Every post from the Blizzard team on the WoW Forever forums, newest first, with a link to the original.
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.
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 forward past that, the team wanted to know if there are any other topics that you would like…
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.
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 names has allowed players new levels of creativity and personalization with your characters, some…
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. Changed the sound effect that plays while jumping in water to be more aesthetically pleasing.…
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. Changed the sound effect that plays while jumping in water to be more aesthetically pleasing.…
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 September 24 Banes and Curses do not properly track if you drop your target and re-acquire a target…
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 pleasing. Adjusted Human death sounds. Fixed an issue where attempting to craft items or cast spells…
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.
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. View Full Article
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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. View Full Article
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 users don’t need to stop to shoot for as long as intended. This is something that we will fix in an…
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 more properly in the character selection screen if you launch with gamepad active. You can now…
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…
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 helpful.
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. View Full Article
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!
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.
Today, we’ve fixed an issue with the quest “A Firm Response”. The issue was: The event that takes place during “A Firm Response” would become stuck and Windshaper Skyborne on Zephras Isle could not proceed. You’d walk up to talk to Belathaan Brightwish near the Shrine of Akir on Zephras to start the event and it would then lock up and stall after Lorthuna Spawned. We attempted a fix a couple of…
Confirming that we implemented fixes for this earlier. The issue was: The event that takes place during “A Firm Response” would become stuck and Windshaper Skyborne on Zephras Isle could not proceed. You’d walk up to talk to Belathaan Brightwish near the Shrine of Akir on Zephras to start the event and it would then lock up and stall after Lorthuna Spawned. We attempted a fix a couple of days…
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Create a Name of Your Own in WoW: Forever In World of Warcraft: Forever, every character name is an opportunity to express yourself and establish your identity in Azeroth. With the addition of two names, players have more room to create something personal while keeping each full name unique within a region. That means you may still be able to use the same first name as another character, but your…
Choose Your Ruleset in World of Warcraft: Forever World of Warcraft: Forever is taking a new approach to where and how players begin their journey. Instead of choosing from a long list of realms, players will select a ruleset—Normal, PvP, Roleplaying, or Hardcore—that matches how they want to experience Azeroth. Each option operates as its own large ecosystem for grouping, dungeons, raids, and…
As many Beta testers in this region know, in the first couple of days of the WoW: Forever Beta, we experienced routing issues that impacted testers’ ability to move, interact with the world, and in some cases, to stay connected. We immediately put our engineers on the case and they’ve been working to understand and address any parts of the issue that were within our control. I’m happy to report…
Dasha: We wouldn’t have access to this forum if we didn’t have beta access. Just want to clarify that this discussion forum is accessible by all players with an active WoW subscription. Ínfinite: My entire Blizzard launcher can’t load any content of any game - “Oops! Something went wrong.” I’m not a qualified tech supporter by any stretch, but I had that issue one time following an inelegant…
Just want to make sure you’ve seen this, in case it applies to your situation: World of Warcraft World of Warcraft: Forever GPU Requirements - WoW When World of Warcraft: Forever launches GPUs based on certain older graphics architectures that fall well below the game's minimum hardware requirements will no longer be supported. The vast majority of World of Warcraft players already use...
Bathered: My dad and I both purchased the beta on our separate WoW accounts, but on the same battle.net account. I’ve been looking into this, and I wonder if you can solve it by doing the following: Log in to your Account page: http://account.battle.net Go to the Games & Subscriptions section. Scroll down to Starter Editions & Public Test Regions. Click Create PTR Account and then confirm by…
We’re opening the WoW Forever Beta today with the following known issues. Known Issues September 18, 2026 Barber Chairs cause a LUA error. Character friends in Beta disabled. The minimap may be partially off the screen. Waylaid Crates do not function on items with a maximum stack size smaller than the quantity required. This is fixed in the next Beta build. Waylaid Crate: Apprentice Curiosities…
The World of Warcraft: Forever Beta Now Live The World of Warcraft: Forever beta begins September 17 and is available through October 21. Opt in for a chance to join testing, or gain beta access by purchasing eligible World of Warcraft: Forever bundles, then share your feedback as we prepare for launch on November 4 at 3:00 p.m. PST. View Full Article
We’ve opened this new forum for WoW: Forever Beta discussions. See you there!
We almost have the doors thrown open. It’s been more of a smooth and slow opening of the doors than a throw.
We’re seeing a lot of people waiting to get into the Beta. Thank you for joining us! We’re working through a couple of final issues, and we hope to throw the doors open soon. Thank you for your patience!
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We’ve spotted one item from BlizzCon that we want to clarify. In various places, the new Krol’dok Stronghold dungeon is listed alongside an incorrect level range. In WoW: Forever, Krol’dok Stronghold will be for levels 40-45. Here’s the full list of nine new dungeons coming in WoW: Forever. Dungeon | LowerLevel | UpperLevel | The Hall of Thanes | 13 | 18 | Ruins of Lordaeron | 15 | 20 |…
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