Blizzard Reportedly Polls WoW: Forever Fans on Tinker, Bard and Illusionist Classes

Blizzard may be testing the waters for some big changes to the World of Warcraft class roster. Players say they received a survey asking how interested they would be in a range of never-before-seen classes for World of Warcraft: Forever, the upcoming MMO.

According to those who shared the survey, the options include a Tinker, a Bard and an Illusionist, along with a handful of other concepts. Fans have long asked for archetypes like these, and the Tinker in particular has a long history in Warcraft lore and in the goblin and gnome engineering traditions already present in the game.

It is worth keeping expectations in check. Blizzard has not confirmed the survey, and the details come from player reports rather than an official announcement. Market research of this kind is also common in game development, and asking about a class does not mean it will ship. Companies often float ideas that never make it past the concept stage, or that arrive years later in a very different form.

Still, the survey is a telling sign. World of Warcraft has added very few classes over its long life. Adding entirely new ones has been rare, with the Death Knight, Demon Hunter and Evoker standing out as the modern examples. A fresh project like Forever could be a natural moment to rethink that approach and build a roster that does not have to fit around two decades of existing design.

For now, this remains a rumor backed by screenshots and player accounts. If the survey is real, it suggests Blizzard is seriously weighing what players actually want before locking in the game's identity. Fans hoping to play a gadget-slinging Tinker or a support-minded Bard will have to wait for an official word on whether any of these ideas make the cut.