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World of Warcraft fans are eagerly anticipating any clues about an upcoming expansion, as daring dataminers have discovered intriguing blue-coded colors on Blizzard's website. These hues, marked by a mysterious "wow 2" tag, have sparked speculation that a significant reveal may be in store at next week's BlizzCon event. A post on the World of Warcraft Classic subreddit revealed that the colors found in the website's CSS (cascading style sheet) code are entirely unique to the existing tags, such as Blizzard's current expansion "Midnight" and popular titles like "Diablo" and "Overwatch."

With the colors hailing from a wholly different palette - a mix of blues, light red, brown, and white - many believe they are earmarked for an unannounced project. The most likely contender for this new venture is the eagerly anticipated "World of Warcraft Camelot," or "Classic Plus," an expanded version of the original Classic WoW game.

Similar to Jagex's successful expansion of "RuneScape," this sequel might bring fresh content and new experiences to the classic MMO. Although not yet officially confirmed, evidence supporting the existence of "World of Warcraft Camelot" or "Classic Plus" has been mounting over the past few months. Last January, Blizzard hinted at a major announcement for "World of Warcraft Classic" at BlizzCon, and dataminers recently uncovered evidence of heroic and epic edition licenses for the game.

The company also extended invitations to select World of Warcraft Classic influencers for mysterious reasons, and Blizzard granted access to an encrypted vendor build of Classic WoW. Additionally, the "Season of Discovery" experiment offered a popular expansion of older dungeons, new PvE and PvP twists, and fresh abilities and quest chains.

With BlizzCon's schedule unveiled just recently, it seems probable that a major announcement will take place during the opening ceremony on Saturday, 12th, during the "World of Warcraft: What's next" panel. Whether or not this revelation proves to be the highly-anticipated "Classic Plus" remains to be seen, but fans are anxiously awaiting any confirmation.

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