World of Warcraft: Forever achieved the biggest launch in WoW history, Blizzard announced on November 7th, one day after the game launched on November 4th. The new edition broke records for peak concurrent players and returning players.
Holly Longdale, executive producer and World of Warcraft vice president, said the launch brought in the most new players for a WoW launch in 15 years. Blizzard has not shared actual player numbers.
The game received its first major hotfix patch on Friday. The patch addressed a bug in PvP battlegrounds like Warsong Gulch that favored the Horde faction.
Blizzard officially confirmed World of Warcraft: Forever at BlizzCon in September after dataminers found references to the project labeled "wow 2" on Blizzard's website.