WoW Forever fixes a Tauren racial exploit and a few launch issues
Blizzard also took care of NPC spawns, missing profession bags, and a couple of quest issues.
World of Warcraft: Forever is finally here, and everyone seems to really enjoy the new adventure!
There are a few hiccups here and there, but nothing Blizzard cannot fix. They released the first hotfix for WoW Forever, and it covers some enemies and NPC issues, bugs related to items, player-versus-player problems with Plainsrunning, and a couple of quests.
Tauren Plainsrunning Can No Longer Stack in PvP
The main problem that was fixed in this small hotfix is the Tauren Plainsrunning exploit.
At launch, you could stack Plainsrunning in a battleground's preparation phase, giving you a really, really speedy head start. The Tauren racial gradually increases movement speed while running. So being able to stack its speed bonus during the preparation phase before a battleground even started was something that needed a quick fix to keep PvP fair.
Luckily, this has now been resolved. If you are playing Tauren, there is sadly no more stacking for you, at least not before the match even begins.
On top of that, any existing stacks will be cancelled when a player carries a flag. So Tauren players cannot be sent to capture the flag with an accumulated movement speed bonus. As soon as you pick up the flag, your stacks will disappear, and you will be at a normal speed.
NPC and Quest Fixes
Outside of that, there was nothing huge in this hotfix. It is mostly taking care of a few small respawn problems, items, or quest bugs.
Yarrog Baneshadow will now respawn faster
Lotheluum Starbreeze now offers training to Druids as expected
Murlocs in Dustwallow Marsh will not respawn so quickly anymore
Fixed an issue where Pelluk would sometimes not spawn
Trade supply vendors on Zephras Isle will now sell apprentice tradeskill bags
Mild Spices now sell to vendors for 1 copper each instead of 2
The text in "The Sisterhood of Elune" was fixed
The Deathstalker Erland in the quest "Escorting Erland" will respawn much faster
Hotfixes
November 5, 2026
Enemies and NPCs
Durotar - Fixed an issue where Yarrog Baneshadow was respawning more slowly than intended.
Zephras - Lotheluum Starbreeze now offers training to Druids as expected.
Dustwallow Marsh - Fixed an issue where some murlocs in Dustwallow Marsh were respawning too quickly.
Swamp of Sorrows - Fixed an issue where Pelluk would sometimes not spawn.
Items
Fixed an issue where trade supply vendors on Zephras Isle didn’t sell apprentice tradeskill bags.
Mild Spices now sell to vendors for 1 copper each (was 2 copper).
Player versus Player
Fixed an issue where Plainsrunning could be stacked in a battleground’s preparation phase.
Plainsrunning can no longer stack and stacks will be cancelled when carrying a flag in a battleground.
Quests
Fixed an issue with incorrect text in “The Sisterhood of Elune”.
Deathstalker Erland respawns much more quickly for the quest “Escorting Erland”.
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