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.↗
wow forever8 min read
Two days before launch, "Are we just forgetting about Dungeon XP?" passed 1,200 posts on the Forever forums and a second thread asks how healers are meant to level. Nothing has changed since October 8, Blizzard hasn't replied, and low-level mob XP is lower too. What is live on November 4, both sides of the argument, and a practical plan for tanks and healers.
WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗
wow forever8 min read
WoW Forever launches without enchanting vellums, so enchanters can't sell on the Auction House or send enchants to their own alts. Seven vellum threads on the US and EU forums have passed 1,100 posts between them, a new one hit 150 replies overnight, and Blizzard hasn't said a word. Both sides of the argument, where vellums actually came from, how the RMT crackdown fits in, and what to do on November 4 if you're an enchanter.
WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗
wow forever7 min read
Clay Stone says 'horizontal' means expanding the world, not freezing gear. Each new raid tier will be a small power step up, old best-in-slot items should last a long time, and three forum threads passed 80 replies in a day arguing about it. Here is exactly what was said and what it means for your gear.
WOW FOREVERMark the date.↗
wow forever6 min read
Asmongold's Olympus grew past 30,000 members across 30+ guilds in the WoW Forever beta. Then an addon to mute all of them passed 34,000 downloads. What the addon does, what Asmongold said, both sides of the forum fight, and Blizzard's silence.
WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗
wow forever5 min read
WoW Forever lead designer Tim Jones told Windows Central he would "love some day" to bring Player Housing into the Classic world. It isn't announced and isn't in the launch plan, but the forum thread about it is the biggest beta argument this week. The quote, both sides, and what is actually confirmed.
WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗
wow forever5 min read
The Make-A-Wish quest Ezra Chatterton helped design in 2007 was missing from the WoW Forever beta because it arrived in TBC. Kaivax says Blizzard is "working on it." What the quest is, why it was left out, and what players want next.
WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗
wow forever7 min read
Blizzard world builder Matthew Armstrong says he is making WoW Forever for Classic players and lapsed accounts, not retail players, and the beta forum is 338 replies deep in arguing about it. Here is what he said, what the leads told Windows Central and Shacknews the same week (27 viable trees, 10 and 20 player raids every patch, a level 27 to 32 zone, maybe housing), and the weather update Blizzard teased.