Latest Community news from World of Warcraft.
WoW Weekly spotlights the first World of Warcraft: Forever Podcast, Brewfest’s return, October’s Trading Post, the Toronto Escape Together event, and community news from the WoW Portal Room.
NetEase is cracking down on paid WoW addons in China, opposing premium unlocks, VIP tiers, subscriptions, and paid WeakAura/config sharing, with continued violations potentially leading to legal action.
WoW: Forever Beta removed 0.18% of names after Blizzard reviewed character names and found banned players had omitted additional inappropriate characters. Tom Ellis says the naming standards are unchanged.
Rextroy solos the Twin Fangs in the current-tier Venomous Abyss raid by using line-of-sight and range to avoid Eternal Venom, then waiting out the enrage before finishing the bosses.
D&D: World of Warcraft’s Dungeon Masters campaign follows the Horde guild Afterlife as five heroes rebuild their reputation, with the first episode premiering before the sourcebook’s November 17 release.
Wowhead’s WoW: Forever World Map now shows boat and Zeppelin routes, including Orgrimmar connections and a new Gadgetzan-to-Riverglades boat path.
Artemir’s Blizzard interview previews Talebound’s spooky roguelike classes and account-wide cosmetics, deeper Xal’atath lore in Eclipse, the Radiant Screams, and Astalor’s work-in-progress Nemesis encounter.
Ion Hazzikostas discusses WoW: Forever, Retail’s social friction, a possible Heroic World Tier in The Last Titan, and a future return to Horde–Alliance conflict.
WoW Weekly Roundup recaps BlizzCon 2026 reveals, the WoW Forever beta, a modern WoW and WoW Forever Q&A, and the Midnight Season 3 dungeon pool preview.
Midnight's TechRaptor interview covers Xal'atath's mysterious feet, three new Paladin races in Patch 12.2, and a streamlined new-player path through Exile's Reach and Dragonflight.
Wowhead's Forever Sweepstakes offers 66 prizes, including six Warcraft Forever Collections, 50 Skyborne Epic Packs, and 10 beta codes. Enter by commenting with the Class and Race you plan to play.
WoW: Forever Beta will hide gear stats and raid bosses until players discover them, scrapping early BiS lists and raid PTRs; Wowhead asks Windows players to share data through the Client.
World of Warcraft’s live Q&A covers Midnight’s faction-specific narratives and teases the Forever beta going live after the event.
Modern WoW's upcoming stat squish will tame oversized numbers, while WoW Forever gets staggered regional updates, possible improvements carried over to Modern, and a spookier torchlit Duskwood.
WoW: Forever will share Midnight’s addon restrictions, including secret values and AuraContainer changes, forcing WeakAuras and other Classic addons to adapt to the new API.
Blizzard may further restrict interrupt trackers in Midnight, while Ion Hazzikostas says auditory callouts and personal UI customization remain acceptable. Better default-UI tools could help groups coordinate without voice chat.
Blizzard hosts a live World of Warcraft Q&A on September 17 at 10:00 a.m. PDT, covering Midnight, Forever, BlizzCon 2026 reveals, and the future of modern and Classic WoW.
BlizzCon offered big reveals, playtesting, tournaments, themed snacks, friendship bracelets, and plenty of Blizzard-world atmosphere for attendees and curious fans at home.
Blizzard interview previews Eclipse, Patch 12.2, new Paladin quests, transmog freedom, Mantle Vault secrets, Mythic+ changes, and the future of Great Vault Bonus Rolls.
BlizzCon Day 2 wraps with extensive World of Warcraft: Forever reveals, including realmless Azeroth, Legacy progression, new zones, class updates, and a November 4, 2026 launch, plus Diablo IV’s Season of Hell’s Legacy and 2027 Amazon.
