World of Warcraft's much-anticipated "Classic" edition--which lets you experience the MMO as it was a decade ago, before the expansions--has finally arrived. The release wasn't without problems, however, as Blizzard has now disclosed a long list of "known issues" for launch. And this is to say nothing of the long server queues or the literal lines players are forming in order to complete in-game objectives.

　　In a blog post, Blizzard said it hopes to fix these problems in due course, but the company also acknowledged that it can't say when or even if any individual bug will be addressed. The known issues span a number of different aspects of WoW Classic, including art, animation, and sound; combat; creatures and NPCs; UI; and spells, buffs, and talents.

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　　You can see a list of all the known issues below; they're accurate as of August 26. Additionally, Blizzard said the list is not comprehensive, but instead it is a "sampling" of some of the issues it anticipates players may experience "with some regularity."

　　Importantly, this list of known issues for WoW Classic is separate from another list of "not bugs," which are things that might look like bugs but are actually accurate to the Classic experience.

　　WoW Classic, as its name suggests, is a re-release of the original genre-defining MMO from 2004 with some functionality changes. It's free for existing subscribers of WoW. For more, check out our rundown of everything you need to know about WoW Classic.

　　Launch is just the beginning for WoW Classic, as Blizzard plans to release new features and activities including the raid Blackwing Lair, the PvP battleground Warsong Gulch, and server-wide events like the Scourge Invasion, among other things.

WoW Classic Known Issues (as of August 26)

　　The Warlock’s Imp pet is using an incorrect spell casting animationSome belts are displaying extra textures on non-belt areas of the bodyThere are multiple display issues with the Egan’s Blaster quest itemThe quiver model is not displaying on the Hunter’s back if you have an ammo pouch in your bagsThe player character’s upper torso/head is locked forward while strafing left and right with something targetedPlayers can become stuck in a ready animation when activating Shoot or Auto Shot more than once in rapid successionCharacters will rotate their lower body too responsively while in the combat ready stanceFood and drink objects do not fade correctly when a stealthed character is eating or drinkingCasting Shoot immediately after casting another spell can cause the wand animation to become delayedNoggenfogger Elixir does not retain the skeleton model on a shapeshifted DruidA Hunter’s Auto-Shot does not animate, display a missile, or play a sound when it fires immediately after Aimed Shot or Multi-ShotSeveral spell visuals for Hunter, Warlock, and Paladin abilities will incorrectly continue to loop after the initial spell cast or impactA Hunter’s Freezing Trap is missing a ring visual above the trapThe Warrior skill Recklessness has a persistent visual throughout its duration, which did not occur in Original WoWSeveral player spells and abilities can occasionally play additional overlapping sound effects when usedSheathing and unsheathing weapons does not play a sound.Combat

　　Hunter Pets may occasionally get stuck on Follow if the command is issued during Feign DeathExtra attacks stored by Reckoning do not expire when the player mountsA Hunter’s Multi-Shot ability can chain more than 10 yards from the primary targetA Warlock’s Drain Soul spell does not appropriately deal damage when the channel time is shortened via spell pushbackCreatures and NPCs

　　Loot sparkles do not scale up with creature sizeCreatures that are affected by a Rogue’s Distract ability do not turn quickly enoughCreatures that are affected by a Rogue’s Gouge ability will occasionally turn to face a different directionBattle Companions such as the Battle Chicken may occasionally become frozen after combat and fail to follow the playerGordo may occasionally wander through the side of a bridge and get stuck inside of a tree in Tirisfal GladesThe dragon Gyth has multiple animation issues during the Rend Blackhand encounter in Blackrock SpireTaking a flight path from Nethergarde Keep to Morgan’s Vigil will cause the taxi to clip through a building shortly after taking offEngine and User Interface

　　When within detection range of a friendly stealthed unit, the stealthed unit’s name is incorrectly visibleSSAO does not render correctly in Windows 10Macro tooltips do not load in when you first load into the clientSome area of effect debuffs like Explosive Trap do not display a durationSeveral ranks of Warlock and Shaman spells do not display damage variance in their tooltipsIf Dual Wield is known, One-Hand weapons may be erroneously equipped to the Off-Hand slot if dragged into the Main Hand slot while a Main Hand weapon is equippedThe default raid frames do not hide long-term buffs like Power Word: Fortitude while in combatMacros that cast Pet abilities without specifying the rank do not update when the Pet learns a new rank of the abilityThere is a conflict with some overlays such as Discord and Shadowplay that causes the client to crash when some video settings are adjustedThe chat messages that indicate a player’s inebriation level are incorrectSpells, Buffs, and Talents

　　Players can mount on transportsCleansed Songflower, Cleansed Whipper Root, and Cleansed Night Dragon cannot be simultaneously looted by multiple playersPlayers are not forced to re-purchase ranks of talented abilities that they have bought at least once before