Guides

Before installing Forever, check the selected

Blizzard’s returning-player guide includes an easy detail to miss: when several are available, choose the active one before starting the installation.

A frantic goblin struggles with a huge crate beside a chained door while an undead clerk points to the open passage next to it.

A WoW Forever guide. Check the stated version and date: mechanics may change during development.

Signed in? There may still be a choice to make

The October 29 guide concerns official WoW: Forever in the . It tells you to select WoW: Forever in the , then select it under . If you have more than one , there is a second dropdown for choosing the you intend to use.

Look at that choice before pressing . Blizzard specifies the active you want to use. The second list is conditional: someone with just one should not read the guide as a promise that another selector must appear.

The heavy work comes after the small check

The order is game, version, the relevant if there is a choice, and then . After installation is complete, the guide’s next step is . These are setup instructions; they do not announce that the official launch has already happened.

Our practical suggestion is to settle the choice before committing time to a download or reinstall. “Which did I select?” is a better first question than assuming more downloading will answer it.

Official access

Blizzard says official Forever access requires an active or . That is the access rule for Blizzard’s service.

Sources

  1. Return to Azeroth in World of Warcraft: Forevernews.blizzard.com