WoW: Forever Races Get Final Polish Before Launch

World of Warcraft: Forever is set to launch on November 4, with Blizzard implementing final adjustments to its racial abilities based on beta feedback. These tweaks are designed to enhance racial identity, though they acknowledge that some races may naturally excel in specific combat roles.

Blizzard is reverting some changes that replaced role-specific racials with generic ones. However, weapon-specialization abilities from WoW Classic are being removed due to concerns about them dictating loot choices. Passive bonuses are also undergoing tuning to prevent them from limiting player preferences.

Notable changes include Human's critical strike chance reduced to 1%, with a buff to Human Spirit. Tauren's Plainsrunning now offers increased movement speed but loses mounted speed benefits. Orcs will now enhance Warlock and Hunter pet damage, while Dwarves gain a 1% chance to hit. The new Skyborne elves see their haste bonus reduced, with enhanced Skysight and Read Leyline abilities at convergence points.

These adjustments are part of a broader effort to refine the game before release, with Blizzard also announcing the addition of a PvP server option and improvements to the layering system.