World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore is About to Get Even Harder

World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore is officially getting Self-Found Mode on February 29. Using this optional restriction, World of Warcraft players will be unable to trade, use the auction house, or send and receive mail, requiring them to rely on their own skills for the ultimate Hardcore experience.

Classic Hardcore is the ultimate World of Warcraft challenge mode. On these servers, each World of Warcraft character has only a single life – upon death, they cannot be resurrected or respawn in any way, though they can wander the world as a ghost or freely transfer to normal Classic Era servers.

Now, Classic Hardcore is about to get even harder. Self-Found Mode is an optional restriction coming to World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore on February 29. Players can toggle Self-Found Mode during character creation, which will give them a special Self-Found Adventurer buff. Characters with this buff will be unable to trade, send or receive mail, or use the Auction House, and must rely on their own skills in the ultimate solo challenge. This buff can be permanently deactivated from the Apprentice Watcher NPCs found in most capital cities in World of Warcraft, but there is no way to put it back on besides making a new character.

Players have been applying the Self-Found Mode restrictions to themselves for as long as Hardcore modes have existed in World of Warcraft. However, rather than relying purely on the honor system, World of Warcraft’s official Self-Found Mode will both ensure these solo players are obeying the rules while also giving them a badge of honor other fans will be able to see.

There is a lot to be excited about in World of Warcraft Classic right now. Season of Discovery recently started Phase 2, but some World of Warcraft players may have found some Runes from future phases already. There is no official way to play Season of Discovery Hardcore outside self-imposed restrictions, but there are already plenty of fan-run guilds and addons to help players interested in