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WOW FOREVER · ANNOUNCED AT BLIZZCON 2026 · LAUNCHES NOVEMBER 4

Classic+ has a name now.

World of Warcraft: Forever rebuilds every talent tree, drops realms, adds nine dungeons and a thousand quests, and keeps level 60. We went through every change against Classic, and we kept the collection we wrote before the reveal.

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WOW FOREVERA new beginning.↗

WoW Forever Launches With the Dungeon XP Nerf Intact. The 1,200-Post Thread, the Healer Question, and How to Level a Healer or Tank Anyway

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.

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WOW FOREVERMore Azeroth.↗

No Shared Tagging in WoW Forever: Blizzard Will "Hold the Line." Here Is What That Means for Crowded Zones

Josh Greenfield says shared mob tagging is something Blizzard 'simply must hold the line on' in WoW Forever. Why testers asked for it, what the beta's starting zones look like with layering and a realmless megaserver, what Blizzard says it will do instead, and how to level through the crowd right now. Updated October 5 with why testers now say grouping slows them down.

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