Aggrend, Aidan Moon, Chris Zierut, and streamer Sodapoppin discuss how classes are built in Forever. The episode is already on YouTube.

Blizzard has released the second episode of the WoW: Forever podcast. It focuses entirely on class design and goes out during the open beta (17.09–21.10.2026).

Who's in the studio

The host is the same as before — Countdown To Classic. On the Blizzard side, the conversation features senior game designer Josh "Aggrend" Greenfield, his colleague Aidan Moon, and lead game designer Chris Zierut. The special guest is streamer Sodapoppin.

What the episode is about

The episode is titled Speedrunning Classes. The announcement says the participants will explore strategies, challenges, and decisions tied to the philosophy of class design in WoW: Forever.

Where to watch

The episode is already available on the official World of Warcraft YouTube channel.

In practice

• The announcement contains no specific balance changes — the episode is a conversation about design approaches, not a list of changes.
• The podcast is going out during the open beta: the decisions discussed can be seen in action on the test servers.