Game systems

Systems

How WoW: Forever works, system by system. Each page separates what Blizzard has confirmed from what is still unknown.

13 confirmed records

A campfire beside a canvas tent in a forest clearing

Officially confirmed:Camping

Craft campfires in the outdoor world so other players can stop by, contribute objects through their professions, and share campsite buffs.

World

Officially confirmed:Design Pillars

The four pillars guiding Forever, plus its Classic-minded rules: no flying mounts and no level scaling.

Philosophy

Officially confirmed:Graphics & Visual Options

Modern and Classic visual presets, HD and SD character models, restored Classic animations, rendering touches and gamepad support.

Graphics
Ruleset selection cards, with Hardcore shown last
Official — details pending: Officially announced by Blizzard; full details have not been published yet.

Hardcore

A ruleset where death has lasting consequences. It arrives after launch as a fully enclosed ecosystem.

Rulesets
Official — details pending: Officially announced by Blizzard; full details have not been published yet.

Honor & PvP Progression

PvP ranks, Battleground reputations and a PvP Season’s Journey are all part of Legacy progression. Full Honor details have not been published.

PvP

Officially confirmed:Itemization

Classic’s familiar stats, reworked: combined hit and crit, new stats, re-examined dungeon loot and expanded quest rewards.

Items
Legacy Tree window showing the Resourcefulness tree and Reagent Economy tooltip

Officially confirmed:Legacy System

An account-wide horizontal progression system: complete Legacy Challenges to earn points, spend them in per-character perk trees, and unlock cosmetic rewards.

Progression
Ruleset selection cards for Normal, PvP, Roleplaying and Hardcore

Officially confirmed:Rulesets & Realmless Play

Instead of choosing a realm, players choose a ruleset — Normal, PvP, Roleplaying, or (after launch) Hardcore.

Social

Officially confirmed:Talents & Specializations

Familiar talent trees with a new 16-point milestone, key class buffs made baseline, and Dual Specialization at level 40.

Classes

Officially confirmed:Transmogrification

Opt-in transmog: players can use it fully, or disable it and see everyone in their equipped gear.

Player choice
A sailing ship moored at a wooden dock

Officially confirmed:Travel & Ship Routes

New ship routes connect the continents and the Riverglades. There are no flying mounts.

World
Full Name entry with separate main and secondary name fields

Officially confirmed:Two-Part Character Names

Characters have a first and second name; the full combination must be unique within a region.

Social
Painted artwork of adventurers overlooking a valley and a distant castle

Officially confirmed:World of Warcraft: Forever

A new, permanent version of World of Warcraft set in a reimagined original Azeroth, built to keep expanding alongside modern WoW and WoW Classic.

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