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Launch & getting started

  1. Official game screenshot: a forest of giant trees under a violet sky, with glowing motes over a lake04

    Guide

    WoW Forever System Requirements: PC, Mac, and 128 GB of Free SSD Space

    Windows and Mac minimum and recommended specs for World of Warcraft: Forever, how to read them off your own PC or Mac, and what the 128 GB of free SSD space does and does not mean.

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Addons & UI

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    WoW Forever Addons: Questie Status and What to Check Before You Install

    Why Classic addons do not simply carry over to WoW Forever, what the base UI already replaces — including the beta Cooldown Manager — where Questie’s official Forever build stands, and how to install during an unstable beta.

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  2. Official WoW: Forever screenshot: overgrown stone ruins with arched doorways in a jungle, glowing golden crystals at their base10

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    WoW Forever Dungeon Alert Addons: DBM, BigWigs and GTFO File Status and Setup

    Deadly Boss Mods, BigWigs and GTFO in the WoW Forever beta, checked from their developers' files: which packs list Forever, what the Forever boss modules cover so far, why to run only one boss mod, and how to stop overlapping alerts.

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Leveling & dungeons

  1. Official game screenshot: a torch-lit dungeon corridor guarded by two armored figures in green06

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    WoW Forever Dungeons and Raids: Levels, Beta Dungeons, Raid Dates

    All nine new WoW Forever dungeons by level, which dungeons are open in the beta, the December 9 raids with boss counts, loot changes and the cut to extra dungeon quest XP.

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  2. Official World of Warcraft artwork from Blizzard’s dwarf race page: a dim dwarven stone hall with carved pillars and red banners at the far end08

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    WoW Forever Hall of Thanes Guide: Quests, Dark Iron Map, Rewards and Loot

    A reference guide to the Hall of Thanes in WoW Forever: levels 13–18, the five dungeon quests and their faction markers, the Dark Iron Map quest link, entry and exit checklists, quest rewards by role and boss loot seen in the beta.

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  3. Official game screenshot: a Forsaken paladin’s armored skeletal warhorse in black and gold, standing in a pine-lined meadow09

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    WoW Forever Ruins of Lordaeron: Quests, Hidden Bosses and Loot

    Ruins of Lordaeron in WoW Forever beta: level range, every Horde and Alliance quest line, the two hidden bosses, loot by role and the Rotmender’s Raiment set.

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  4. Official game screenshot: adventurers gathered around a small campfire in front of a canvas tent under tall forest trees11

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    WoW Forever Leveling: Is It Faster Than Classic? Dev Data, Level Ranges and Campfire Buffs

    Is WoW Forever leveling faster than Classic? Blizzard’s developers put the early beta average for levels 1–20 at 20.5 hours, against 20.4 in Classic Era. Plus the current dungeon experience rules: the October 1 cut to dungeon quest bonus experience and the October 8 development notes’ kill experience fix and roughly 20% increase, official level ranges, fairer quest-item drops in groups and campfire buffs.

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  5. Official World of Warcraft: Forever concept art: a blue ink drawing of a coastline seen from above, with ships at sea, towers, a smoking peak and forested hills13

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    WoW Forever World Map: New Zones, Dungeon Locations and Ship Routes

    Where WoW Forever’s new places are and at what level to go: Zephras Isle, the Riverglades, Mount Hyjal, Shen’dralas, nine new dungeons, new ship routes and the Legacy map challenge.

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PvP

  1. Official World of Warcraft: Forever screenshot: a spiked zeppelin floats over a red-sand tropical island with troll-style stone arches, palm trees and a tusk-decorated wooden pier07

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    WoW Forever PvP: Darkspear Islands, Honor, Ranks 1–14 and Rewards

    Everything Blizzard has confirmed about WoW Forever PvP: Darkspear Islands rules and reputations, Honor and Rank Points, the rank 1–14 reward list, the October 1 honor changes, rulesets and 12 PvP Legacy Points.

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Systems & professions

  1. Official World of Warcraft: Forever screenshot: a wooden fishing dock with a drying rack of fish and a wicker trap on a forest lake at dusk, with a lean-to camp and a small fire on the far shore12

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    WoW Forever Camping and Professions: Basic Campfire, Camp Objects and New Recipes

    How camping and professions work in WoW Forever, from Blizzard's announcements and current beta tooltips: the Basic Campfire, camp object limits, upgraded campfires for cooks, 600+ new recipes and the Legacy perks for crafters.

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  2. Official World of Warcraft: Forever screenshot: a skeletal horse in black and gold barding with glowing eyes stands on a dirt path in a pine forest under a teal sky14

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    WoW Forever Mounts: Riding Training, No Flying Mounts and Bundle Requirements

    What Blizzard has confirmed about mounts in WoW Forever: the mount comes with riding training, there are no flying mounts, the Cerulean Prideclaw from the Skyborne packs still needs the riding skill, plus the Legacy mount, the Forsaken paladin epic mount quest and new ship routes.

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All topics

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    Reference page

    Official confirmations

    What Blizzard has confirmed so far, each item with its official source and check date.

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    Reference page

    Launch times by region

    Official launch times for each region, kept separate so one region's time is never assumed for another.

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    Reference page

    Class and race combinations

    Check which races can play which classes before you create a character.

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    Site update log

    Which guides changed, when, and why.

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