Octowow vs WoW Forever
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2026 6:01 am
I thought I'd give my non biased opinion on WoW Forever and how it compares to Turtle WoW, OctoWoW, and the other Private servers.
For the record, I know this is Octowow forum, and I know people hate Blizzard and will never go back. I'm not trying to convince people of anything. This is just an honest review for people who are interested.
I've played the Beta nonstop since release. I've also played turtle wow and octowow, even donating $550 to octo in bitcoin.
1) WoW forever is nothing like turtle wow. It most closely resembles Project Epoch. It looks like Blizzard literally just lifted most of the ideas from Project Epoch and copied it to WoW Forever.
2) Turtle Wow/ Octowow is more similar to a "what if vanilla wow never got an expansion, had an engine or graphics update and just kept adding new content." In that sense, Turtle WoW may have been a more faithful classic +.
My honest take on WoW forever:
The world looks absolutely stunning. It almost feels like a completely new world. I think the best experience you can get is when it's new. WoW forever isn't like Octowow. I think i'll play both until I get tired of it. Many of you would have a good time playing. I don't know if it would be worth paying for it but I definitely don't regret it.
For the record, I know this is Octowow forum, and I know people hate Blizzard and will never go back. I'm not trying to convince people of anything. This is just an honest review for people who are interested.
I've played the Beta nonstop since release. I've also played turtle wow and octowow, even donating $550 to octo in bitcoin.
1) WoW forever is nothing like turtle wow. It most closely resembles Project Epoch. It looks like Blizzard literally just lifted most of the ideas from Project Epoch and copied it to WoW Forever.
2) Turtle Wow/ Octowow is more similar to a "what if vanilla wow never got an expansion, had an engine or graphics update and just kept adding new content." In that sense, Turtle WoW may have been a more faithful classic +.
My honest take on WoW forever:
The world looks absolutely stunning. It almost feels like a completely new world. I think the best experience you can get is when it's new. WoW forever isn't like Octowow. I think i'll play both until I get tired of it. Many of you would have a good time playing. I don't know if it would be worth paying for it but I definitely don't regret it.