Abandoned Experiment

Other versions of Abandoned Experiment: all 2 versions · #1231874

Abandoned Experiment shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era, but behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 2 effects, and moved internal columns the tooltip does not show (baseLevel 45 to 0; spellLevel 45 to 0). The client does not say what that changes in play. Instant cast.

Abandoned Experiment tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Abandoned Experiment

Physical school

Instant

Requires level 45

Attack speed increased by 2%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Abandoned Experiment

Physical school

Instant

Attack speed increased by 2%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: effects, spellLevel (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	45	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 1, "aura": 138, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 2, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 140, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 2, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 1, "aura": 319, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 2, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 140, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 2, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
spellLevel	45	0

Abandoned Experiment changes between Forever builds

Same tooltip as Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

What triggers Abandoned Experiment

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Abandoned Experiment

Did Abandoned Experiment change in WoW Forever?

Not on the tooltip. Abandoned Experiment shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era; behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 2 effects, and moved internal columns the tooltip does not show (baseLevel 45 to 0; spellLevel 45 to 0).

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value