Despite WoW Classic being, surprise surprise, a classic version of World of Warcraft, the game's director views the Hardcore version of WoW to be a lot closer to that classic feeling thanks to how it forces players to play.
Introduced last year, Hardcore WoW is a mode that, while using the same servers as WoW Classic, adds a permadeath mechanic, challenging players to reach the endgame without dying a single time. While this mechanic certainly wasn't around in WoW's early days, in an interview in Edge issue 405, game director Ion Hazzikostas confirms that he believes it captures that classic experience better.
