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WoW Forever: off does not mean stops

Blizzard’s Forever Deep Dive recap separates the outfits you see from the you collect. There is also a and exception to remember when checking the display.

An armoured orc sits with a closed visor and folded arms while a grinning goblin stuffs another cloak into an overflowing gothic wardrobe.

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

Decide which change you want

Want to see what other players have equipped? Blizzard describes visiting a in certain cities and disabling . You then see the players around you in their . The recap does not name a specific city or give a menu path for this step.

That is a different aim from changing your own outfit. Before touching anything, decide whether you want a different view of other people, a different look for yourself, or a for the . You can check those aims separately.

An can still be collected

The announced design lets you keep from new while is disabled. You do not have to keep other players’ outfits in view just because you may want to use later.

Disabling it also does not prevent you from configuring and displaying your own . If your aim is to change your own look, treat that as its own check. A change in what you see around you is not, by itself, a test of the .

Leave room for the exception

A or can still stay hidden on another player even with disabled. Blizzard explicitly preserves these display choices. A missing or in that situation is therefore a poor test of whether the switch worked; compare another known part of the instead.

Sources

  1. World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recapnews.blizzard.com