GUIDE · LAUNCH · THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER
Day 1 in WoW Forever: what to do before and in the first hours
WoW Forever launches on Thursday 5 November at 00:00 (Spain time)*. Here is what to get ready beforehand and what will save you time in the first hours, including what Blizzard published this week. * Mexico: Wednesday 4 at 17:00 · Chile and Argentina: Wednesday 4 at 20:00.
Before launch (on Wednesday)
- Install it nowBattle.net → World of Warcraft → under «Game version», WoW: Forever → Install. Update your graphics card drivers too.
- Active subscription or game timeForever is included in the subscription. The packs only add extras (Skyborne, name reservation, mount…). How much it costs and how to pay less.
- Get your addons readyInstall the ones you will use (UI, quests, auction house). Addons for Forever. If you played the beta or the stress test, save your
WTFandInterfacefolders and copy them into the new install so you do not have to rebuild your UI. - Pick class, race and talentsWith the new racials from 26 and 27 October you can now decide. Classes · New racials · Calculator.
- Agree with your friendsTo play together (guild, dungeons and raids) you need to be on the same ruleset (Normal, PvP, RP or RP-PvP) and the same faction.
First login: Classic or Enhanced
The first time you log in, the game asks you to choose a style. Blizzard recommends Enhanced if you are unsure. You can change it later in Options → System → Preset.
| Setting | Classic | Enhanced |
|---|---|---|
| Models | The original ones (SD) | High definition (HD) |
| Quest objectives on the map | No | Yes |
| Single bag | No | Yes |
| Transmog | No | Yes |
| Movement keys | Turn the camera | Strafe |
| User Interface | The classic one | Centred |
The first hours
Do it from level 1
- Gather (mining, herbalism or skinning): it is the best money early on, and riding is expensive (100 gold at level 40). Professions.
- Cooking and First Aid on all your characters: cooking is the basis of the campfire (one-hour buffs) and in Forever First Aid makes the healing potions.
- Go back to your class trainer every two levels and learn the flight paths.
- Set your hearthstone at the inn where you will spend the most time.
Common mistakes
- Reviving at the graveyard Spirit Healer: it damages your gear and leaves you very weak for a while. Run back to your body instead.
- Selling materials you will need later: keep them in the bank.
- Pulling several enemies at once while you are learning the class.
- Not reading the quests: many clues are in the text.
Keys you will use all the time
| L | Quest log |
|---|---|
| M | World map |
| P | Spellbook (drag spells to your bars) |
| C | Character |
| K | Professions |
| Esc | Menu and options (keybinds, bars, interface) |
What is new
- New race and class combinations: human hunter, dwarf shaman and gnome priest for the Alliance; orc mage, troll warlock and undead paladin for the Horde.
- The Skyborne start on the Isle of Zephras (levels 1 to 12) and need the Heroic pack or higher.
- New zones: Mount Hyjal, Shen'dralas, Riverglades and the Isle of Zephras. How to level up.
- Legacy: account-wide perks. How it works.
- New battleground, the Darkspear Islands: 15 vs 15, levels 30 to 60, against the Bogpaddle Marsh. The first side to reach 2,000 points wins.
- The 9 new dungeons, from level 13 to 60: where each one is. Raids open on 9 December: how to get into Onyxia.
If you cannot log in
If it asks you to recover your account, use «Can't log in?» on the Battle.net website. If it was stolen, change your email and Battle.net passwords and add the Battle.net Authenticator. There are usually queues in the first hours of a launch: be patient, and do not reinstall anything.
Sources: Blizzard: new player guide (28 October) · Blizzard: returning player guide (29 October) and the pages of this site.