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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 Forever's World First 60s Took 52 Hours: Jokerd's Five-Player Arcane Explosion Group, the Layering Argument, and Why Dungeon Players Are Furious

Five players led by Jokerd hit level 60 together about 52 hours after WoW Forever launched, with a Paladin pulling huge packs and three Mages AoEing them down in the open world. How they did it, the solo race still going, the layer and respawn questions some players are raising, and why the record reopened the dungeon XP fight.

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