This week in Forever

2026-10-31 to 2026-11-06. The most important news and the most-watched clips of the week. A new issue every Friday evening.

The week's biggest news

• WoW Forever's launch notes: more damage for every class, Shank for Rogues, Lava Burst removed: Blizzard's last development notes before launch raise damage across all classes, rework Rogue, Paladin and Druid talents, remove Blessing of Salvation and change training costs, bags and respawns.
• November 5 hotfixes: Plainsrunning nerfed in battlegrounds, Druid trainer and trade bag vendors fixed: The first round of WoW: Forever hotfixes since launch stops the Tauren racial Plainsrunning from helping flag carriers and from stacking in a battleground's prep phase, fixes a Druid trainer and the trade supply vendors on Zephras Isle, and speeds up two quest spawns.
• Blizzard's Rulesets video: WoW Forever drops the realm list, you pick PvE, PvP, RP or Hardcore: Blizzard's official Rulesets video explains that WoW Forever gets rid of the realm list: at character creation you pick a ruleset (PvE, PvP, RP, or Hardcore) instead of a server by name. That choice sets your outdoor-world rules, your faction options and your economy, and you can't swap between PvE and PvP later. Our client data backs up the parts we can see (the Azeroth map, both factions, the auction house and a "PvP RP" realm type), while the ruleset rules themselves are server-side and not something we can test from files.
• Your first week in WoW Forever: levelling, dungeons, professions and camps: WoW Forever is live. Where to level, the first dungeons and their levels, getting professions going, camps, the Legacy System, and the dates still to come.
• Launch-day fixes: Invite-a-Friend restrictions lifted, portals added near transport docks, city numbers to be tweaked: A hotfix removed the restrictions that had stopped Invite-a-Friend players from chatting, grouping, trading and leveling past 10. Blizzard has also put temporary portals near transport docks while boats and zeppelins get lost, and says it will tweak numbers to make quiet areas feel busier.
• WoW Forever launch night: your first hours in Azeroth: WoW Forever opens at 23:00 UTC tonight. What happens when you first log in, the keys and habits Blizzard's starter guide teaches, and what to do if you can't get in.

Also from Blizzard

• Known Issues - WoW Forever - Updated Nov. 5
• World of Warcraft: Forever Launch Time

Most-watched clips

• WoW Forever's FIRST Expansion Just Got LEAKED..., PILAV TV
• Massive Last-Minute Class Changes | WoW Forever, WoW Forever Tavern
• HEARTHSTONE IN FOREVER, Shobek
• This Is a MASSIVE Win for WoW Forever..., PILAV TV
• Tanking Just Got HARDER (WoW Forever) #Shorts, NOHITJEROME
• WoW Forever will fix everything. Trust me. #worldofwarcraft #wowforever #wowclassic, mulltiy
• The Most POPULATED Ruleset (WoW Forever) #Shorts, NOHITJEROME
• World of Warcraft Forever, Gorak's Guide
• Blizzard ROASTS PirateSoftware… #wowforever #summit1g, Jaron
• NEW RET TALENTS IN WOW FOREVER, SavixPlaylist
• Rogues Can Now Sap TWO People in WoW Forever, Bryoal
• How To Play WoW Forever at Launch...🤔, Esfand

Blizzard's videos this week

• Launch Overview | World of Warcraft: Forever, World of Warcraft
• World of Warcraft: Forever | Planet Azeroth EP. 2 (ft. Bill Bailey), World of Warcraft
• Guzu, Zibartas & GingiTV's Quest Through Denmark | WoW: Forever Journey EP.2, World of Warcraft
• Forging Forever | World of Warcraft: Forever, World of Warcraft