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<div class="fw-notice">'''Reviewed | <div class="fw-notice">'''Reviewed 17 September 2026.''' Announced system rules and community preview references are distinguished below. No Legacy build on this page has been tested in-game.</div> | ||
'''Legacy''' awards points for challenges. Characters share earned points but choose their own allocations. Announced launch limits are '''16 points spent per character''' and '''65 points earnable'''; additional progress advances a cosmetic reward track.<ref name="guide">Crix, [https://www.icy-veins.com/wow-forever/legacy-system WoW Forever Legacy System Guide], Icy Veins, updated 15 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Community reporting of announcements and the BlizzCon build.</ref> | '''Legacy''' awards points for challenges. Characters share earned points but choose their own allocations. Announced launch limits are '''16 points spent per character''' and '''65 points earnable'''; additional progress advances a cosmetic reward track.<ref name="guide">Crix, [https://www.icy-veins.com/wow-forever/legacy-system WoW Forever Legacy System Guide], Icy Veins, updated 15 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Community reporting of announcements and the BlizzCon build.</ref> | ||
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Hardcore has a one-way exception: its progress can benefit other rulesets, but progress elsewhere does not flow into Hardcore.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment, [https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24303313 Deep Dive panel recap], 13 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026.</ref> Check the applicable ruleset before using an account-wide planning assumption. | Hardcore has a one-way exception: its progress can benefit other rulesets, but progress elsewhere does not flow into Hardcore.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment, [https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24303313 Deep Dive panel recap], 13 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026.</ref> Check the applicable ruleset before using an account-wide planning assumption. | ||
== Design intent == | |||
Greenfield described Legacy as encouraging alternate characters while avoiding a compulsory advancement grind that prevents newcomers from being effective. Future expansion was discussed as a possibility.<ref>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> | |||
This helps explain the system's purpose; it does not establish an optimal challenge order. For the wider equipment discussion, see [[Discovery and itemization]]. | |||
== Planning a first allocation == | == Planning a first allocation == | ||
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[[Legacy perks|All 20 recorded perks]] · [[Camping]] · [[Professions]] · [[Project:Talent data]] | [[Legacy perks|All 20 recorded perks]] · [[Camping]] · [[Professions]] · [[Realmless rulesets]] · [[Project:Talent data]] | ||
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Revision as of 04:19, 17 September 2026
Legacy awards points for challenges. Characters share earned points but choose their own allocations. Announced launch limits are 16 points spent per character and 65 points earnable; additional progress advances a cosmetic reward track.[1]
Three trees
The community preview guide groups the trees as follows.[1] Individual perk links use the wiki's separately attributed Talents Forever snapshot.
| Tree | Focus | Example references |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | Leveling and exploration | Well Rested · Talented · Field Guide |
| Professions | Crafting and gathering | Working Overtime · Bountiful Harvest · Master Chef |
| Resourcefulness | Everyday utility | Reinforce · Permanence · Reagent Economy |
Points and characters
Spending a character's allocation does not consume another character's allocation.[1] Keep two separate notes when planning: points your account has earned, and points you intend to allocate on this character. Counting every preview perk as simultaneously available would hide the choices imposed by the spending cap.
Hardcore has a one-way exception: its progress can benefit other rulesets, but progress elsewhere does not flow into Hardcore.[2] Check the applicable ruleset before using an account-wide planning assumption.
Design intent
Greenfield described Legacy as encouraging alternate characters while avoiding a compulsory advancement grind that prevents newcomers from being effective. Future expansion was discussed as a possibility.[3]
This helps explain the system's purpose; it does not establish an optimal challenge order. For the wider equipment discussion, see Discovery and itemization.
Planning a first allocation
- Write down this character's next goal: a leveling stretch, a crafting session, or regular group play.
- Read the relevant perk pages, including their recorded rank limits and evidence notes.
- Compare alternatives within the available allocation. Treat a proposed allocation as a hypothesis until you can test it.
- Record the allocation and game build when measuring a result, so another contributor can repeat the comparison.
Respec costs, complete challenge requirements, and final perk values remain unrecorded in this guide. It does not prescribe a best build or claim a tested progression route.
Reference links
All 20 recorded perks · Camping · Professions · Realmless rulesets · Project:Talent data
Evidence still needed
Exact challenge requirements and awarded points; Allocation reset controls and costs; Ruleset-specific point-sharing observations
Record the Forever build, observation date, and a source or screenshot. Update the article and remove only the tasks your evidence resolves.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Crix, WoW Forever Legacy System Guide, Icy Veins, updated 15 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Community reporting of announcements and the BlizzCon build.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment, Deep Dive panel recap, 13 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ Robin Baird, Campsites, Horizontal Progression, and More, MMORPG.com, 15 September 2026. Interview with Josh Greenfield and Jeff Parrott; accessed 17 September 2026.