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Choose Your Ruleset in World of Warcraft: Forever
Summary
In WoW Forever players pick a ruleset instead of a realm: Normal, PvP, Roleplaying or Hardcore. Each ruleset is its own large community for grouping, dungeons and raids. Hardcore will be added some time after launch.
Highlights
- Rulesets: Normal, PvP, Roleplaying, Hardcore
- Hardcore arrives after launch
- Each ruleset is a single large ecosystem rather than many realms
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