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INDEPENDENT WOW: FOREVER FAN RESOURCE
A cozy stop for WoW: Forever knowledge.
Catch up on the latest news, explore classes and talents, track beta changes, and find source-backed World of Warcraft: Forever information before heading back into Azeroth.
Announced 7 official sources · Reviewed
WORLDWIDE LAUNCH
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BY THE FIRE
Original Hearthside Codex reports built from official announcements.
A source-backed guide to Forever's scope, new world content, class changes, systems and announced timeline.
Four announced regions bring new paths through familiar Azeroth. Riverglades' quest total remains an approximate source wording.
A clear introduction to three announced systems, with the detailed rules traced to Blizzard's deep dive.
Classic-style trees, a new milestone and the official Paladin preview—without filling in unverified talent data.
THE FOREVER ANNOUNCEMENT
A permanent World of Warcraft experience alongside modern WoW and Classic, rather than a temporary season.
4 sourced regions
Explore section ↗02Talent trees retain the familiar Classic rows and structure.
Explore section ↗03Players choose a ruleset rather than a traditional realm, with grouping limited to the same ruleset and faction.
Explore section ↗049 dungeons · 2 raids cataloged
Explore section ↗FIND YOUR PATH
A direct route into the verified content database.
THE WORLD / FOUR REGIONS
Announced destinations, shown with source-backed summaries and their current status.
Explore a recovering Hyjal after Archimonde’s defeat, including a journey through Darkwhisper Gorge.
AnnouncedZone evidence ↗02 / REGIONA new area south of Desolace tied to Eldre’Thalas, Dire Maul, and the region’s centaur history.
AnnouncedZone evidence ↗03 / REGIONA mid-level frontier connected to neighboring regions, with new ship travel through Powderfuse Port.
Quest count: 150+ questsAnnouncedZone evidence ↗04 / REGIONAn announced level 1–12 starting experience for the Skyborne, with links to Skywall and elemental wind spirits.
AnnouncedZone evidence ↗CLASS DESIGN / PREVIEW
Talent trees retain the familiar Classic rows and structure.
The Paladin has an official preview; complete build-verified talent data and an operational calculator are still pending.
NEW SYSTEMS
NEW PLAYABLE RACE
A new playable people of Zephras Isle whose faction is chosen at character creation.
GROUP CONTENT
9 announced dungeons and 2 raids are represented in the verified catalog.
PLAYER VS PLAYER
An announced 15 versus 15 battleground with control points and flag capture/defense.
15 vs 15Battleground evidence ↗DATES / SOURCE PRECISION
Scheduled milestones retain their original date precision. Status labels update with the current day.
Blizzard’s announced beta start, with no clock time specified.
The scheduled end of the beta window announced by Blizzard.
A period for eligible upgrade purchasers to create and customize up to three characters.
The announced launch for World of Warcraft: Forever.
The first announced raid unlock milestone.
FIELD NOTES
Changes to this site's verified records, separate from announcement news.
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Official announcements establish what Blizzard has announced. Developer statements, beta observations, datamining and third-party reports have different evidence strength and can change over time.
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