Everything You Need to Know for WoW: Forever's Global Launch

Blizzard has summarized everything you need to know for WoW: Forever's Global launch on November 4th.

This blog covers the new zones, the Skyborne, the Legacy system and so much more. WoW: Forever launches in under a week on November 4th, at 3:00 PM PDT.

Whether you’re stepping into World of Warcraft for the first time or finding your way back to Azeroth, there’s a place for you in World of Warcraft: Forever. Explore a new and reimagined Azeroth at your own pace, discover new places or revisit old favorites, and meet fellow adventurers along the way. This permanent home alongside modern and Classic WoW puts community first and makes the journey as meaningful as the destination.

Set after the events of Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom and before Molten Core, WoW: Forever takes you across the original continents on an adventure to level 60. Your journey continues through new stories, experiences, and updates inspired by years of player passion and feedback.

Explore New and Reimagined Zones.

Explore new destinations including Mount Hyjal, Shen’dralas, the Riverglades, and Zephras Isle.

Mount Hyjal invites you to explore the aftermath of Archimonde’s defeat, journey through Darkwhisper Gorge, and help shape the future of a recovering land. In Shen'dralas, a long-hidden mystery between Mulgore and Desolace becomes a new adventure tied to the Shen’dralar, Eldre’Thalas, Dire Maul, and the centaur tribes of the region.

In the Riverglades, you’ll discover a rugged frontier of rivers, grasslands, trade routes, struggling communities, and old grudges, with more than 150 new quests across much of the mid-30s to mid-40s experience. On Zephras Isle, you’ll begin an elemental skybound starting experience from levels 1 through 12, blending Classic Warcraft aesthetics with architecture inspired by Skywall.

Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever.

Race and class shape the hero you become in World of Warcraft: Forever, from the fantasy you embody to the role you take on in the world. You can return to a familiar favorite, explore a newly available combination, or begin your journey as a Skyborne character, with each choice offering a different way to step into Azeroth’s next chapter.

The Skyborne are a new playable race in World of Warcraft: Forever, bringing their own identity to the unfolding story. When choosing to play this new race, players can choose between Horde-aligned Windshapers which can become Shaman, or an Alliance-aligned High-Order Skyborne which can become Mages.

World of Warcraft: Forever opens new ways to build your character, including Orc Mages, Troll Warlocks, Undead Paladins, Human Hunters, Gnome Priests, Dwarf Shamans, and the debut of the Skyborne. Explore the possibilities and learn more in our article.

Meet the New Skyborne.

At character creation, you’ll choose whether your Skyborne joins the proud Horde or the noble Alliance.

Get to know the Skyborne in our previously published article.

Select Your Experience Preset.

The first time you log in to World of Warcraft: Forever, you’ll be asked to Choose Your Experience Preset. You’ll make this choice before selecting your Ruleset.

A more traditional presentation with simpler visuals, standard character models, and fewere modern interface features enabled by default for a cleaner, more original-style experience with less automatic guidance.

Starting Settings:.

Standard Defiition character models.

Quest points of interest and objective blobs off.

Transmog off.

Defaulted to camera turning keyboard binds.

Classic screen UI layout.

An updated presentation with higher visual fidelity and additional interface features enabled by default.

Starting Settings:.

High Definition character models.

Quest points of interest and objective blobs on.

Defaulted strafe movement to keyboard binds.

Centralized screen UI layout.