WoW Forever: keybinds, HUD and combat settings

Find the setting you need

Bind keys and move your bars

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   Keybinds

   Open Quick Keybind Mode, hover over an action and press the key. Bindings can be character-specific. Save, then try them in play.

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   Layout

   In HUD Edit Mode, move bars and frames with the grid and alignment options. Adjust nameplate size and stacking through their preview.

October 15: Auto Shot switch and new options

Blizzard’s October 15 beta notes add an “Auto Attack/Auto Shot” setting: when enabled, Hunters switch automatically between melee auto attack and Auto Shot, gamepad included. The same build makes Auto Shot wait for 0.5 sec standing still; it still fires while you cast Aimed Shot or Sniper Shot.

Also new: detailed combat text options, Aggro Display found by searching “Threat”, a Bloom Intensity slider in Advanced graphics, restored level-up messages, an equippable-level column in the Auction House and /who searches by subzone. Enemy and NPC nameplates above or below you now appear at a shorter distance; your current target’s nameplate is unaffected.

The beta closed on October 23. These menus come from beta builds: recheck their names in the launch client on November 4.

Track cooldowns on every class

It starts disabled. Enable it in Options → Gameplay Enhancement. The October 8 patch added every class, racial abilities and trinkets; consumables were announced for a later patch, and the October 15 notes do not mention them.

Since October 15, the different ranks of one spell behave as a single entry. The September 24 five-class limit no longer applies.

Choose Discord Voice for your party

The party leader selects Discord Voice in Audio settings; that choice applies to the whole party. Group Finder listings can specify a voice mode and prompt members to join it. We have not tested the voice connection in the client.

Gamepad: bindings, action bar and fixes

Since October 1, gamepad UI bindings are fixed; Blizzard says any gamepad rebinding only affects the keyboard and mouse interface. To configure the bar, open Edit Mode, select the gamepad action bar and set its options again, including compact bar: previous Options menu settings do not transfer. Layouts are saved separately for each UI type.

October 15 added a swing timer to the center reticle and made Press and Hold Casting work with a gamepad. It also fixed an action bar that disappeared after relogging with a custom Edit Mode layout, cast bar customization, class flyouts and turning in quests from object quest givers. Trade, Guild & Communities, Chat Channels and Transmog windows now work with a gamepad. This does not establish compatibility with every controller model.

Missing damage numbers: settings first, then the beta workaround

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   Check the new options

   Since October 15, open Options → Gameplay → Combat → Scrolling Combat Text for Self and check both Text on Me and Text on Target.

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   Try the reported workaround

   If outgoing numbers remain missing, try /console floatingCombatTextCombatDamage_v2 1 in chat and test again. Blizzard forum players reported temporary results or a reset after reloading during the beta.

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   If it persists

   Test without interface addons, record the build and submit a bug report. This command is not a guaranteed official fix.

Quests, gear sets and unfinished menus

The September demonstration shows a combined map and quest log, objective search and an equipment-set manager. These menu examples do not establish a final quest-log limit.

Damage Meter appears in Advanced Options, but the demonstration does not measure its reliability. Alpha and Work in Progress labels flag unfinished features; an Arena Frames entry does not establish playable arenas.