World of Warcraft: Forever announced, launching November 4

Forever brings new quests, dungeons and the Skyborne to original Azeroth. Here's what Blizzard revealed, with launch now set for November 4.

Orgrimmar at sunset under Forever's new lighting, god rays falling across the valley
Image: Blizzard Entertainment

Blizzard announced World of Warcraft: Forever at BlizzCon on September 12, with a November 4 release date. It's a separate WoW experience alongside modern WoW and Classic, adding new adventures to original Azeroth. Blizzard's opening ceremony recap has the reveal.

What was announced

The reveal included more than 1,000 new quests, nine new dungeons, two new raids and the playable Skyborne race. The new quests run through the 1–60 journey, so there's more to find while levelling, too.

Forever keeps the level cap at 60. Blizzard plans to keep adding to this version of Azeroth, with the first new raids scheduled to open December 9. The What's Next panel recap covers the new content and roadmap.

Three characters showing new race and class combinations: a plate-armoured tauren, a gnome, and a dwarf with totems

Where things stand now

The reveal's September 17 beta date is behind us. Blizzard confirmed the beta was closed on October 23. Launch is next: November 4 at 3 p.m. PST / 6 p.m. EST / 23:00 UTC, according to the official launch schedule.

Getting your group ready? Our launch times and checklist has the current details, including name reservation and choosing a ruleset.

The Darkspear Islands battleground

Screenshots from the official Blizzard Press Center World of Warcraft: Forever reveal kit. Images © Blizzard Entertainment.