I'm glad that WoW: Forever'll have a slower, lo-fi update schedule, because I'm : 5 Things Windows Users Should Know
Harvey Randall (Image credit: Future) I've played about 50+ hours of the World of Warcraft: Forever beta, and wouldn't you know it, I'm going to be playing a lot more when it comes out November 4. Earlier this week, Kris Zierhut, principal game designer on World of Warcraft: Fore
Quick overview
Harvey Randall (Image credit: Future) I've played about 50+ hours of the World of Warcraft: Forever beta, and wouldn't you know it, I'm going to be playing a lot more when it comes out November 4. Earlier this week, Kris Zierhut, principal game designer on World of Warcraft: Forever, said that the game would have a release schedule that's a "little more laid back" .
The details
For regular users the practical effect is simple: routine tasks get faster, while the heavy lifting happens in the cloud. Developers are the quiet winners here: the same APIs usually show up in third-party apps shortly after. Rather than the blisteringly fast eight to 10 week schedule of Season of Discovery, Forever'll aim to release major updates once every four months or so.
Bottom line
- Keep your system and drivers current — most ai changes require the latest versions.
- Check settings after major updates: defaults sometimes reset without warning.
- Backup before big version jumps; it costs minutes and saves hours.
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