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WoW Forever Rulesets: PvP, Normal and World PvP
WoW Forever has no PvP or PvE servers to pick from. Each character gets a ruleset: Normal, where you only fight players who agree, PvP, where the open world is contested and you play one faction, Roleplaying, Roleplay-PvP, and later Hardcore. You group only inside your ruleset, but battlegrounds mix all of them except Hardcore.
- rulesets
- 5
- faction on PvP
- 1
- contested zones
- 31
PvP, Normal, Roleplaying, RP-PvP or Hardcore: what fits you
- You want fights in the open worldPvP
- You want to play both factions or fight only when you agreeNormal
- You want to stay in characterRoleplaying
- You want to stay in character and fight in the open worldRoleplay-PvP
- You want one life per character, once Hardcore opensHardcore
| Ruleset | World PvP | Factions per player | Group with | Battlegrounds | Collections and Legacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NormalYou fight other players only when both of you agree, for example in a duel or a battleground. | only with consent | both | Normal only | mixed | account-wide |
| PvPThe open world is contested: the other faction can attack you outside the safe places. You play one faction only. | contested | one | PvP only | mixed | account-wide |
| RoleplayingFor players who want to stay in character. Blizzard names no open world PvP for it. | like Normal | both | Roleplaying only | mixed | account-wide |
| Roleplay-PvPRoleplaying with open world PvP, new in Forever and live since launch on November 4. | like PvP | not stated | Roleplay-PvP only | mixed | account-wide |
| HardcoreOne life per character. It comes later with no date yet, keeps to itself and has its own 12 Legacy challenges instead of the PvP ones. | not stated | both | Hardcore only | not in the mix | the exception |
AnnouncedEditorialRoleplaying like Normal and Roleplay-PvP like PvP are our reading, Blizzard has not spelled out the rules of either.
Can you change ruleset?
To play another ruleset you create a new character. A Hardcore character that dies can move to another ruleset, PvP included.
AnnouncedThere are no realms. Names have two parts and are unique per region. How regions, layers and names work.
AnnouncedBlizzard lists "world instances" as a known issue of the beta.
Announced
Faction lock on the PvP ruleset
On the PvP ruleset every player picks one faction, and Blizzard may limit character creation for one faction for a while.
AnnouncedBeta players report that character creation was locked to the smaller faction, as late as October 5.
BetaYou group only inside your ruleset. Battlegrounds are the exception, they mix every ruleset except Hardcore. More on the page about WoW Forever battlegrounds.
Announced
World PvP: where you can be attacked
The client marks 31 outdoor zones as contested, among them the new zones Mount Hyjal, Riverglades and Shen'dralas. Starting zones and capitals belong to one faction.
Beta dataKnown hot spots from Classic are still in the client: Tarren Mill and Southshore, Gurubashi Arena, Blackrock Mountain, Gadgetzan.
ClassicBlizzard fixed a bug on September 24 in which Sap flagged players for PvP.
AnnouncedIn Classic a PvP realm flagged you in contested and enemy zones, a Normal realm only after /pvp or attacking a flagged player, and the flag dropped 5 minutes after your last fight.
Classic
Rulesets FAQ
Will WoW Forever have PvP servers?
Not as servers. There is no realm list, you pick a ruleset per character instead. The PvP ruleset is what a PvP server used to be: the open world is contested and you play one faction.
Can I play both factions on the PvP ruleset?
No. On the PvP ruleset a player picks one faction. Blizzard also said it may limit character creation for a faction for a while to keep the sides balanced.
Can I change the ruleset of a character?
Blizzard announced no ruleset change for a living character. The one way across is death on Hardcore, after which the character can go on in another ruleset.
Is there an RP-PvP ruleset?
Yes, Roleplay-PvP has been live since launch on November 4, for players who want to stay in character and still fight in the open world. Whether it keeps you on one faction like PvP is not said yet.
Are there realms for languages, for example German ones?
There are no realms at all, so no German or English ones. You set a preferred online language for your whole account, and the game puts you with players who picked the same one. You can change it once every 24 hours. Regions, layers and the language setting explained.
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What changed
Updated
Roleplay-PvP is live since launch, Hardcore comes later with no date yet.
Roleplay-PvP is a ruleset from launch on November 4, and Blizzard aims to offer it from name reservation on October 27.
The RP-PvP answer adds what a Blizzard developer said on the October 15 PvP podcast: no RP-PvP ruleset for now.
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