What World of Warcraft: Forever is

The big picture: how Blizzard positions Forever, its setting and its design principles.

Status legend

VERIFIED Verified: confirmed by an official Blizzard source, with its date shown.
ANNOUNCED Announced: officially planned, but not in the game yet.
TO BE CONFIRMED To be confirmed: not yet confirmed by an official World of Warcraft: Forever source.
OBSOLETE Obsolete: replaced by newer official information.
NOT YET DETAILED Not yet detailed: Blizzard hasn't published this information yet.
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION Community contribution: from a fan site, needs validation; never official.
EDITORIAL EVALUATION Editorial evaluation: the wiki editors' opinion, not official data.

Positioning

VERIFIED Built as a new permanent home alongside modern and Classic WoW. [Carve a New Path with World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-12]
VERIFIED This is not a mode, a season, or a new version of Classic. [World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap, 2026-09-12]

VERIFIED Set after the events of Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom and before Molten Core, players will return to the original continents, adventure to level 60. [Carve a New Path with World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-12]

VERIFIED Four pillars: approachable and familiar, the world as the main character, the journey before the destination, and protecting and nurturing the social experiences. [World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap, 2026-09-12]
VERIFIED no flying mounts, no level scaling. [World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap, 2026-09-12]

Carve a New Path with World of Warcraft: Forever — https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24302093/carve-a-new-path-with-world-of-warcraft-forever
Channel: Blizzard News · Publication date: 2026-09-12 (20:45 UTC)
Used for: Positioning, Setting
Limits: EN text gives both “3:00 p.m. PDT” and “3:00 p.m. PST”.
World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap — https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24303862/world-of-warcraft-forever-whats-next-panel-recap
Channel: Blizzard News · Publication date: 2026-09-12 (22:00 UTC)
Used for: Positioning, Design principles
Limits: Panel recap; some dungeons not formally named; no detail on which raids unlock on December 9.