10 Tips and Tricks in WoW Forever

Small interface changes, better training choices, and a few simple commands can make leveling and combat in WoW Forever much smoother. These ten tips cover rested experience, action bars, targeting, macros, food, racial choices, and other settings that are easy to overlook.

1. Get rested experience from camps and inns

Rested experience is one of the easiest bonuses to collect, but it requires your character to remain still.

Use camp bonuses

When you find or build a campfire, stand or sit nearby without moving. After a short time, the game grants a small amount of rested experience. This camp bonus can be obtained once per hour.

• Do not move your character while waiting for the bonus.
• You can cook or work on professions while remaining at the camp.
• Check for the rested-experience message to confirm that it was awarded.

Log out in a rest area

Taverns, cities, and other locations marked with a sleep indicator beside your character portrait provide a more traditional rested-experience bonus. When you finish playing, log out in one of these areas rather than leaving your character in the wilderness.

This is especially useful if you regularly take breaks between leveling sessions. Returning later with rested experience helps you make better use of your next play session.

2. Customize your action panels

The default action-bar layout may leave important abilities in awkward places or display panels you never use. You can change the layout through the interface settings.

1. Open the game settings.
2. Go to the action-panel options and enable the panels you want.
3. Open Edit Mode.
4. Click a panel and drag it to the desired position.
5. Choose a horizontal or vertical layout.
6. Adjust the number of rows, icons, and icon size.
7. Save the layout when you are satisfied.

The grid option is useful when you want evenly aligned panels. You can also hide unnecessary graphics panels, including the graphics attached to action panels one and two. Removing unused elements gives you more screen space and reduces visual clutter.

3. Turn on useful interface settings

Several settings can make looting, combat awareness, and resource management more convenient. Open the controls and advanced settings menus to review the following options.

Configure loot controls

• Auto-loot: Automatically takes all available items when you interact with a corpse.
• Loot key: Configure a collection key if you want to loot selectively. Holding the key while right-clicking lets you avoid taking every item.
• Bag options: Review the available bag-management settings to keep your inventory easier to handle.

Display personal resources

Enable personal-resource displays to see resources such as energy in a separate, movable frame. Enter Edit Mode, open the advanced options, and enable the personal-resource display. You can then resize and reposition it.

Keeping energy or other class resources near the center of the screen makes it easier to monitor them without repeatedly looking at your character portrait.

Show combat information

Advanced settings may also include an ability cooldown manager, spell and beneficial-effect displays, an attack timer, and a damage counter. Availability or behavior can vary, but these tools are worth checking if you want more information during combat.

Move each element in Edit Mode and hide panels you do not need, such as left-hand, ranged-weapon, or main-hand displays. A cleaner interface makes important information easier to find.

4. Compare racial traits before choosing a race

If you already know which class you want to play, select each race during character creation and review the racial characteristics shown on the right side of the screen.

Racial abilities may influence how effectively a race performs with a particular class. For example, some players choose an orc warrior because of Blood Rage, which increases attack power and spell power by 10% for 15 seconds. This does not mean it is the only good option; personal preference and playstyle are also important.

Use racial traits as a comparison tool, especially if you want to optimize your character rather than choosing purely for appearance or role-playing reasons.

5. Spend training money carefully

Class training costs add up quickly while leveling. Instead of purchasing every available ability immediately, prioritize the skills that directly improve your main role and combat rotation.

• Buy core offensive or defensive abilities first.
• Prioritize skills you use regularly.
• Delay less important utility abilities when money is tight.
• Do not feel pressured to train optional skills such as pickpocketing immediately if they are not part of your current plan.

This approach preserves your gold, silver, and copper for essential upgrades and helps ensure that you are not spending limited funds on abilities you rarely use.

6. Use health bars and ally names

Press V to display enemy health bars above their heads. This makes nearby targets easier to identify and helps you follow combat without constantly looking for nameplates.

If an enemy health bar appears gray, another player has already marked or engaged that target. This can help you avoid wasting time attacking something that is already being handled.

Press Shift + V to display the names of nearby allies. Press the same shortcut again to hide them when you no longer need the information.

7. Target characters and mobs with slash commands

Slash commands are useful when a character or creature is difficult to locate. Type /target followed by the target’s name in the chat window. You can also use the shorter /tar command.

You do not always need to know the complete name. A recognizable part of the name may be enough for the game to select the appropriate character or mob.

For example, you can use:

• /target Name
• /tar Name

This is useful for finding enemy players, friendly players, or creatures in a crowded area.

8. Use macros to simplify repeated actions

Macros let you save commands and abilities behind a single button. To create one, type /macro, create an icon, give the macro a name, and enter the commands you want it to perform. You can then place the finished macro on an action panel.

A simple targeting macro can save you from repeatedly typing a character or creature’s name. Macros can also combine multiple actions where supported, making them useful for class rotations, utility actions, and situational abilities.

Place frequently used macros somewhere easy to reach. Review each macro before relying on it in combat, particularly if it contains more than one command.

9. Keep food and drinks up to date

Food and drinks should be upgraded as you level. A practical rule is to check for new supplies roughly every ten levels, or whenever your current consumables begin to feel outdated.

When speaking with an innkeeper or food vendor, hover over an item to see the level associated with it. Red text indicates that the item cannot currently be used. For example, a level 16 character should use food intended for level 15 or another appropriate level range rather than relying on much older supplies.

• Buy enough food for recovery between fights.
• Keep drinks available if your class uses mana.
• Replace old supplies when new level-appropriate items become available.
• Check item requirements before spending your money.

10. Combine rogue stealth actions with a macro

Rogues can use macros to link a stealth opener with pickpocketing. A macro containing an opener such as /backstab followed by /pickpocket can attempt to perform the attack and then pickpocket the target when the conditions allow it.

The opener does not have to be Backstab; the same idea can be adapted to another ability that breaks stealth. Put the macro on your action bar and test it carefully so you understand how it behaves before using it during important encounters.

This is a good example of why macros are worth learning: they can reduce repetitive inputs while allowing you to combine related actions into a convenient button.

Key takeaways

• Stay still at a camp for its once-per-hour rested-experience bonus.
• Log out in a tavern, city, or other rest area whenever possible.
• Use Edit Mode to create a clean, practical interface.
• Enable auto-loot, personal resources, health bars, and other settings that match your playstyle.
• Compare racial traits before choosing a class and race combination.
• Spend training money on essential abilities first.
• Use V, Shift + V, and /target to improve awareness and targeting.
• Keep macros, food, and drinks ready for the situations where they save the most time.