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Dungeon XP Got Cut: WoW Forever Dungeon Leveling Is Dead?

1 November 2026 · Short · Watch on YouTube

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WoW Forever cut the XP from killing monsters in dungeons: Kris Zierhut told The Sun they "brought way down" dungeon mob XP. Then the beta notes: on October 1 dungeon quests lost half their bonus XP, and on October 8 kill XP went up about 20% with a party XP fix, which Blizzard says will dramatically increase dungeon experience for most players. Skidrow called dungeon groups the biggest loser of the new patch. An obituary for dungeon leveling, read by someone who'd still run Ragefire tonight.

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the amount of XP you get from killing monsters in dungeons, we brought way down.

Kris Zierhut to The Sun, via Warcraft Tavern · Warcraft Tavern · The Sun interview · 2026-09-14

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  1. Warcraft Tavern (quoting The Sun's interview with Kris Zierhut and Michael Nuthals) · Kris Zierhut (Blizzard), via Warcraft Tavern · 2026-09-14 In that the amount of XP you get from killing monsters in dungeons, we brought way down.
  2. YouTube · Skidrow · 2026-10-31 dungeon leveling is one of the most fun things to do in classic wow
  3. Blizzard EU forums (WoW Forever Beta Development Notes, post 4) · Kaivax (Blizzard Community Manager) · 2026-10-01 Dungeon quests now reward 50% less extra experience beyond normal quest values.
  4. Blizzard EU forums (WoW Forever Beta Development Notes, post 5) · Kaivax (Blizzard Community Manager) · 2026-10-08 We believe the combination of these two changes will dramatically increase experience earned in dungeons for most players.
  5. Blizzard EU forums (WoW Forever Beta Development Notes, post 5) · Kaivax (Blizzard Community Manager) · 2026-10-08 The experience earned from killing creatures in dungeons has been increased by approximately 20%.

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  • x2NASTYx: “Ruins of Lordaeron | World of Warcraft Forever | Beta Dungeon - Paladin Tank Run” (YouTube, 2026-10-06)
  • Skidrow: “WoW Forever's Biggest Loser Isn't a Class or a Race” (YouTube, 2026-10-31)

Transcript

Obituaries — the deceased

Kris Zierhut, on dungeon mob XP: "we brought way down"1. Dungeon leveling, dead before launch, survived by one quest log.

Obituaries — the mourners

Skidrow calls it his biggest loser2:

Same. I ran Ragefire seven times in beta for one pair of boots, and I'd go back tonight.

Obituaries — the autopsy

October first, dungeon quests lost half their bonus XP3. October eighth, kills got twenty percent back5 with a party fix, and Blizzard says that'll "dramatically increase experience earned in dungeons for most players"4.

Obituaries — cause of death

I want the world busy. But if the tank can't level in there, the tank logs off, and so does everyone waiting on them. Cause of death: the tank's spreadsheet.

I'll be here. Forever.