WoW Forever levelling gap report (2 November 2026)
WoW Forever launches on Thu 5 Nov 2026, 10:00 AEDT (every time zone). The beta stopped at level 30 (Blizzard: beta now live), so a lot of the 30–60 game hasn't been tested in public yet. This page lists what Blizzard has confirmed about levelling and what's still missing. We'll update it after launch.
Confirmed
| Topic | What's confirmed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Level cap | 60 | Blizzard: Carve a New Path (launch date) |
| XP curve | The same as Classic. Average time to 20 in the beta was 20.5 hours, against 20.4 in Classic Era | Kris Zierhut and the WoW Forever Podcast, via Icy Veins |
| Tagging | Stays first come, first served, with no shared tagging planned | Wowhead |
| Party XP | Back to the Classic Era rule: worked out per player, and no one gets XP if a party member is far higher level | Blizzard dev notes |
| Dungeon quest XP | The extra XP from dungeon quests was cut by 50% | Blizzard dev notes |
| Respawns | Faster at several busy starting-zone quest camps, such as the Crystal Lake murlocs in Elwynn | Blizzard dev notes |
| Riverglades | Mid-30s to mid-40s, with more than 150 new quests | Blizzard: What's Next recap |
Still unknown (as of 2 Nov)
| Gap | Where it stands | Our page |
|---|---|---|
| Riverglades quest names and route | Blizzard hasn't named the quests, the beta never reached that level and Wowhead lists none yet | Riverglades |
| Time from 1 to 60 in Forever | Not published, and it couldn't be measured in a beta capped at 30 | Levelling hub |
| Mount Hyjal quests | We haven't been able to verify any quest names yet | Mount Hyjal |
| Shen'dralas level range | Not confirmed, so we leave it out of our zone bands | Levelling hub |
| Skyborne Alliance route off Zephras Isle | Blizzard names a Horde quest (Exploring the Horde) but no Alliance one | Zephras Isle |
| Layer behaviour at launch | Blizzard says layering is being improved for launch (GameSpot). Moving to a new instance when a group changes is still a known issue in the 26 Oct notes | Layering FAQ |
| Hearthstone changes | We haven't found any in Blizzard's posts or the beta notes | Flight paths and inns |
How we fill a gap
We only add a quest, coordinate or time once Blizzard publishes it, Wowhead lists it, or we've checked it in game ourselves. Until then, a gap stays marked as unconfirmed rather than filled with a guess. Every new fact goes onto the zone or levelling page it belongs to, and gets ticked off here.
Related: levelling hub · levelling speed · starting zones
Sources
- Blizzard — Carve a New Path (launch date)
- Blizzard — WoW Forever Beta Development Notes (Updated October 26)
- Blizzard — What's Next panel recap