WoW: Forever to Increase Gold Rewards for Level 48+ Quests

Blizzard is preparing a hotfix to increase gold rewards for most quests at level 48 and above in WoW: Forever. This includes adding a cash reward to quests that previously awarded no gold at all.

The changes will affect higher-level quests completed toward the end of leveling. The level 48 threshold refers to the quest's own level.

The developers want level-appropriate questing to provide enough gold to support character progression. The exact reward increases have yet to be announced.

In Classic Era, XP from quests turned in at the level cap converts into additional gold. Blizzard deliberately disabled this mechanic when designing Forever's economy.

According to the developers, the old system encouraged players to save a full log of completed quests until level 60. It became more profitable to finish leveling by killing enemies, then turn in those quests at the cap for the extra cash reward.

The impact was greater than expected, however. Blizzard says that only around 25% of quests in the original game had their own cash reward. Removing XP-to-gold conversion therefore significantly reduced income as players approached level 60.

Developers' Notes

We want players to benefit from completing level-appropriate quests and receive a worthwhile gold reward for doing so.

In a post published on November 11, Blizzard said it expected to deploy the hotfix within roughly the next 24 hours.