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WoW Forever news

Everything Muchamiel has covered about WoW Forever during the beta and on the road to the $100,000 tournament. Click a thumbnail to watch on YouTube.

Breaking news

BREAKING

BLIZZARD · NOVEMBER 2

Blizzard changes all nine classes two days before launch

Last notes before launch: every class deals more damage and high-level enemies have more health. Druids and hunters hit much harder, warriors and bears generate much more threat, rogues get Shank, shamans swap Lava Burst for Call of Thunder, Blessing of Salvation is gone, Shadow Word: Death punishes harder and warlock pets have far less health. Training from 1 to 60 costs about 206 gold. Blizzard doesn't expect big changes until the December raids.

BREAKING

BLIZZARD · NOVEMBER 2

Long maintenance before launch

Blizzard has announced a long maintenance on Wednesday the 4th, before WoW Forever opens. The time going around: servers close at 7:00 pm (Spanish time; noon in Mexico and 3:00 pm in Chile and Argentina) and open with the launch, at midnight on Thursday the 5th. It isn't in the official maintenance table yet: we'll confirm it as soon as it is.

BREAKING

NO OFFICIAL NOTE · OCTOBER 30

Last-minute changes: the druid reworks its tree and Frost mage gets buffed

They showed up in the server data without Blizzard announcing them: goodbye Berserk, new Bloom and Predatory Discipline, Ice Lance at 300% against frozen targets, Ice Barrier with more damage and more. They're already in each class guide.

NEW

BLIZZARD · OCTOBER 30

The beta in numbers: 8.8 million characters

9.9 million PvP kills, 1.1 million deaths from falling, the Hall of Thanes as the deadliest dungeon and Hillsbrad Foothills as the zone with the most PvP.

LIVE

NAME RESERVATION · UNTIL NOVEMBER 3

Name reservation is now working

It opened late on Tuesday night. What to do if the Horde is locked on PvP or your name is restricted.

NEW

BLIZZARD · 29 OCTOBER

A major patch every 4 months, and where Forever could go

4-month PvP seasons, short trips to Northrend or Pandaria some day (not soon) and how the servers will work.

NEW

NO OFFICIAL NOTE · 28 OCTOBER

Unannounced changes: Ice Lance with an 8 s cooldown and hunters with less attack power

They appeared in the game without Blizzard notes: mages, hunters and some items. They are in «Half-confirmed» until Blizzard confirms them.

NEW

BLIZZARD · NOVEMBER 4-5

Taldramir, Forever's first legendary

A two-handed, druid-flavored staff forged live. Plus more Twitch badges and a Discord quest.

NEW

BLIZZARD · NOVEMBER 5 · LAUNCH

Portals for broken zeppelins, empty zones and a Twitch toy

The team's notices on day one: lost transports, a population tweak, Invite-a-Friend fixed and the Violet Dust.

NEW

BLIZZARD · NOVEMBER 3

How to play Forever with a gamepad

Controls, four bars switched with the triggers, three bar sets and shortcuts. Beta feature: chat still needs a keyboard.

NEW

GUIDE · THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER

Day 1 in WoW Forever: what to do before and in the first hours

Installation, Classic or Enhanced, what to do from level 1, the usual mistakes and everything new you will find.

NEW

BLIZZARD · OCTOBER 26

Racials change a week before launch

Human, Dwarf, Orc, Tauren, Troll, Undead and Skyborne: what each race gains and loses in Blizzard's final pass.

NEW

HINTS AND RUMORS · UNCONFIRMED

Half-confirmed: what is not certain yet

The bosses of the new raids, the revamped Molten Core, where the hidden portals are and more, kept apart from what is confirmed and labeled. With what the official podcast said.

BETA · ENDED ON OCTOBER 23

Beta farewell party: attacks and epics on both factions

A 24-hour event in the Alliance and Horde starting zones, with elementals in Stormwind and Molten Core loot. Plus: Roleplay-PvP realms and the end-of-beta podcast.

NEW

BLIZZARD · RAIDS · DECEMBER 9

Forever's raids and how to get into Onyxia

Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit and Onyxia: where they are, how many players, and the Drakefire Amulet chain for each faction.

BLIZZARD · OCTOBER 20

WoW Forever's 9 new dungeons

From level 13 to 60: where each one is and what Blizzard says. Plus this week's news: a crackdown on bought gold and the PvP podcast.

NEW

NAME RESERVATION · OCT 27 – NOV 3

Reserve your name in WoW Forever

Unique first and last names across all of Europe, up to three characters per account, and now also on Roleplay-PvP realms. Who can reserve and how to do it.

NEW

STRESS TEST · WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 · 7 P.M. CEST