Can fans expect Goblins or Vulpera in WoW: Forever? Blizzard says it has 'no plans' to add modern WoW races to the game — 'Our main focus for the game is to build off the foundational lore of Warcraft'

World of Warcraft: Forever won't receive any new races from retail World of Warcraft Blizzard says its "main focus" is to "build off the foundational lore of Warcraft, " since Forever exists in its own "continuity" It confirms that the stakes won't be as high as retail WoW to begin with, as "You aren’t THE hero in WoW: Forever , you are just A hero" Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that it doesn't plan to add any modern World of Warcraft races to World of Warcraft: Forever , since the game exists in its own timeline.

In an interview with TechRadar Gaming, where the WoW: Forever team discussed adding the controversial dual-faction Skyborne race and its plans for the game's future , Blizzard said it doesn't plan to reintroduce any races from Azeroth-based expansions, such as Battle for Azeroth , Shadowlands , or Midnight .

"We have no plans to add races from WoW ’s expansions at this time," Blizzard said, meaning fans shouldn't expect new races like Vulpera, Goblins, or Haranir.

And Blizzard's reasoning for avoiding the newer additions to retail WoW? It explained that it wants to build on the original Warcraft game because WoW: Forever essentially exists within its own timeline.

"Our main focus for the game is to build off the foundational lore of Warcraft, " it said.

"This means first and foremost the RTS [real-time strategy ] games, and we’ve hit on this right from the start with our content that picks up after the events of the new Warcraft 3: Forsaken Kingdom campaign.

"One of the liberating things about this game existing in its own continuity is that we can forge our own path forward and tell stories that serve the world of WoW: Forever first and foremost.