New Player’s Starter Guide: Welcome to World of Warcraft: Forever
Your first steps in Azeroth begin with a few meaningful choices: how you want to play, who your character will become, and where curiosity will lead you. From setting up your account to joining other adventurers, the fundamentals of World of Warcraft: Forever will help you begin with confidence while leaving discovery in your hands.
Before You Begin
To access World of Warcraft: Forever, you must have an active subscription or purchase Game Time through the Battle.net shop. The process begins with creating a Battle.net account via the login page or the shop. Once your account is set up and the game is installed through the Battle.net desktop app, you will be prompted to make a crucial decision during your first login: choosing an Experience Preset.
There are two primary ways to experience the game visually and mechanically: Classic and Enhanced. The Classic preset offers a traditional presentation with simpler visuals, standard character models, and fewer modern interface features enabled by default, such as quest objective blobs or automatic one-bag functionality. In contrast, the Enhanced preset provides higher visual fidelity with HD character models, quest markers, and a centralized UI layout. If you are unsure, the Enhanced mode is recommended as a starting point, though you can adjust these settings later in the Game Menu.
Choose Your Ruleset
Before creating your character, you must select a Ruleset. This choice is fundamental as it dictates how Player versus Player (PvP) combat functions and which community conventions apply. It is important to note that players can only group, join guilds, or enter dungeons and raids with others who are on the same Ruleset and the same faction. The available modes at launch are:
- Normal: Focuses on adventuring and PvE combat, with PvP being an optional choice.
- PvP: Focuses on player combat, where there is a constant risk of being attacked by opposing players in the open world.
- Roleplay: Designed for players seeking immersion, requiring adherence to specific naming and behavior rules.
- Roleplay-PvP: Combines strict roleplay rules with the high risk of player attacks.
A Hardcore mode, where character death carries permanent consequences, is currently planned for a future release and will not be available at launch.
Character Creation and the Skyborne Race
When creating your character, you will choose between the Alliance and the Horde. Your choice of race and class will define your abilities and your starting location. A notable feature in this version is the Skyborne race. The Skyborne race is unique because its class access depends on your faction: Horde-aligned Skyborne gain access to the Shaman class, while Alliance-aligned Skyborne gain access to the Mage class. Both begin their journey on Zephras Isle, a starting zone for levels 1–12. Please note that access to the Skyborne race requires the purchase of a Heroic Pack or a higher-tier digital upgrade.
During character creation, you can also choose between High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) character models. This choice affects only the visual appearance and animations, not your progression or abilities. You can change this setting at any time via the Options Menu or by visiting a Barbershop in-game.
Mastering Professions
Professions allow you to gather materials and craft essential items. Every character is limited to a maximum of two primary professions and three secondary professions. The profession system is divided into three categories:
- Gathering: Includes Herbalism, Mining, and Skinning.
- Crafting: Includes Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Engineering, Leatherworking, and Tailoring.
- Secondary: Includes Cooking, Fishing, and First Aid.
To advance in these skills, you must speak with trainers located in major cities or starting areas. As your character levels up, you will unlock more complex recipes and higher skill ranks.
Combat and Grouping
Combat is managed through your action bar. As you level up, you must visit class trainers to learn new abilities. You can manage your spells via the Spellbook (Hotkey-P) and assign them to your action bar. For social interaction, you can use emotes via chat commands like wave or dance.
For more challenging content, you can join dungeon groups. A standard dungeon group typically consists of five players: a Tank to draw enemy attention, a Healer to maintain the party's health, and Damage Dealers (DPS) to defeat enemies. Remember that your group composition must match the Ruleset you selected during character creation.
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