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<div class="fw-notice">'''Reviewed 17 September 2026.''' Developer plans explain the approach to discovery. This wiki has not independently tested hidden item data or extracted the Forever client for this article.</div>

== Discovering equipment ==
Josh Greenfield described hiding item stats until an item is discovered on the server, and withholding initial dungeon-journal guidance. He also stressed that classes and content can change.<ref name="interview">Robin Baird, [https://www.mmorpg.com/interviews/blizzcon-2026-interview-chatting-wow-forevers-campsites-horizontal-progression-and-more-with-blizzard-2000138932 Campsites, Horizontal Progression, and More], MMORPG.com, 15 September 2026. Interview with Josh Greenfield and Jeff Parrott; accessed 17 September 2026.</ref>

He envisaged smaller power increases between tiers and equipment useful for particular enemies or environments.<ref name="interview" />

These statements describe design intent. They do not establish that all data is inaccessible, that a model corresponds to an obtainable item, or that one equipment setup is best.

== Reading the wiki's equipment evidence ==
Use [[Items]] to find the reference, then check its source and game version before relying on it. The following distinctions help when an article has only partial evidence:

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{| class="wikitable fw-data-table"
! Evidence available !! What to check next
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| Named item in an announcement || Find a full tooltip before filling its numeric fields.
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| Datamined model or record || Confirm the Forever build and identify whether the item is obtainable.
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| Tooltip screenshot || Record rank, level, equipment, and active effects that could influence displayed values.
|-
| Observed drop || Identify the encounter and conditions; one drop cannot establish its probability.
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| Proposed best-in-slot list || Look for a stated comparison method and verified values for the activity it covers.
|}
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For an encounter guide, explain what was observed and what players did in response. Keep an untested strategy visibly separate from a successful attempt, and retain the build number when a later update changes the result.

{{Research tasks|kind=Guide|needs=Observed item-discovery behavior with exact build; Full item tooltips and acquisition records; Controlled tests of environment-specific effects; Encounter observations tied to a recorded attempt}}

== Related references ==
[[Items]] · [[Dungeons]] · [[Legacy system]] · [[Project:Data policy]]

== Sources ==
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