WoW Forever Beta Known Issues
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This selected symptom index records what Blizzard's WoW Forever Beta posts said as of October 8, 2026, including the October 8 Known Issues and Development Notes posts. It is not a live realm check.
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Selected official beta symptoms, with their source dates and Blizzard's recorded status; not a live check or personal reproduction.
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Symptom Index
| Symptom or update | Blizzard's status, entry date, and source |
|---|---|
| Official update timing | Announced: Blizzard promised an update of Development Notes and Known Issues later that day (Oct. 8). Both now have October 8 posts. No live realm status is implied.Sources: Beta Realm Maintenance, October 8; Known Issues, October 8; Development Notes, October 8; official. |
| Barber Chairs cause a LUA error. | No fix status stated; Sept. 18.Source: Known Issues, September 18; official. |
| Character pane omits Titles (Level and Class fixed Oct. 8). | Level and class now display; Titles still open. Oct. 8.Sources: Development Notes, October 8; Known Issues, September 18; official. |
| Cooldown Manager implementation varies by class. | Oct. 8 Development Notes: all classes, racial abilities, and trinkets supported; consumables later. The Known Issues text edited October 8 still calls implementation a work in progress that varies by class.Sources: Development Notes, October 8; Known Issues, September 18; official. |
| Banes and Curses do not properly track after target reacquisition. | No fix status stated; Sept. 24.Source: Known Issues, September 24; official. |
| Party changes may transfer players to another world instance. | Sept. 24: improvements promised. Oct. 1 post 4: world-instance adjustments announced so party leaders should no longer transfer after party changes; runtime behavior unchecked. Later note.Source: Known Issues, September 24; official. |
| Personal Resource Display omits combo points. | Updated Oct. 8 (Target Frame and Personal Resource Display).Sources: Development Notes, October 8; Known Issues, September 24; official. |
| Chained spells delay the next cast’s precast effects and sounds. | No fix status stated; Oct. 1.Source: Known Issues, October 1; official. |
| Switching Gamepad UI mode resets the active edit mode layout. | No fix status stated; Oct. 1.Source: Known Issues, October 1; official. |
| Scroll of Liminal Passage does not function correctly. | No fix status stated; Oct. 1.Source: Known Issues, October 1; official. |
| Multiple debuffs, including Faerie Fire and Demoralizing Shout, did not cause threat in the October 1 build. | Partly addressed Oct. 8: Demoralizing Shout and Demoralizing Roar now put some threat on all affected targets. Faerie Fire is not named in that fix; its status remained unresolved in those notes. Addressed Oct. 15 for Bear and Dire Bear Form: Faerie Fire now generates threat in those forms. Runtime behavior unchecked.Sources: Known Issues, October 1; Development Notes, October 8, Classes > Druid and Warrior; October 15 beta notes, post 6, Druid; official. |
| Totemic Recall and Mana restoration — fix note without a corresponding issue entry. | Dev Notes: reports a Mana-restoration fix for Totemic Recall. Known Issues has no Totemic Recall entry; behavior unchecked. Oct. 1.Sources: Development Notes, October 1; Known Issues, October 1; official. |
| Warrior Dual Wield Specialization and hit chance — source wording conflicts. | Known Issues says both hands gain hit but should only affect off-hand; Dev Notes reports a fix, then says hit no longer applies to off-hand attacks. Unverified. Oct. 1.Sources: Known Issues, October 1; Development Notes, October 1; official. |
| Starshards and Twilight Focus — earlier promise and later note. | Sept. 18 Known Issues: a fix was expected in the next beta build. Sept. 24 Dev Notes (post 1, edited Oct. 1): reports that Twilight Focus now gives Starshards resistance to spell pushback. Unverified.Sources: Known Issues, September 18; Development Notes, post 1 created September 24, edited October 1; official. |
| Vengeance and periodic critical strikes — earlier promise and later note. | Sept. 18 Known Issues: a fix was expected in the next beta build. Sept. 24 Dev Notes (post 1, edited Oct. 1): says non-periodic critical strikes now activate Vengeance. Unverified.Sources: Known Issues, September 18; Development Notes, post 1 created September 24, edited October 1; official. |
| Holy Strike’s feel across ranks — earlier promise and later note. | Sept. 18 Known Issues: a fix was expected in the next beta build. Sept. 24 Dev Notes (post 1, edited Oct. 1) changes damage per rank and says early ranks could fail to feel like an upgrade. Unverified.Sources: Known Issues, September 18; Development Notes, post 1 created September 24, edited October 1; official. |
| Some Professions window icons appear broken. | No fix status stated; Oct. 8.Source: Known Issues, October 8; official. |
| Skyborne cat form textures, Zephras Isle creatures, and some mounts and pets. | Stated: arrive in a future build; Oct. 8.Source: Known Issues, October 8; official. |
| Hunter pets with Ferocity do not show higher crit chance on the character sheet. | Visual bug only; Oct. 8.Source: Known Issues, October 8; official. |
| Enemies can Parry and Block from behind when the player is close. | Until fixed, stay away from targets; Oct. 1.Source: Known Issues, October 1; official. |
| The WoW Forever installation is larger than intended. | Work in progress: Blizzard is working to reduce it; Oct. 1.Source: Known Issues, October 1; official. |
| Healthstone and pet cooldowns cannot be tracked. | No fix status stated; Sept. 24.Source: Known Issues, September 24; official. |
| Item enhancements, such as Windfury or rogue poisons, cannot be tracked. | No fix status stated; Sept. 24.Source: Known Issues, September 24; official. |
| Warlock pets do not show Mana or the correct Stamina-to-Health scaling on the character sheet. | Work in progress; Sept. 18.Source: Known Issues, September 18; official. |
| Caster Glancing Blow chance and damage reduction are incorrect at all levels. | Work in progress; Sept. 18.Source: Known Issues, September 18; official. |
| Melee Glancing Blow damage reduction is incorrect against higher-level targets. | Work in progress; Sept. 18.Source: Known Issues, September 18; official. |
| Resurrection sickness duration is not correct at lower levels. | No fix status stated; Sept. 18.Source: Known Issues, September 18; official. |
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Kinzo’s September 25 controller video, at 4:12; build unverified. Interface context only: this does not reproduce the reported Gamepad layout-reset issue.
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