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  "title": "Paywalls forever! Cash Shop Forever!",
  "summary": "A newer thread accuses Forever of hiding too much behind paid bundles. Replies split between seeing it as greed and pointing out the base game comes with a subscription.",
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  "title": "The dungeon XP war",
  "summary": "The beta's hottest fight: many players say the dungeon mob XP nerf kills group leveling, with some threads warning Forever will flop. Others back the nerf as a fix for boosting. Blizzard answered with a bug fix and a 20% XP boost but is keeping dungeons from beating questing.",
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  "title": "Name-ban controversy reaches the press",
  "summary": "Kotaku reported that a Blizzard developer deleted their account after asking players to be 'better humans' during the beta name-ban backlash. Many players were angry that paid beta access was revoked over character names.",
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  "id": "bnet-forum:topic:2364864",
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  "source_name": "Official WoW forums (community thread)",
  "url": "https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/unacceptable-dev-confirms-desire-to-add-player-housing/2364864",
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  "title": "Unacceptable: Dev confirms desire to add player housing",
  "summary": "Players pushed back after a forum post said developer Tim Jones told Windows Central he'd like player housing in Forever with a classic twist. Check the interview itself; no housing feature has been announced for Forever.",
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  "title": "Paid race access",
  "summary": "Some players object that the Skyborne race requires buying a Skyborne pack (one post quotes $30). Blizzard confirms the Heroic Pack includes Skyborne access; check the Shop for current pricing.",
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  "id": "bnet-forum:topic:2360993",
  "source": "bnet_forums",
  "source_name": "Official WoW forums (community thread)",
  "url": "https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/beta-revokes-and-refunds/2360993",
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  "title": "Beta Revokes and Refunds",
  "summary": "A busy forum thread argues that beta access paid through bundles shouldn't be revoked over joke names, and that forced renames would have been fairer.",
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  "published_at": "2026-09-25T00:57:30.270Z",
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  "id": "bnet-forum:topic:2358419",
  "source": "bnet_forums",
  "source_name": "Official WoW forums (community thread)",
  "url": "https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/warrior-rage-generation-is-a-massive-issue/2358419",
  "author": null,
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  "title": "Warrior rage generation is a massive issue",
  "summary": "Warriors say the beta's Rage generation change feels like a hidden nerf. A thread with 600+ posts asks for number tuning instead. The class deep dive promises 'more reliable' Rage.",
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  "status": "rumor",
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  "published_at": "2026-09-22T20:00:13.241Z",
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  "context_label": "Official Warrior notes",
  "credit": "Community thread, official WoW forums",
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  "id": "bnet-forum:topic:2352890",
  "source": "bnet_forums",
  "source_name": "Official WoW forums (community thread)",
  "url": "https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/mob-tagging-needs-to-be-reverted-to-the-same-as-retail/2352890",
  "author": null,
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  "title": "Mob tagging needs to be reverted to the same as retail",
  "summary": "Players stuck camping crowded quest mobs want retail-style shared mob tagging; others say competing for tags is part of the classic social feel.",
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  "status": "rumor",
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  "published_at": "2026-09-17T23:30:22.283Z",
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  "id": "bnet-forum:topic:2349591",
  "source": "bnet_forums",
  "source_name": "Official WoW forums (community thread)",
  "url": "https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/analyzed-skyborne-support-59-disapproval-only-12-in-favor-fix-before-release/2349591",
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  "title": "Skyborne 'blue elves' backlash",
  "summary": "A player-run tally of early forum replies claimed 59% disapproved of the Skyborne race, citing an art style that clashes with SD models and lore fit. Blizzard later announced SD Skyborne models for early 2027.",
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  "source": "bnet_forums",
  "source_name": "Official WoW forums (community thread)",
  "url": "https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/add-arena-to-wow-forever/2349139",
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  "title": "Add Arena to WoW Forever",
  "summary": "A long-running request for rated arenas (2v2, 3v3, 5v5). Supporters say it would bring in PvP players; opponents want Forever's PvP to stay battlegrounds and world PvP.",
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  "id": "bnet-forum:topic:2348359",
  "source": "bnet_forums",
  "source_name": "Official WoW forums (community thread)",
  "url": "https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/rp-pvp-is-a-must/2348359",
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  "title": "RP-PVP is a must!",
  "summary": "The biggest thread in the forum (4,000+ posts) is a campaign for an RP-PvP ruleset, started after a developer reportedly told Twitch chat there were 'no plans' unless players asked loudly. That quote is unconfirmed.",
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  "published_at": "2026-09-13T18:38:21.067Z",
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  "id": "bnet-forum:topic:2348056",
  "source": "bnet_forums",
  "source_name": "Official WoW forums (community thread)",
  "url": "https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/undead-paladin-is-stupid/2348056",
  "author": null,
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  "is_blue": false,
  "title": "Undead Paladin Is Stupid",
  "summary": "Lore fans argue Undead Paladins contradict what the Forsaken stand for; others welcome the new race/class combinations.",
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