Forever vs Classic vs Retail

Forever is a third line. It shares Classic’s level 60 cap and adds new land, rulesets and class combinations. Retail keeps moving with expansions.

Last checked: 2026-11-12

I compare five things the public pages actually settle. Level cap: Forever and Classic are 60; I do not write a Retail cap because I did not re-check the current Midnight number for this page. Content: Forever’s product page names four new zones, nine new dungeons and three raids, on top of the Classic world. Rules: Classic uses named servers; Forever uses rulesets, covered on the rulesets page. Classes: six new combinations, including Dwarf Shaman and Undead Paladin, plus the Skyborne race. Growth: Forever’s product page talks about account-wide Legacy benefits instead of raising the cap.

Overgear’s comparison, which I treat as one commercial guide next to the official pages, says Forever still has no flying mounts, no level scaling, faction separation, and threat and crowd control that still matter. Map changes are not a zone-by-zone diff on the official page. The zones page lists the four new areas and leaves per-zone Classic diffs blank.