WOW FOREVERRoll a Shaman.↗
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Two days after launch Blizzard said it will hotfix three class problems on Tuesday, November 10: Voidwalkers and Hunter pets that can't tank, Affliction Warlocks who only channel Wrack, and Enhancement Shamans who want Mage gear. What Kaivax wrote, what the November 6 hotfixes already changed, what it means for your leveling gear, and what players are saying.
WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗
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Blizzard's November 2 notes cut Warlock pet health from 7.5 to 2 per point of your Stamina, and on live realms Voidwalkers are dying to one mob of their own level. The change, the numbers players are posting, why it happened, the talent path that helps, and Blizzard's November 10 fix.
WOW FOREVERRoll a Shaman.↗
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On November 3 the 80,000-member Shaman Classic Discord went read-only to protest Blizzard's final Shaman changes for WoW Forever, then reportedly reopened the same evening. The moderators' complaints about Riptide, Improved Ghost Wolf, Lava Burst and spell power Enhancement, the Shamans who think the changes are great, the Warlock thread that followed, and what Blizzard has said (nothing yet).
WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗
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Blizzard's final pre-launch notes raise class damage across the board, give mobs more health, bring Elemental Shaman back to Lightning Bolt, hand Rogues Shank and Death Mark, and say big tuning waits until after raids open. Every class, the forum reaction, and what it means on November 4.
WOW FOREVERFifty-one points.↗
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Five days before launch, hotfix data on the live Forever realms rebuilt all three Paladin trees and reshaped Feral and Restoration Druid. Unsealed Wrath replaces Twist of Light, Shieldsworn caps Protection, Berserk and Gift of the Earthmother are gone, and Mage, Priest and Druid numbers moved too. What the data shows, what Blizzard has and hasn't said, and why Shaman and Rogue players are angry.
WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗
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Three hunter threads have taken over the Forever forums since the beta closed: a sim update that has Survival Hunter 19% ahead of every other spec, a 283-post complaint that the ranged rotation is mostly waiting, and a push to remove the dead zone. What is confirmed, what is a level 63 simulation of talents nobody has played, what the Forever Open numbers say, and what Blizzard has said.
WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗
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TechRadar ran a six-part interview with the WoW Forever team between October 7 and 12. The parts players are arguing about: no races from WoW's expansions, no summoning stones, respecs that get expensive fast, weekly balance changes for six months, and a frank admission that Season of Discovery went 'too far'.
WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗
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Xaryu called mages 'cracked' the night the October 8 build landed, and a 'Nerf mages already' thread passed 400 replies in a day. What Frost mages are actually doing at level 30, why the free Legacy points matter, what the mage players say back, and why it all lands right before the $100,000 Forever Open.
WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗
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The level 30 cap put Penance in Discipline Priests' hands, and a 'Penance must go' thread hit 190 replies in a day. What Penance actually does at 30, why paladins' 20-minute Lay on Hands and the crocolisk's Dismember are in the same argument, and what the defenders say.
WOW FOREVERMark the date.↗
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One week of WoW Forever beta class feedback, sorted by class. The Auto Shot and wand bug Blizzard confirmed on September 23, the 155-reply Warrior thread, the Twist of Light argument, Druid Wrath ranks, the Lava Burst capstone, the Warlock Fear range cut, and what none of it tells you yet at level 20.