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NetEase announced that CN #WoWForever has reached an all-time record for concurrent players, with over 1 MILLION players online simultaneously!
They also claim that WoW China is seeing its highest number of returning players ever.
Azeroth is booming in China!
Genuinely bad change from the Forever devs. What are we doing here? First of all how did you seriously arrive at this conclusion as the "correct" one and if you seriously made this change to prevent botting/gold farming then you've done more damage to Forever than they ever will.
The added lore for Deadmines they added in WoW: Forever is actually kinda cool. Its additive to the experience and open to interpretation by the player I like it
So lets ignore the performance of the class as that doesn't really matter. Is Shaman really in that bad of a place in how it feels to play it right now with these changes in mind? I don't play a Shaman so its hard for me to know why it would warrant such a response.
𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐆𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍
Blizzard just dropped the latest class tuning notes only a few days out from the WoW: Forever launch, but not everyone is happy.
The Classic Shaman Discord has dramatically locked down the server, as they feel “completely ignored” by Blizzard, even going as far as to say that their “class fantasy is getting destroyed.”
It seems that the 30 days of game time purchased with the WoW: Forever Skyborne Epic Pack and Forever Collection are currently active right now allowing you to play all versions of WoW if you previously didn't have an active subscription.
The 4 months between patches the devs are planning for with WoW: Forever is actually likely going to be better for modern audiences than the blisteringly fast pace between patches the modern game is pursuing. People have lives outside of games and WoW is best played in moderation
I'm glad that WoW: Forever'll have a slower update schedule, because I'm not trying to be in a rush pcgamer.com/games/world-of-w…
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Villagers speak in hushed tones about the legend of the dreaded Kobold miner…
Thanks for participating in the WoW: Forever beta!
ALT A text-heavy infographic detailing “BETA BY THE NUMBERS” from WoW: Forever Beta player telemetry. 9 panels feature stats. From left to right in rows of 3: “8,862,354 CHARACTERS CREATED,” “THE HALL OF THANES - DEADLIEST DUNGEON,” “9,959,014 PVP KILLS,” “1,889,084 SKYBORNE,” “KOBOLD MINER - DEADLIEST ENEMY,” “1,248,125 DUELS FOUGHT,” “612,096 UNDEAD PALADINS,” “1,157,204 DEATHS FROM FALLING,” & “HILLSBRAD FOOTHILLS - ZONE WITH MOST PVP.
Warcraft may have been born in the RTS genre but the potential for it in the turn based RPG genre is massive and I think Forsaken Kingdom proves Blizzard is fully capable of doing it.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting a massive custom campaign inspired by World of Warcraft.
The mod features an adventure about undead former slaves fighting to reclaim their kingdom, called Forsaken, and the first full act is now available.
-20+ new quests and stories.
-60+ handcrafted NPCs and traders.
-30+ combat encounters.
-New dungeons, towns, items, puzzles and secrets.
-Custom dialogue, cutscenes and class-specific interactions.
You play as one of the Forsaken, undead who have broken free from the Lich King’s control and are fighting to reclaim Lordaeron.
WoW: Forever (Yes, the Forever version of WoW specifically is mentioned here) is already setting records and is being mentioned by the CEO of Xbox and the game hasn't even released yet. It feels good to have Classic WoW in the spotlight and treated seriously as the future of WoW
In Q1, XBOX revenue declined 2% YoY, compared with a 10% decline a quarter ago, while our accountability margin improved. Minecraft and WoW Forever set records, Call of Duty had its most acclaimed release in more than a decade, and our PC platform revenue grew double digits. Console sales remain constrained by supply, with more demand than consoles available. We’re working to get more consoles into players’ hands, including through our expanded refurbishment program. We’re making progress, with a lot more work ahead.
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Both the Beta and Name Reservations for WoW: Forever experienced long queues and login troubles. Hopefully Blizzard is prepared for the 4th and launch goes smoothly.
Every 3-4 months is a good cadence. Let the content breath and don't hold your players hostage by being too aggressive with content. let people take breaks to do other things but always promise more is coming just around the corner. People will feel respected.
Blizzard has revealed plans for how often World of Warcraft Forever will get updates. bit.ly/4yM85f5
