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No Quest Gold at Level 60 in WoW Forever: What Changed
In World of Warcraft: Forever (WoW Forever), quests at level 60 do not appear to pay bonus gold in place of experience, as they do in Classic Era; Wowhead and Icy Veins report it, and both attribute the "intentional change" remark to a streamer who says a developer told him so. As of November 9, 2026, I did not find a Blizzard post that addresses it.
Quick answer: At level 60, WoW Forever quests are reported to give no extra gold. Normal quest gold rewards still exist, per Icy Veins. The only source for "intentional" is a streamer's account of a message from a developer, relayed by Wowhead and Icy Veins, so treat it as unconfirmed by Blizzard.
Key facts
- What changed: quests at 60 do not turn experience into bonus gold (Wowhead News, Icy Veins)
- Classic Era behavior: max-level quests give bonus gold instead of experience (Wowhead News)
- Who reported it: a streamer, JokerdTV, whom Wowhead describes as the world-first level 60
- "Intentional": his claim that a developer told him so; Wowhead says Blizzard had not formally commented
What exactly changed at level 60?
Wowhead's news item says that at max level, quests in Classic Era and modern WoW give bonus gold instead of experience, and that in WoW Forever that appears not to be the case currently. Icy Veins adds that this is only about the extra gold at 60: "Normal gold rewards from quests are still in place," so ordinary quest gold still pays at 60.
Did Blizzard say it is intentional?
Not in anything I opened. Wowhead's item says he "claims to have messaged a WoW developer, who replied that this change is intentional", and then notes that Blizzard had not formally commented. Icy Veins says it had not seen an official statement. TimeSaver, a game-services seller, wrote on November 8 that it found no Blizzard forum reply or Blue Tracker post as of 00:10 UTC. A newer forum thread ("Encouraged RMT", November 9) has a player quoting a line about removing the level 60 quest gold bonus without naming where it came from. I could not find a matching Blizzard post, so check Blizzard's forums and Blue Tracker yourself.
Wowhead also relays his claim that a weekly quest might give random gold instead; no Blizzard page I opened mentions one.
What are players saying?
Two Blizzard forum threads show the argument. A thread titled "Gold at 60 for quests" asks for the change to be reverted, saying quests are "basically useless" at 60 without a reward. It showed about 3,000 views when I opened it; the opening post is a player's opinion. A second thread, "Quest Don't Pay The Bills", is about gold pressure while leveling. Both are player-reported views.
What does it mean for making gold?
Wowhead says the effect on overall gold flow is unknown until more players reach 60. Icy Veins suggests material farming with gathering professions and selling high-level dungeon drops as other income; that is its suggestion, not Blizzard's.
TimeSaver cites about 206 to 207 gold of class training from 1 to 60 and beta-client riding prices of 100 gold at level 40 and 1,000 at level 60; those are secondhand, so confirm them at the trainer. Our guides cover gold making, gold farming, gold compared with Classic and riding trainers.
What is not confirmed yet
- Intent: relayed from a streamer, not posted by Blizzard in the pages I opened
- Weekly gold quest: a claim only
- Later Blizzard posts: an unsourced player quote on November 9 hints at one; I could not find it
Can the Lore Forever add-on and Willo help with level 60 gold?
The free Lore Forever add-on is about quest stories, not gold figures, so it will not tell you what a quest pays. It is fan-made, not affiliated with Blizzard, has no internet access, and its narration uses generated voices. You can ask Willo out loud ("what can I do for gold at 60") while you play. Willo is free to start (50 answers a day) and is a separate companion app for Windows 10 or 11 and Apple Silicon Macs (macOS 12 or later), per her page; her FAQ and the Lore Forever FAQ say Windows and Mac, though CurseForge still calls her a Windows app. She can be wrong and is not official, so Blizzard's pages are the source of truth.
Frequently asked questions
Do quests give gold at level 60 in WoW Forever?
Only their normal gold reward, per Icy Veins; not bonus gold in place of experience.
Is the level 60 quest gold change intentional?
A streamer says a developer told him so. Blizzard had not formally commented in the pages I read, though an unsourced November 9 player quote hints at a later post I could not find.
Did Classic Era pay gold for quests at 60?
Wowhead says it gives bonus gold instead of experience.
Will Blizzard revert it?
Unknown. Forum players are asking.
Is there a weekly quest that pays gold instead?
Only a claim relayed by Wowhead; no Blizzard page I opened mentions one.
Sources
Reviewed November 9, 2026. Lore Forever and Willo are fan-made and are not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment.