Prepare for Forever, Try Midnight’s Talebound, and Discover Sweet Treats in WoW Weekly

Blizzard’s WoW Weekly roundup for the Forever launch week points players to new-player and returning-player guides and a podcast on the tech behind the game. The rest covers a short story, the Talebound demo and the November Trading Post in modern WoW.

Highlights

• Forever launches worldwide on November 4 at 3:00 p.m. PST
• A starter guide for new players and a guide for returning players are linked
• A podcast episode on tech features three Blizzard developers
• The WoW Portal Room is pitched as a place to find a group or guild
• Modern WoW gets the Talebound demo, the Trading Post and shop packs

What this means for players

Nothing here changes any guide. The roundup points new and returning players to Blizzard’s guides for Forever’s launch week and the rest is about modern WoW and its shop.

Launch and guides

The roundup restates that WoW Forever goes live worldwide on November 4 at 3:00 p.m. PST, with the journey to level 60 across the original continents. It links a starter guide for new players and a guide for people coming back after years away. Neither is written up in the roundup itself.

Podcast and community

A podcast episode about the tech behind Forever has the host and a guest talking with Senior Game Designer Josh Greenfield, Lead Software Engineer Ana Resendez and Principal Software Engineer Frank Williams. The WoW Portal Room is presented as the place to meet other players and find a group.

Stories and the rest of the roundup

A short story called Unbowed follows a Forsaken and former Scarlet Crusader, and a clip celebrates big numbers from the beta. The remainder is about modern WoW: the Talebound demo on the public test realm, November's Sweet Tooth Trading Post with its bonus mount, and two shop packs. None of it touches Forever.