On October 1, Blizzard published the second episode of the official World of Warcraft: Forever podcast — this time about classes and how they handle speed leveling. The guest is streamer Sodapoppin, joined by developers Aggrend, Aidan Moon, and Kris Zierhut.

Blizzard has published the second episode of the official World of Warcraft: Forever podcast. The focus is classes and speed leveling: how different specializations perform in a speedrun, and what's behind that from a design standpoint.

The host is the creator of the Countdown To Classic channel. Representing Blizzard are senior game designers Josh "Aggrend" Greenfield and Aidan Moon, alongside lead game designer Kris Zierhut. The guest is content creator Sodapoppin, known for his World of Warcraft streams.

The first podcast episode dropped before the beta. The second one lands neatly at its start: between September 17 and October 21, players are already testing classes in practice, so the team can compare their thinking with what's actually happening in the live test.

In practice

This is a conversation about the team's approach to classes, not a game-changing announcement. Worth a listen if you want to hear about classes straight from the source before the November 4 launch — and to understand how the developers think about spec balance. Anyone waiting for specific changes or hotfixes won't find them here: there are no patch notes in the episode.