Blizzard launches WoW: Forever with class-wide damage buffs and full controller support
The gist
Blizzard's release patch notes for World of Warcraft: Forever raised damage on all classes and boosted high-level creature health.
The changes mark a shift from Classic-era restraint, with raids and a larger tuning pass due next month.
How it unfolded
- Sep 23, 2026Beta client 1.60.1 brought fixes to controller support, ranged combat, spell ranks, dungeon XP, storage, mail recovery and mounts ahead of the November 4 launch.
- Oct 2, 2026A major beta update raised the level cap from 20 to 30, opened new dungeons and cut dungeon quest XP by 50% beyond normal quest values.
- Oct 9, 2026Patch 5.01 added the City of Dalaran dungeon and class changes, and restored Classic looting behavior for creatures that dropped no loot.
Key terms
- beta
- A testing stage of software development in which a limited group of users tries a product before its public release.
- PvP
- A game mode in which human players compete against each other, as opposed to against computer-controlled opponents.
Source: Wikipedia