WoW Classic Plus Explained: What Blizzard Announced

The name is World of Warcraft: Forever, or WoW Forever after the full name. Blizzard’s What’s Next, Deep Dive and Found Photos recaps do not use “Classic Plus”, “Classic+” or “Project Camelot”. We checked the text of all three on October 20, 2026. Wowhead’s summary of a GameSpot interview with Blizzard developers uses “Classic+” in Wowhead’s own wording, so the shorthand is common in coverage. It is not a Blizzard label.

The What’s Next recap says Forever grew from what Blizzard learned “with WoW Classic and Season of Discovery”. The Found Photos recap describes a team building from the original level 1–60 world, with events, characters and locations that exist, or could have existed, in that era. It calls Forever its own “time bubble” inside original Azeroth.

Blizzard says WoW Forever launches globally on November 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. PST. Beta began September 17, and new raids unlock on December 9, 2026. Access, pricing and beta details are in the release date, price and beta guide.

The What’s Next recap and the launch announcement confirm:

• a level 1–60 journey with four named regions: Mount Hyjal, Shen’dralas, Riverglades and Zephras Isle;
• more than 1,000 new quests;
• the Skyborne, a new playable race that starts on Zephras Isle;
• nine new dungeons and two raids, Hyjal Summit and The Barrow Deeps;
• no flying mounts and no level scaling;
• four design pillars: approachable and familiar, the world as the main character, the journey before the destination, and protecting the social experiences of Azeroth.

The Classic comparison sets these changes next to the original-era game. For the maintained overview, use the Forever guide or the Realm First homepage.

The recaps do not give a complete race and class matrix, every class’s talents, final item values, profession recipes or a tested leveling route. Classic knowledge can supply context for those questions. It cannot answer them for Forever.

What is WoW Classic Plus?

A community term for new content on the original WoW foundation. Blizzard’s recaps do not use it; the game Blizzard announced is WoW Forever.

Is WoW Classic Plus coming?

Blizzard announced World of Warcraft: Forever, which launches on November 4, 2026. Whether it is what you mean by Classic Plus depends on what you expect from the term. The sections above list what Blizzard has confirmed.

What is the WoW Classic Plus release date?

November 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. PST, for World of Warcraft: Forever.

What is Project Camelot?

Another community name. Blizzard’s recaps do not use it, and Realm First has no source that ties it to a Blizzard product, so treat it as a search term.

Where is the WoW Classic Plus news?

Realm First covers the game Blizzard announced. Start with the launch announcement and the Forever guide.

Is there a WoW Classic Plus survey, leak or Reddit thread?

The Blizzard recaps linked here mention none of them, and this page makes no claim about them. Community discussion is not a Blizzard statement.