World of Warcraft
WoW news: patches, expansions, raids, class changes and the state of Azeroth.
Blacksmith Hammers Turn Into Throwing Weapons in WoW: Forever, With Slows and Stuns
Three new crafted Blacksmith Hammers in the WoW: Forever beta use the thrown slot and still count as the profession tool, from item level…
Library Book Necklaces Drop to Uncommon in WoW: Forever Beta, Stats Cut in Half
Blizzard's latest WoW: Forever beta build cuts the 10-book library necklaces from Rare to Uncommon, trimming item level from 25 to 23 and halving…
Group Skinning Ends on WoW: Forever Beta as Blizzard Restores One Skin per Corpse
Blizzard's October 1 Forever beta build ends group skinning. Each corpse can be skinned once again, after testers warned all-skinner groups would flood leather.
WoW: Forever Beta Gives Warriors 75% Crit Rage Back, Strips Fury’s Off-Hand Bonus
Blizzard's level 30 beta build restores crit Rage for warriors, frees Spearing Strike from two-handers and cuts Dual Wield Specialization's Rage bonus.
WoW: Forever Beta Jumps to Level 30 Cap With October 1 Maintenance Build
Blizzard's community team confirmed the WoW: Forever Beta's level cap rises to 30 after an October 1 maintenance window, the test's second major phase.
WoW Patch 12.1: Sept. 29 Hotfixes Cut Ula’tek’s Stone Venom by 40%
Blizzard's latest Midnight hotfixes rework a targeting bug on raid boss Ula'tek and fix Coren Direbrew loot dropping below player level during Brewfest.
WoW: Forever Streamer Ziqo Keeps Account After Blizzard Seizes RMT Gold
Blizzard confiscated gold traded to WoW: Forever streamer Ziqo over RMT concerns ahead of a $100,000 dueling tournament, but stopped short of a ban.
WoW: Forever Survey Leak Lists 11 Candidate Classes, Including Necromancer
A Battle.net launcher survey sent to select players floats 11 possible WoW: Forever classes, from Necromancer to Bard. Blizzard hasn't confirmed any of it.
WoW: Forever’s Josh Greenfield Teases New BRD-Style Mega Dungeon
Senior designer Josh Greenfield hints at a Blackrock Depths-style mega dungeon for WoW: Forever, replying "Hold our beer(s)" to a fan request.
WoW: Forever Arenas? No System Confirmed, Riverglades Fuels Speculation
Wowhead flags a possible clue in the unreleased Riverglades zone, but Blizzard has confirmed no arena, rated bracket or ladder for WoW: Forever.
WoW: Forever Beta Adds Black Market Auction House, Caps Reagents at 50g
A fixed-price vendor beside the new Black Market Auction House sells Black Lotus and Arcane Crystal for 50 gold each in the WoW: Forever…
WoW: Forever Beta Raises Population Cap Again, Fixes Login Queue Bug
Holly Longdale confirmed a second capacity increase for the WoW: Forever closed beta as Blizzard patches a bug that trapped disconnected players in queues.
WoW: Forever’s Cooking Overhaul Adds 5% Kill XP to Crafted Food Buffs
Blizzard's BlizzCon Deep Dive revealed that WoW: Forever's reworked Cooking recipes grant a Well Fed buff worth 5% more kill XP, alongside stats.
WoW: Forever Round-Robins Quest Drops for Grouped Players, Says Josh Greenfield
Blizzard developer Josh Greenfield says WoW: Forever quietly balances quest item drops between grouped players, without boosting overall drop odds.
WoW Weekly Launches Forever Podcast Ep. 1 as Brewfest Runs Through Oct. 6
Blizzard's WoW Weekly roundup debuts the WoW: Forever Podcast with Aggrend, Tim Jones and Xaryu, while Brewfest runs across six cities.
WoW: Forever Leans on Recent Allies to Skip Shared Mob Tagging
Blizzard designer Josh Greenfield says the Recent Allies feature, not shared tagging, will ease contested-mob friction in WoW: Forever's beta.
WoW: Forever Beta Enables Cooldown Manager for Five Classes
Blizzard's retail-style Cooldown Manager is live for testing in WoW: Forever, working for five classes but still missing spell ranks.
WoW: Forever Beta Taken Offline for First New Build Since Sept. 17 Launch
Blizzard pulled the WoW: Forever Beta down on September 24 to deploy its first client build since launch, with no fixed ETA given.
WoW: Forever Beta’s Auto Shot and Wand Cast Time Cut Is a Bug, Fix Due Next Week
Blizzard confirms on its forums that Hunters and wand users are firing faster than intended in the WoW: Forever beta, with a hotfix targeted…
WoW: Forever’s Legacy System Ties Alt Leveling to 65 Point Challenges
Blizzard detailed a new account-wide progression layer for WoW: Forever, rewarding alts, professions and PvP with perks and cosmetics, no combat power attached.