WoW Forever's first max level character hits 60 just three days after launch

A team of players has already reached the level cap in World of Warcraft Forever, per IGN. The group, led by streamer JokerD, hit level 60 just three days after the game's launch.

The team consisted entirely of Undead characters and one Troll. Their strategy reportedly leveraged a change to the Undead's Cannibalize ability, which now helps regenerate mana, allowing them to chain massive pulls of enemies with minimal downtime.

JokerD is no stranger to this feat, having also been the world's first level 60 when WoW Classic launched in 2019. His team maintained a significant lead in the Forever leveling race, with the next closest independent player reportedly still at level 53.

Despite the speedy achievement, endgame raiding content won't be available until December 9. Principal game designer Kris Zierhut has emphasized that leveling multiple characters is a core part of the Forever experience, suggesting an early route for max-level players who run out of things to do.

IGN also noted the launch was extremely smooth, with Blizzard later boasting the game runs on over 200TB of RAM to handle player load.