World of Warcraft: Forever’s beta is set to end in just a few days on October 21, but that hasn’t stopped Blizzard from making some major changes to the game’s various racial abilities.<\/p>\n
Unlike in the modern version of WoW, where racial abilities are so minor that they mostly feel cosmetic, racial abilities in WoW Classic (and now in Forever) are a big part of why players choose to play a particular race. Some races synergise better with certain classes or playstyles. Others even benefit more from using specific types of weapons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Or at least they used to. In Forever’s latest beta update, developer Blizzard has overhauled many of the MMO’s racial abilities to remove weapon-specific buffs and improve some abilities that were seen as lackluster by the community.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The removal of weapon-based passives for humans, dwarves, and orcs is a significant change. Orcs used to favor axes, humans swords and maces, and dwarves guns. In WoW Classic, that meant an increased weapon skill when using those weapons, resulting in a better chance to hit and increased damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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That changed for WoW: Forever’s beta. Blizzard kept some of the weapon-specific flavor,<\/p>\n