EXPERIMENT-8OOM!!!

EXPERIMENT-8OOM!!! shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era, but behind it the client changed effect parameters the tooltip never prints on 1 of its 2 effects. The client does not say what that changes in play. Instant cast.

EXPERIMENT-8OOM!!! tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

EXPERIMENT-8OOM!!!

Physical school

Instant

Transform into a Scarlet Cannon for 20 sec, causing your ranged attacks to explode for 386 to 472 Fire damage to all enemies within 8 yards of your target.

BOOM!

Forever Oct 22, 2026

EXPERIMENT-8OOM!!!

Physical school

Instant

Transform into a Scarlet Cannon for 20 sec, causing your ranged attacks to explode for 429 Fire damage to all enemies within 8 yards of your target.

BOOM!

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (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
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 56, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 242870, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 1231607, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 56, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 242870, 12 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 1231607, "variance": 0 } ]

EXPERIMENT-8OOM!!! changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 8, 2026 build (vs Oct 7, 2026): changed changed effect parameters the tooltip never prints on 1 of its 2 effects

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

Questions about EXPERIMENT-8OOM!!!

Did EXPERIMENT-8OOM!!! change in WoW Forever?

Not on the tooltip. EXPERIMENT-8OOM!!! shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era; behind it the client changed effect parameters the tooltip never prints on 1 of its 2 effects.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Sep 29, 2026 (1.15.9.70003) ·synced Oct 22, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value