Server Maintenance, Hotfixes, and Faction Balance Measures

Published November 10, 2026 · Updated November 10, 2026

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Blizzard addressed The Drowned City, zone population, faction balance on PvP servers, and brought the WoW: Forever servers down briefly, while guides on leveling and quest content also surfaced.

Hotfixes and Server Downtime

Blizzard released a set of hotfixes for WoW: Forever that include a number of class bug fixes, a nerf to The Drowned City, and a reduction of population in zones that had become significantly crowded. Separately, Blizzard announced through in-game server messages that the WoW: Forever servers would be taken down briefly.

Faction Balance on PvP Servers

To help maintain faction balance on PvP servers, Blizzard has adjusted the character creation system. As a result, it is becoming increasingly more difficult to create a character on the faction with the higher population.

Leveling and Quest Guides

A guide on the Cozy Sleeping Bag highlights that it grants a 3% experience buff, though it notes that obtaining it takes some time. Separately, coverage noted that dungeons in WoW: Forever are receiving a large XP buff, though the coverage cautions that players looking to power-level shouldn't celebrate the change just yet. A guide covering all quest locations and walkthroughs for the Ruins of Lordaeron was also published.