World of Warcraft: Forever will see players battling to become an ogre arena champion once more, this time in the new Riverglades zone. Forever's launch is just a few weeks away on November 4, and every day it seems like Blizzard reveals new information about the game. In a new video titled "Your Leveling Journey Past 30," Blizzard goes into more detail about what to expect from the game's all-new Riverglades zone, diving into its Warcraft 2 lore roots and what players can expect to find there. The contested zone is divided up by multiple different factions, with the Brotherhood of the Horse representing the Alliance and the Boulder Rock ogre clan representing the Horde. Blizzard makes a point to call out a new ogre arena in the trailer, deep within Boulder Rock territory. The Bloodmasters Ring is "a fighting ring where players will prove their strength against the ogres' best brawlers,"
WoW: Forever Is Continuing A Long-Running Questing Tradition

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