Marmstrong, the world designer who worked on Ashenvale, posted on X that the audience for Forever is Classic fans and those put off by the changes in modern WoW. He stresses this is his personal opinion, not the team's stance.

World designer Marmstrong, who worked on the Ashenvale zone in World of Warcraft: Forever, posted on X about who he thinks the project is for. According to him, the audience for Forever is Classic fans and those who were put off by the changes in modern WoW.

Marmstrong himself noted that this is his personal point of view, not the official team position. In other words, the wording reflects one developer's perspective, not Blizzard's strategy for positioning the game.

The post appeared amid debates about how Forever should differ from retail: the community regularly discusses whether Classic+ will turn into yet another version of the current WoW. The designer's statement was picked up precisely because the question of audience is still open.

In practice

There are no in-game consequences to the post — it's a visionary statement from one person, not an announcement of changes. There's no reason to expect Blizzard to officially adopt this wording in the project's description.