World of Warcraft: Forever revealed at BlizzCon as a permanent third version of WoW, launching 4 November

Johanna Faries called it by the name players have used for years: Classic Plus. Forever sits beside Modern and Classic as its own permanent game, set in the first year of the original timeline, after Warcraft III: Reforged's Forsaken Kingdom and before the Dark Portal reopens.

Announced: Mount Hyjal, the Riverglades, Shen'dralas and Zephras Isle; nine new dungeons from Hall of Thanes to Shaper's Terrace; Hyjal Summit (20) and Barrow Deeps (10) raids plus Onyxia; the Darkspear Islands battleground; the Skyborne race; six new race and class combos; reworked talents; the Legacy account system replacing achievements; camping; opt-in transmog; HD and SD models; gamepad support; realmless rulesets with Hardcore later. Beta 17 September, launch 4 November at 3:00 pm PST, raids 9 December, Hardcore in winter, two more raids and dungeons in spring 2027 and a revamped iconic raid in summer 2027.

Packs: Skyborne Heroic $29.99, Skyborne Epic $59.99, Warcraft Forever Collection $79.99 with Warcraft III: Reforged and Forsaken Kingdom, and a physical Collector's Edition.

Sources

• Blizzard: Carve a New Path with World of Warcraft: Forever
• What's Next panel recap
• Found Photos panel recap