# The Patch Before The Portal

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Podcast: [Azeroth United - A World of Warcraft Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/azeroth-united-a-world-of-warcraft-podcast-6587840)
Published: 2026-01-13T11:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4417

## Resource

This week, Denethar discusses the impending Burning Crusade Pre-Patch as the Anniversary servers prepare to take on the Dark Portal for the Third Time. Also a brief hint at the Future of Classic Plus, and a technical discussion on the complexities of Migrating Anniversary Servers to TBC. For links and other information, visit our Website: http://azerothunitedpod.com Podcast Social Media: ✅ Discord | https://discord.gg/v5Yun2RE6p ✅ Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/AzerothUnited ✅ Twitter | https://twitter.com/azupodcast Host Social Media: ☑️ YouTube | https://youtube.com/@denethar01 ☑️ Twitch | https://twitch.tv/denethar01 ☑️ Twitter | https://twitter.com/denethar ==================== 00:00:00 Greeting 00:06:28 News 00:28:30 This Week in WoW 00:31:29 Main Topic: The Burning Crusade Pre-Patch 01:08:34 Outro ==================== World of Warcraft® ©2004 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. World of Warcraft, Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Intro Music "Gone (Full Metal Jacket Mix for Tobias)" by ScOmBer is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Azeroth United is a weekly Podcast about World of Warcraft. Covering Dragonflight, The War Within, Midnight, World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria, Remix: Legion, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Cataclysm Classic, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Hardcore Classic, and Season of Discovery.

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