WoW Forever news

Orgrimmar at sunset with Forever's updated lighting

WoW Forever launches November 4: times and what to sort out first

Forever opens November 4 at 3 p.m. Pacific / 6 p.m. Eastern. Check your install, pick a ruleset with friends, and mark December 9 for raids.

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A Skyborne character in white and gold robes beside a tree and stone monument

Launch

Name reservations are open: pick your ruleset before November 3

Eligible upgrades let you reserve three characters through November 3. Here's how names work and what to check before picking a ruleset.

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A tauren, gnome and dwarf showing race and class combinations in Forever

Updates

Racials get another pass before launch: Orc, Troll and Skyborne changes

Blizzard's October 26-27 notes adjust racial bonuses, shorten Blood Fury's cooldown, and clarify how Skyborne buffs work when entering raids.

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Sunlight falls across Orgrimmar in World of Warcraft: Forever

Podcast

Forever podcast episode 6: All About Tech

Catch Blizzard's October 29 podcast with Countdown To Classic, Shobek, Aggrend and the engineering team before Forever launches November 4.

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News

Campfires give your professions a place on the road

Blizzard's camping guide covers shared buffs, profession-made camp features and the one-minute stop you'll need before heading back out.

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Wind-carved buildings and trees on Zephras Isle, the Skyborne starting zone

Beta

Forever beta has ended: what to know before launch

Forever's beta is over. Catch up on how access worked, what's included with your subscription, and name reservations before the November 4 launch.

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A shaft of light breaking through the forest canopy in Ashenvale, lighting a path through the undergrowth

Graphics

Forever's graphics overhaul: HD models, Classic settings and GPU support

Forever updates Azeroth's lighting, water and shadows. Here's how HD and SD character models work, plus the GPU support details to check before launch.

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

Classes

470 talents, 27 trees: a look back at Forever's BlizzCon demo

The BlizzCon demo showed 470 talents across 27 trees. A look back at that early build, with links to Blizzard's later class updates.

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A human town in the Riverglades with a mounted knight statue and a castle wall behind it

Zones

Every new zone in Forever, and where it sits in the 1-60 journey

Four new zones, nine dungeons and three raids opening December 9. Blizzard's latest details fill in the names and level ranges.

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A Skyborne elf in white and gold robes standing before a blossoming tree and a stone monument

Races

The Skyborne: a neutral elven race that picks its own side

Forever's new race starts on a floating island, chooses Alliance or Horde at character creation, and gets a different class list depending on which you pick.

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

Announcement

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.

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