no endpoint, a new class, and legendaries on the roadmap is a direct counter-argument to the pull of Forever itself.",[120,121,122],"note",{},[24,123,124],{},"Verified October 19, 2026. The Shanghai \"Infinite Party\" event took place over the weekend of October 17–18, 2026; Hazzikostas's appearance and the three announcements above are reported consistently by multiple Chinese outlets (Tencent News event coverage, Toutiao, NetEase 163), but no official English announcement or transcript has been published, and quotes are rendered as reported by Chinese media. The Monk\u002FDemon Hunter candidates come from community datamining of client version 3.80.2 (July 30, 2026) and are speculation, not confirmation. Phase numbering, legendary set contents, and class timing are unannounced and can change; the Timewalking realm is a China-exclusive product operated by NetEase and its rules can differ from global versions.",{"title":126,"searchDepth":127,"depth":127,"links":128},"",2,[129,130,131,132],{"id":56,"depth":127,"text":57},{"id":71,"depth":127,"text":72},{"id":85,"depth":127,"text":86},{"id":104,"depth":127,"text":105},"briefings","At the WoW: Infinite launch party in Shanghai (October 17), WoW's game director reportedly announced that China's Timewalking Classic servers will continue past Phase 11 indefinitely, will receive a class that never existed in Wrath of the Lich King, and will get a three-piece legendary set across future phases — all as reported by Chinese media, with specifics still unannounced.",false,"md",{},true,"\u002Fresources\u002Fbriefings\u002Fwow-infinite-china-timewalking-no-endpoint-new-class","2026-10-19",{"title":18,"description":134},{"loc":139,"images":143,"changefreq":145,"priority":146},[144],{"loc":32},"weekly",0.7,[148,151,154,157],{"label":149,"url":150},"Tencent News — 时光服未来展望 (event coverage of Ion Hazzikostas's appearance at the Shanghai Infinite Party)","https:\u002F\u002Fnews.qq.com\u002Frain\u002Fa\u002F20261018A07EMO00",{"label":152,"url":153},"Toutiao (暴雪文娱) — 别急着去无限服！时光服不简单 (October 18 report on the announcements, including the legendary set and new-class remarks)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.toutiao.com\u002Farticle\u002F7697933071441609250",{"label":155,"url":156},"NetEase 163 — 魔兽世界：Ion官宣时光服为无限模式 (independent October 18 report with community reaction)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.163.com\u002Fdy\u002Farticle\u002FL9HD96HK05468ZN1.html",{"label":158,"url":159},"Tencent News — PDD现场豪掷600万 (independent event report confirming Hazzikostas flew in for a flash talk and covering the Dalaran-themed venue)","https:\u002F\u002Fnews.qq.com\u002Frain\u002Fa\u002F20261018A0BS5Z00","resources\u002Fbriefings\u002Fwow-infinite-china-timewalking-no-endpoint-new-class",[162,164,165,166,167],{"World of Warcraft":163},"Infinite","China","Timewalking Servers","Ion Hazzikostas","Blizzard",null,"zNjGZu9JBmy8cNZkUeJjoeCtx_C4aTXoU5m-8YkjOkE",[171,176],{"title":172,"path":173,"stem":174,"description":175,"children":-1},"Forever's Devs Want Your Raid Gear to Stay Relevant \"for a Long, Long Time\"","\u002Fresources\u002Fbriefings\u002Fforever-gear-longevity-pc-gamer-interview","resources\u002Fbriefings\u002Fforever-gear-longevity-pc-gamer-interview","A new PC Gamer interview lays out WoW: Forever's gear philosophy: no invalidated content, modest item level bumps, situational items, a Dragonspine Trophy-style chase drop on every boss, deliberately imperfect stats, and cheaper leveling crafts — plus a bag-space problem Blizzard admits it is still solving.",{"title":177,"path":178,"stem":179,"description":180,"children":-1},"ChromieCraft Hit the Item GUID Limit: What Actually Happened on October 14","\u002Fresources\u002Fbriefings\u002Fchromiecraft-item-guid-limit-outage","resources\u002Fbriefings\u002Fchromiecraft-item-guid-limit-outage","Six years of never reusing item IDs pushed ChromieCraft to the 32-bit ceiling of 4,294,967,295 — and an overflow in a startup cleanup routine then wiped item links from bags, mail, the auction house and guild banks. 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