New to World of Warcraft: Forever? Read these guides from top to bottom.
Each step answers one question you will face before launch: what the game is, what you need to pay for, how to get into the beta, whether your computer is ready and which addons to wait for.
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Reference page
Official confirmations
What Blizzard has confirmed so far, each item with its official source and check date.
02Guide
WoW Forever Beginner’s Guide: Launch, First Login and First Steps
Blizzard’s official starter guide in order: launch times, the Classic or Enhanced preset, rulesets and factions, two-part names, professions and your first hour in Azeroth.
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WoW Forever Launch Checklist: Now Live, What to Do First
WoW Forever went live November 4 at 3:00 p.m. PST (23:00 UTC). What to do first: game time, the Battle.net Game Version menu, preset, ruleset, name, and what to try if you cannot get in.
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WoW Forever Pricing: Subscription, Skyborne Packs and What to Buy Now
WoW Forever is live and plays on any WoW subscription or game time. U.S., European and Korean subscription prices, the three Skyborne pack prices (checked November 11, 2026), what each pack adds, what the Skyborne race requires, the Collection end date and the 12-month offer bonuses. Refunds get a short summary and a link to our refund guide.
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How to Refund WoW Forever: What You Can and Can't Get Back After Launch
WoW Forever is live, so the pre-purchase refund window is over. Where to request a refund now, what Blizzard's policy covers, what a refund removes, and the EU and Korean rules.
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WoW Forever Invite-A-Friend Codes: Restrictions Fixed, Redeem by November 11
WoW Forever Invite-A-Friend codes: the fixed limits on certain chat channels, level 10, guilds, parties and trading, redemption and access end dates by region, who can redeem, and what Support cannot fix.
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WoW Forever Beta Has Ended: Close Time, Name Reservation, and Launch
The WoW Forever beta closed at 10:00 a.m. PDT on Friday, October 23. Why you can’t log in, when character creation opens on October 27, and the November 4 launch.
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WoW Forever Beta Patch Notes: Blizzard's Beta Development Notes, Latest First
Every WoW Forever beta update with Blizzard development notes, newest first: the November 2 notes (class damage and creature health up, removed and new abilities by class, 206 to 207 gold of class training per class, manual bags, respawn rates, gamepad, interface lines added November 4), the October 26 and 27 racial pass, plus October 15, October 8, October 1 and September 24.
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WoW Forever Hotfixes: Every Official Fix Since Launch, Newest First
All official WoW Forever hotfixes since launch, newest first: the November 10 class numbers for Hunter pets, Warlocks and Enhancement Shamans, level 48+ quest gold, the Auction House deposit and every earlier list.
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WoW Forever System Requirements: PC, Mac, and 128 GB of Free SSD Space
Windows and Mac minimum and recommended specs for World of Warcraft: Forever, the older GPU architectures that lose support at launch, how to check your own PC or Mac, and what 128 GB of free SSD space means.
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WoW Forever Controller Support: Gamepad (Alpha) Settings, Beta Fixes and Steam Deck
Can you play WoW Forever with a controller? What Blizzard has officially said about gamepad support, the Gamepad (Alpha) options, the gamepad changes in beta build 69977 and the September 24 and October 1 updates, the October 1 known issue, and what is and is not confirmed for Steam Deck and Mac.
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WoW Forever Realms and Rulesets: Normal, PvP, Roleplaying, RP-PvP or Hardcore
WoW Forever rulesets compared: Normal, PvP, Roleplaying, Roleplay-PvP and Hardcore, plus faction balance limits, grouping, transfers, regions, layering and what is still unannounced.
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WoW Forever Layering Explained: World Instances, World Refreshes and Grouping with Friends
How layering works in WoW Forever, from Blizzard’s own posts and videos: realmless rulesets, per-zone layer limits, world refreshes and the warning window, the beta party transfer issue and the October 1 change, and what is still unannounced.
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WoW Forever Legacy System: Points, 16-Point Cap and Perks
WoW Forever's Legacy System from Blizzard's announcement and Oct 1 forum post: unlocking, 65 challenges, the 16-point cap, perks, rewards, Hardcore, beta grant.
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WoW Forever Transmog: Collection Rules, Level 60 and Opt-Out
WoW Forever transmog from Blizzard's announcements: switching it off, Classic Mode, collection rules, dungeon and raid loot, level 60 and bundle sets.
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WoW Forever Addons: Install Errors, Fixes and Blizzard's Rules After Launch
What to check when WoW Forever addons do not show up or throw errors: the folder, the Forever file, QuestieDB and saved settings, plus Blizzard's addon policy, checked November 10, 2026.
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WoW Forever Multiboxing Rules: What’s Allowed, What’s Banned and the Beta Login Limit
Is multiboxing allowed in WoW Forever? Blizzard’s rules say playing several accounts is fine, but mirroring inputs with software or hardware is banned. No Forever-specific rule has been announced, and the beta login limit is a separate issue.
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WoW Forever Gold Buying and GDKP Rules: RMT Penalties and Gifted Gold
What Blizzard has actually said about buying gold, real-money trading and GDKP in WoW Forever: where the GDKP ban applies (North America and Europe), the blue posts of September 28, October 1, October 13 (Temporary Economy Holds) and October 27 (advice to pay for carries directly), the beta account closures from the October 8 podcast, the Support rules, and what to do with gold you never asked for.
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WoW Forever Olympus Guild: What Happened in the Beta, What Blizzard Did and Your Options
A neutral, source-first explainer on the Olympus guild network in the WoW Forever beta: what the dispute is about, what each side says, what Blizzard actually did about names, the ruleset rules that shape who you meet, and your reporting, ignore and addon options.
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Reference page
Schedule by region
Official dates for each region, kept separate so one region's date is never assumed for another.
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