REVAMPED
Dustwallow Marsh gets a fresh look with Forever's graphics update: new lighting across Theramore and the rest of the marsh.
What it was in Classic and what it is now, row by row.
| — | Classic | WoW Forever |
|---|---|---|
| Signature effect | ClassicTheramore under 2004 lighting | WoW ForeverTheramore and the marsh with the new lighting |
| Graphics | ClassicThe fixed lighting and shadows of the 2004 game | WoW ForeverGlobal illumination, volumetric fog, light shafts and shadows that follow the sun |
| Water | ClassicFlat surfaces with no current | WoW ForeverWater that flows and reflects the light |
| Draw distance | ClassicShort: the horizon faded into fog | WoW ForeverLonger: Dun Morogh is visible from the Wetlands (press) |
| Characters | ClassicOriginal models | WoW ForeverHD or SD model toggle |
| Art style | ClassicClassic's | WoW ForeverThe same: Blizzard keeps it, calling it “timeless” |
Dustwallow Marsh cobbled road: warm filtered light and low fog versus Classic's flat tone. · © Blizzard Entertainment · “Azeroth in a New Light” video on the official Forever site, 0:06–0:07
Guide to the Darkspear Islands, WoW Forever's new battleground: 15v15 for levels 30-60, four points and a flag, how to win, where to queue and what the Darkspear Raiders and Theramore Expeditionary Force reputations give you.
Where to level from 30 to 40 in WoW Forever once the beta raises its cap: zones with their levels, dungeons (including the new Drowned City and Krol'dok Stronghold), why there are no new quests, and what changes at level 40. The beta currently stops at 30.
Blizzard's Classic+ launches on November 4. What changes from Classic: 469 reworked talents, the Skyborne, the Undead Paladin, new zones, nine dungeons and the raids — with the source next to every fact.
Data from beta client 1.60.1.70685, updated 29 Oct 2026.
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