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Blizzard developer says World of Warcraft: Forever's beta numbers are the "craziest" he's seen in 17 years

World of Warcraft: Forever, Blizzard's vanilla-flavoured spin-off built by the WoW Classic team, has already pulled in far more players than the studio expected.

Blizzard developer says World of Warcraft: Forever's beta numbers are the "craziest" he's seen in 17 years
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World of Warcraft: Forever, Blizzard's vanilla-flavoured spin-off built by the WoW Classic team, has already pulled in far more players than the studio expected.

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09/20/2026 10:09
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09/20/2026 10:45
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  1. As Fans Flood the World of Warcraft: Forever Beta, Dev Says It's Putting Up 'The Craziest Numbers I've Seen in 17 Years Working at Blizzard'IGN

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What’s come out about World of Warcraft so far, newest first.

  1. World of Warcraft: Forever's convinced me that we lost too much to modern MMO quest designPC Gamer
  2. World Of Warcraft: Forever Appears To Play Amazingly Well On The ROG Xbox Ally XPure Xbox
  3. World of Warcraft: Forever's devs have fixed EU players suffering major lag, though if you're still having trouble, there is a workaroundPC Gamer
  4. Beta de World of Warcraft: Forever enfrenta instabilidade após enxurrada de jogadoresAdrenaline
  5. World of Warcraft: Forever players are reliving 2004 with hour-long queue times to get into the highly-anticipated betaPC Gamer

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