What WoW Forever's Expansion Teases Mean for Your Character

Players can expect fresh adventures that nod to WoW's history without abandoning the classic home-continent setup, and patches should arrive faster than in older expansions.

Players can expect fresh adventures that nod to WoW's history without abandoning the classic home-continent setup, and patches should arrive faster than in older expansions.

Key points - World of Warcraft Forever gets its full release on November 4. - Blizzard's Kris Zierhut says future updates could make minor forays into Northrend, Pandaria and areas beyond the Dark Portal. - Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor remain the home continents, with no new capital cities planned. - Any expansion-area visits would not use the versions seen in those expansions, but altered level 60 versions. - Forever is adding new areas like Mount Hyjal that were cut from the original World of Warcraft.

Timeline - November 4: World of Warcraft Forever gets its full release. - Post-launch: Blizzard may add brief dungeons or quests in areas like Northrend and Pandaria. - Future updates: Players can expect shorter waits between patches than older WoW expansions.

FAQ

Q: Will WoW Forever add new capital cities outside Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor? A: No. Kris Zierhut said Blizzard won't introduce new capital cities in this plan, and players always come home to the vanilla continents.

Q: Will visiting Northrend in WoW Forever be like Wrath of the Lich King? A: No. Any trip would use a different, extremely hostile level 60 version tied to the current timeline, not the expansion's version.

Q: How long will trips to expansion areas last? A: They're described as minor forays, like a dungeon or a quest for a mission or two, before you return to Eastern Kingdoms or Kalimdor.