Was Designer Island nerfed in WoW Forever?

Not as a whole. Designer Island changed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: updated continentName. The changes do not all point one way, so it is listed as changed rather than nerfed or buffed.

Zones / Designer Island

Zone changed

Designer Island

Q: What changed for Designer Island in WoW Forever?

Updated continentName. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Designer Island was changed in WoW Forever: updated continentName. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

What changed for Designer Island in WoW Forever

One field changed from Classic Era.

World map

Classic Era Development Land

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Forever none

Designer Island details: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same record from each client, side by side.

Classic Era 1.15.9.69722

Designer Island

Zone · Development Land

Forever 1.60.1.70009

Designer Island

Zone

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
continentName	Development Land	none

Designer Island change history by build

Build Compared to Change

1.60.1.70009 1.60.1.69977 1 field

1.60.1.70009 1.15.9.69722 1 field

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