WoW Forever Guide Launch November 4
Still holds

#13: murlocs are evil

2004 said

A list of twenty things the writers wish someone had told them, including that murlocs are evil.

Forever says

Twenty-two years on, we can't fault a single one.

Near the front of the book is a numbered list of things its writers learned the hard way. The first is that you can't put a space in your character's name. The thirteenth is a three-word warning about murlocs. The last tells you to stop reading and go play.

We'll check the mechanical ones, like names, when the live game opens. The murloc one needs no checking.

New here?

Murlocs are fish-people who live on beaches, make a gargling noise and arrive in groups. Every new player meets them, and nobody enjoys it.

Where this comes from

How we verify
  • The 2004 guide

    The three list items mentioned

    Read from the guide, printed page 18
  • Not confirmed

    Names still can't contain spaces in Forever

    Easy to confirm at character creation; not yet checked.
A gnome on a beach, keeping an eye out for murlocs
Our own render.

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