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Hear ye, adventurers.

Official announcements and our own stories from the road to Forever, gathered in one place. Every one links back to its source.

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The Forever beta opens the road to level 30

Blizzard is taking the beta offline on 1 October and bringing it back with a new build and a level cap of 30. Here is what is confirmed, and what the last build already changed.

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World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Priest and Warrior

Priests and Warriors are next in our World of Warcraft: Forever class deep dives, with updates that build on the roles, rhythms, and class-defining tools players know. This look covers new and adjusted baseline abilities, refreshed racial Priest spells, Rage and stance updates for Warriors, and talent changes across Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Arms, Fury, and Protection.

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World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Hunter and Druid

Answer the call of the wild and take on nature’s many forms in World of Warcraft: Forever. We’re sharing Development Team insights on Hunter and Druid, including how these classes are evolving through talent updates, class-defining abilities, and new ways to play.

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Account was banned from forever Beta, sent appeal haven't heard back just yet (reply #3)

Customer Support has no involvement with any actions that are applied to Beta accounts. I’m afraid there are no means of appealing that we can assist with.

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World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Hunter and Druid (reply #66)

Slimydaniels: Can we talk about other better classes like paladins and rogues? Subjective, but all in good time, friend. We plan to cover them all but these take a bit of work to pull together and the caveat is that things could still change during beta.

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World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Hunter and Druid (reply #65)

Girlcute: Sniper Shot: New talent in 31-point gold medal slot. Pre-requisite of Trueshot Aura. Grants a new Shot with a 4 second cast time and 15 second cooldown that deals even more damage than Sniper Shot Have the intern proof read this next time Jokes on you… no intern… BUT I did get the correcti

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World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Hunter and Druid (reply #23)

Ralecgos: Nethaera: I (a human) have used em dashes for many many years. You can’t have them. They are mine. But thanks for noticing the work done. I hate that I had to stop using them because of people spamming about AI. I used them all the time too and it was hard to stop lol You do what you want

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World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Hunter and Druid (reply #6)

I (a human) have used em dashes for many many years. You can’t have them. They are mine. But thanks for noticing the work done.

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Veteran's Rucksack Not displaying / forever forums read only (reply #3)

Norafreeze: It’s read only. Yes I’ve logged/shut down etc. You currently need an active account to access any of the other forums. Norafreeze: I can’t view any of the transmogs from the pre purchase If you are referring to WoW: Forever, the items don’t show immediately in the appearance tab currentl

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Tengo un serio problema con Forever cuando salga con posible baneo (reply #5)

Siguiendo el ejemplo que indicas, de usar “Warcraft”, “Forever” o “Classic”, no incurriría una sanción pero lo más probable es que el juego directamente no te permita ponerte ese apellido.

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New build 1.60.1.70124

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Codes for physical edition of forever (reply #4)

It depends on when you ordered it, Moggrann. This is from the Collector’s Edition page: This is a pre-order product. Orders placed before September 24 are scheduled to ship November 2026; orders placed on or after September 24 are scheduled to ship February 2027. So if you are in the first group, yo

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I am still banned from the Wow forever Beta (reply #30)

Näz: I respectfully request that my account be included in this updated policy and my beta access restored. I’m sorry, Naz, but that isn’t something that Customer Support has any involvement in. I don’t know if they are still reviewing previous actions or that is it done. If they are, then you likel

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New build 1.60.1.70058

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Ban beta wow forever por nombre inapropiado (reply #2)

Tanto los cambios de nombre forzados como las sanciones de la beta de WoW Forever no serán revisados. Por favor, recuerda que no está permitido abrir hilos en el foro para revisar sanciones.

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Storefront Oversight: GM confirms sub needed for WoW: Forever Early Name Reservation, but store says otherwise (reply #10)

There is no subscription or game time requirement for the name reservation phase. The only requirement is to purchase one of the 3 editions, as mention on the shop page.

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Bring back Ahab Wheathoof! (reply #4)

Wildeheart: like this should be part of Forever. We’re working on it. Stay tuned!

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Can we put the Kyle Questline back into Mulgore? (reply #31)

Taharken: I do hope they make the exception for the time frame and put him in. We’re working on it. Stay tuned!

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Watch Holly Longdale and Clay Stone’s Keynote Presentations Live from PAX Aus 9-11 October

PAX Aus is right around the corner and World of Warcraft: Forever will be there Friday 9 October to Sunday 11 October AEDT!

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The $50k Duel Tournament (reply #47)

Hello. We just want to reiterate some key points about this subject. Real money transactions (RMT) are not acceptable in World of Warcraft, and we’re taking steps to address RMT in the WoW: Forever Beta, and of course, when WoW: Forever goes live and beyond. It’s important to know that while we have

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Gold buying rules (reply #43)

Hello. We just want to reiterate some key points about this subject. Real money transactions (RMT) are not acceptable in World of Warcraft, and we’re taking steps to address RMT in the WoW: Forever Beta, and of course, when WoW: Forever goes live and beyond. It’s important to know that while we have

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Suspensión de la beta de WoW Forever por nombre de personaje (reply #6)

Desde asistencia no se revisarán cambios de nombre o sanciones en la beta de WoW Forever.

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Impossible de poster dans les forums classic/forever (lecture seule) (reply #2)

Bonjour Nirvàná, A l’heure actuelle, un abonnement actif est nécessaire pour poster sur le forum de WoW Forever. Le temps de jeu qui est compris dans l’achat des versions du jeu sera actif à partir du 4 novembre prochain avec la sortie du jeu.

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Compte wow serveur US/EU wow forever (reply #3)

Bonjour Aewën, Il n’y a en effect pas de différence entre la côte est ou ouest sur les royaumes US. Le jeu fonctionne par région uniquement : Europe et Amériques (avec les joueurs en Australie). Pour WoW Forever, vous pouvez jouer sur la région US si vous préférez jouer avec votre ami, cependant si

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Wow Forever : 2 comptes sur le même BNET impossible (reply #2)

Bonjour Irsult, Un même compte Battle.net ne doit pas être partagé, et celui-ci est fait pour une seule personne uniquement : votre femme et vous devrez donc chacun avoir votre propre compte Battle.net. C’est donc pour cela que nous ne prévoyons pas de changer le mode de fonctionnement de la bêta, o

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Forever Beta - No Way to Open Support Tickets? (reply #3)

Hey Taldyss, There is no support (from the Customer Support team) on the beta, or on Public test realms. If you encounter a bug during the beta, please do report it directly in game via the Issue Reporter tool that is available in-game. For feedback, you can post on the forums, or on your social med

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Storefront Oversight: GM confirms sub needed for WoW: Forever Early Name Reservation, but store says otherwise (reply #4)

Hey Deuzius, You can find more information about the criteria for the name reservation for WoW Forever on the store page itself: https://shop.battle.net/product/world-of-warcraft-forever How do I access WoW: Forever? Your WoW subscription or game time grants you access to WoW: Forever starting Novem

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WOW forever BETA Problem (reply #3)

Hey Inadk, In order to install the beta for WoW Forever, you would need to purchase one of the upgrades available in the shop, or be randomly selected by our developers once you sign-up for it: World of Warcraft Alpha or Beta Access If you signed up, and were selected to participate in the beta, you

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Forever purchase (reply #3)

The 30 days of game time is intended for Forever. You might have missed the specifics on the product page: ⁴30 Days WoW® Game Time will be added to your WoW® account with the launch of WoW®: Forever. So the game time itself will kick in with the launch of WoW: Forever. If you need game time prior to

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Purchased Physical Collectors Edition WoW Forever (reply #18)

Situations: but why would they wait until weeks after the game goes live to ship it? I can’t really speak to the official answer, but based on what I have seen over the years, how many copies are made/ordered is generally based on projections. That is basically the history of Collector’s Edition sal

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[WoW Forever] Beta Ban Partial Refunds? (reply #6)

I can’t speak to the physical Collector’s Edition, but the digital purchase through our Shop is likely still eligible for a refund. You’ll need to go through the Support Site.

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WoW Forever - Character Stolen (reply #13)

Response times are a little crazy right now with all the BlizzCon and WoW: Forever contacts, but account compromises are very much a high priority issue for Support. They’ll work to get to you as quickly as they can. Hopefully, before your time off ends. Good luck!

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Beta Realm Restarts Incoming - 25 September

To implement fixes that should address stability issues, we will shutdown and restart the Beta in the next few minutes. The maintenance period should be very brief.

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Beta Realm Restarts Incoming - Sept. 25

To implement fixes that should address stability issues, we will shutdown and restart the Beta in the next few minutes. The maintenance period should be very brief.

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What insights would you like to see in a future episode of the WoW: Forever Podcast?

Greetings! We’ve been super excited about the reception to our first episode of the WoW: Forever Podcast and are already gearing up for next week’s show! This next episode is going to focus heavily Class Design with special guests from our systems design team, so please look forward to that! Looking

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Getting false reported on my threads having to do with Forever, can’t contact the mods (reply #17)

I moved them to the Forever Discussion forum. If you keep it in the right area you might not have as immediate a reaction. Locking this one up.

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Blizzard · Official

World of Warcraft: Forever Headlines a Packed WoW Weekly

Get to know World of Warcraft: Forever through our latest articles on choosing your ruleset, naming your character, class and race combinations, the new Skyborne race, and the Legacy System, then watch episode 1 of the World of Warcraft: Forever Podcast. You can also look ahead to October’s Trading Post and catch up on the Brewfest in-game holiday, what’s happening in the WoW Portal Room, and more in WoW Weekly.

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World of Warcraft®: Forever Escape Together Comes to Toronto

The Horde and the Alliance are pushing their rivalry to the test, and you're invited to watch—and even take part in the adventure!

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Getting false reported on my threads having to do with Forever, can’t contact the mods (reply #13)

Ducknasty: My last post was about if Forever could be a GOTY contender, which was immediately silenced. Again, you made a thread about WoW: Forever in General discussion. Your threads are getting immediately flagged because other users on the forum are immediately recognizing your name and your hist

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PLEASE fix the servers (reply #9)

We’re tracking server issues that are affecting some Beta testers, and our fix for this will almost certainly result in restarting servers today. Thank you for these reports.

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Game is unplayable today (reply #23)

We’re tracking server issues that are affecting some Beta testers, and our fix for this will almost certainly result in restarting servers today. Thank you for these reports.

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Getting false reported on my threads having to do with Forever, can’t contact the mods (reply #4)

Ducknasty: I made a few posts that 100% were not troll posts, That is a matter of opinion, Ducknasty. You have made a bunch of threads recently, a lot of them seem to be framing Modern WoW as dead, inferior, or no longer “real” WoW while presenting Forever as its replacement. Several also use delibe

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Бан за имя, которое прошло проверку системы WoW Forever (reply #3)

Zagarmaster, Вы по какой-то причине не упоминаете фамилию персонажа, а также тот факт, что именно в нее была перенесена буква, делающая имя персонажа неприемлемым согласно нашим правилам. Даже самая совершенная система, увы, не сможет угнаться за полетом фантазии, который демонстрируют некоторые игр

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Error blz51901016 solo en wow forever (reply #10)

Ayer por la noche se aplicó una actualización a la beta de WoW Forever. La actualización ya está activa y por lo tanto los servidores disponibles de nuevo. Gracias por vuestra paciencia. Totemplagado: Pa la próxima si no os habéis dado cuenta, hay sección en el foro para el Forever para avisar de to

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The WoW: Forever Journey is coming to Oslo, Copenhagen and Stockholm

Camelot_Nordics_Social_Post_Final_Textless_1920x10801920×1080 722 KB Join us round the campfire to play the beta with the community at an intimate gathering. This October, our World of Warcraft–themed campervan is hitting the road across Norway, Denmark and Sweden, and it’s making three stops where

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WoW Forever Beta - Account Actions For Name Violations

We are in the process of issuing forced name changes to characters found to be in violation of our character naming policies that were created in the Forever Beta. Additionally, we have removed beta access for some users who created names that were far outside of our Code of Conduct. The use of dual

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WoW Forever Beta - Account Actions For Name Violations

We are in the process of issuing forced name changes to characters found to be in violation of our character naming policies that were created in the Forever Beta. Additionally, we have removed beta access for some users who created names that were far outside of our Code of Conduct. The use of dual

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Beta is Up - Development Notes Posted

WoW Forever Beta Development Notes – Updated September 24 WoW: Forever Beta Discussion Today, we updated the WoW Forever Beta with a new build that includes the following updates. Change Log Bugfixes Fixed a bug with casters not playing their precast animations and sometimes standing while casting.

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Beta is Up - Development Notes Posted

WoW Forever Beta Development Notes – Updated 24 September WoW Forever Beta Discussion Today, we updated the WoW Forever Beta with a new build that includes the following updates. Change Log Bugfixes Fixed a bug with casters not playing their precast animations and sometimes standing while casting. C

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WoW Forever Beta Known Issues - 24 September (reply #5)

Resolved Issues Teldrassil - During the quest “Escaping Ban’ethil”, Sentinel Lynessa Duskblossom runs a bit too fast and spams her Strike ability. This is fixed in the next beta build. Loch Modan - “Snowbound” gives more XP than intended. This is adjusted in the next beta build. Known Issues - New S

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WoW Forever Beta Development Notes – Updated 24 September

Today, we updated the WoW Forever Beta with a new build that includes the following updates. Change Log Bugfixes Fixed a bug with casters not playing their precast animations and sometimes standing while casting. Changed the sound effect that plays while jumping in water to be more aesthetically ple

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WoW Forever Beta Known Issues - September 24 (reply #5)

Resolved Issues Teldrassil - During the quest “Escaping Ban’ethil”, Sentinel Lynessa Duskblossom runs a bit too fast and spams her Strike ability. This is fixed in the next beta build. Loch Modan - “Snowbound” gives more XP than intended. This is adjusted in the next beta build. Known Issues - New S

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WoW Forever Beta Development Notes – Updated September 24

Today, we updated the WoW Forever Beta with a new build that includes the following updates. Change Log Bugfixes Fixed a bug with casters not playing their precast animations and sometimes standing while casting. Changed the sound effect that plays while jumping in water to be more aesthetically ple

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New build 1.60.1.70009

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Beta Realm Maintenance is Underway - 24 September

We took the Beta down for maintenance and to deploy a new build. We don’t have an ETA just yet, but it should take at least a couple of hours. We’ll have a full change log (development notes) as well as updated known issues post here soon.

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Beta Realm Maintenance is Underway - September 24

We took the Beta down for maintenance and to deploy a new build. We don’t have an ETA just yet, but it should take at least a couple of hours. We’ll have a full change log (development notes) as well as updated known issues post here soon.

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Blizzard · Official

Watch the World of Warcraft: Forever Podcast, Ep. 1

Join Senior Game Designer Josh “Aggrend” Greenfield, Lead Classic Designer Tim Jones, and content creators Countdown To Classic and Xaryu in the first episode of the World of Warcraft: Forever Podcast.

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Increased weather effects are coming to WoW

Increased weather effects are coming to WoW: Forever Beta Zones

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Increased Weather Effects

Coming soon to the Beta

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Blizzard · Official

Get to Know the World of Warcraft: Forever Legacy System

Explore the Legacy System in World of Warcraft: Forever, an account-wide progression system that lets you complete challenges, earn Legacy Points, unlock character-specific perks, and collect cosmetic rewards as you adventure across Azeroth.

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Auto-shoot Bug and Fix Incoming

We’ve been tracking an issue in the WoW Forever Beta where the 0.5-second cast time that precedes a Hunter’s auto-shot or the use of a wand is not functioning properly. Due to a bug, these auto-shots are currently incurring a much shorter cast time, which in practice means that Hunters and wand user

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Beta Client Update - 23 September

A few moments ago, we made a new client build available to Beta testers: WoW Forever 1.60.1 Build 69977 Exit the Beta, go to your Battle.net App, and update your client to this new build to test fixes for: Fixed some display issues and stability issues on Macs. Controller navigation should now work

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Beta Client Update - September 22

A few moments ago, we made a new client build available to Beta testers: WoW Forever 1.60.1 Build 69977 Exit the Beta, go to your Battle.net App, and update your client to this new build to test fixes for: Fixed some display issues and stability issues on Macs. Controller navigation should now work

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New build 1.60.1.69977

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Blizzard · Official

WoW: Forever Meet the New Skyborne

The Skyborne—also known as the shen’dorei, or hidden people—are a new playable race in World of Warcraft: Forever. Their journey begins on Zephras Isle, a level 1–12 starting experience that blends classic Warcraft aesthetics with elemental architecture and a story shaped by wind and ancestry. At character creation, you’ll choose whether your Skyborne joins the proud Horde or the noble Alliance.

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[Mac] 8 different graphics bugs, each isolated to one setting — with repro steps for each (reply #97)

Bloodyniku: Where I’ve guessed at a mechanism I’ve said so explicitly. I just want to thank you and others who have provided us with such incredibly detailed and useful reporting. We have multiple different analyses (and potential fixes) for Mac issues underway, and posts like yours are extremely he

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Blizzard · Official

Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever

Explore the playable races, class combinations, and updated racial traits coming in World of Warcraft: Forever, including new options for familiar favorites along with the introduction of the Skyborne.

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DC/Game Fix then game broke - Stuck on login/character list retrieval (reply #3)

With an issue like this one, we would really appreciate as much detail as you can provide in your report. Please feel free to let us know exactly when this happened, your character’s full name, and where in-game you were at the point that the character because inaccessible. Thank you!

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"Character with that name already exists" (reply #116)

Shawnwow: What are you doing? Gathering as much information as possible, so that we can be sure of our understanding of both the issue and our fix for it. Thank you for your patience. We recognize that Beta testing is very different than playing a live game.

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The Gathering Hall is open

Share screenshots, videos and field notes, talk about any item or story, and vote for the best. Here is how it works.

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Blizzard · Official

World of Warcraft: Forever What's Next Panel Recap

The first raids unlock on 9 December; Hardcore follows later this winter.

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Blizzard · Official

Carve a New Path with World of Warcraft: Forever

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Blizzard · Official

Submit Your Questions for the World of Warcraft Live Q&A September 17

Have a question about what you learned at BlizzCon 2026 after the show reveals? We're collecting your questions and hosting a live Q&A with members of the World of Warcraft modern and Forever development teams to answer as many as we can on September 17.

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Blizzard · Official

[Updated 9/24] Pre-Purchase the World of Warcraft®: Forever Collector’s Edition

*We are making additional English versions of the World of Warcraft: Forever Collector’s Edition available for purchase starting as early as today (exact timing will vary by retailer) in North America, United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, giving those interested another opportunity to add this keepsake set to their collection to display their Warcraft pride beyond Azeroth. Carve a new path through an Azeroth reimagined with the World of Warcraft®: Forever Collector’s Edition, featuring keepsake physical collectibles and a digital code for the Warcraft Forever Collection. Pre-purchase from the Blizzard Gear Store and be ready when World of Warcraft: Forever launches globally on November 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. PST.

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Pre-Purchase World of Warcraft: Forever Upgrades and Begin Your Next Journey in Azeroth

Beta from 17 September, early name reservation and the Skyborne packs.

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Wage War Once More with Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom

Return to the battlefields that shaped Azeroth with Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom, an all-new campaign that bridges the story from The Frozen Throne to the first days of World of Warcraft. Purchase the Forsaken Kingdom campaign on the Battle.net Shop on its own or choose from additional options that include Warcraft III: Reforged, the Forsaken Kingdom combo, and the Warcraft Forever Collection.

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