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World of Warcraft Forever Is the Biggest WoW Launch in History
Blizzard says World of Warcraft Forever has had the biggest launch in the game’s history, drawing both a record peak number of concurrent players and the most returning players. The launch also brought in more new players than any WoW launch in 15 years, making it the strongest expansion for attracting newcomers since Cataclysm in 2010.
The launch followed a large beta and ran smoothly despite heavy player numbers, supported by substantial server hardware. Blizzard began full development after the success of Season of Discovery in 2023. The level cap is 60, and the first player to reach it took three days; the article notes that a full review has yet to be published.
In short
- WoW Forever set records for concurrent and returning players.
- It brought in more new players than any WoW launch in 15 years.
- The first player took three days to reach level 60.