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World of Warcraft: Forever

Gamepad Support: change history

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16 changes across 3 patches (Sep 24, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026), newest first.

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  1. BetaWoW Forever Beta Development Notes (Oct 8, 2026)Adjust 5Fix 1Official notes ↗
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    Updated the gamepad input indicator for actions that require holding a button instead of pressing it.
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    Updated the input indicator for actions that require holding a button as opposed to pressing it.
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    Fixed an issue that could prevent inputs from working as intended after looting.
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    Fixed an issue that could prevent inputs from working as intended after looting.
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    Opening the map UI now starts focus on the Quest Log, so players can keep running unless they are using the map cursor.
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    Opening the map UI will now start focus on the Quest Log. This allows players to continue running unless actively using map cursor.
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    Gamepad Action Bar now has edit mode support.
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    Gamepad Action Bar now has edit mode support.
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    Edit Mode layouts are now saved and loaded per UI type.
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    Edit Mode layouts are now saved and loaded per ui type
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    Gamepad Action Bar settings such as compact action bar have moved from the options menu into Edit Mode.
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    Gamepad Action Bar settings such as compact action bar have been moved into edit mode from the options menu.
    • Users will need to go into edit mode, click the gamepad action bar and set any desired options as they will not be moved over from the previous options in the options menu.
  2. BetaWoW Forever Beta Development Notes (Oct 1, 2026)Adjust 3Fix 1Official notes ↗
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    The pet stable interface has been updated for gamepad support.
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    The pet stable interface has been updated for gamepad support.
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    The gamepad UI bindings are now static, and any gamepad rebinding only affects the keyboard and mouse interface.
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    The gamepad UI bindings are now static, and any gamepad rebinding only affects the keyboard and mouse interface.
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    The compact Raid and Party manager frames have been updated for gamepad support.
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    The compact Raid and Party manager frames have been updated for gamepad support.
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    Fixed an issue preventing macros placed on a gamepad action bar from being able to be moved.
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    Fixed an issue preventing macros placed on a gamepad action bar from being able to be moved.
  3. BetaWoW Forever Beta Development Notes (Sep 24, 2026)Adjust 3New 2Fix 1Official notes ↗
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    Class-specific flyouts have been added to the gamepad action bars of some classes.
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    Class specific flyouts have been added to the action bar interface of some classes.
    • Shapeshift flyout for Druids.
    • Pet control and pet spell flyouts for Hunters and Warlocks.
    • Aura flyout for Paladins.
    • Stance flyout for Warriors.
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    The pet bar no longer replaces the bottom gamepad action bar for Hunters and Warlocks.
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    The pet bar no longer replaces the bottom gamepad action bar for Hunters and Warlocks.
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    New options have been added to the Gamepad (Alpha) section of the game options.
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    New options have been added to the Gamepad (Alpha) section of the game options.
    • Use Compact Action Bar: Replaces the normal gamepad action bar layout with one that only shows the currently active action bar at any given time.
    • Fixed Party Targeting: While in a non-raid party, rather than having the directional pad act as directions in the party interface, each button on the directional pad is assigned to a specific party member.
    • Swap Target Modifier Sides: Swaps sides of the friendly and hostile targeting modifiers, putting friendly targeting on the right and hostile on the left.
    • Swap Friendly Target Action Sides: Swaps the directional pad and face button actions when using the friendly targeting modifier.
    • Swap Hostile Target Action Sides: Swaps the directional pad and face button actions when using the hostile targeting modifier.
    Fix
    Fixed an issue preventing edit mode layouts from being applied while the gamepad UI is enabled.
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    Fixed an issue preventing edit mode layouts from being applied while the gamepad UI is enabled.
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    Updated Map and Quest Log bindings.
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    Updated Map and Quest Log bindings.
    • New hover functionality for POI pins.
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    Updated support for Compact Raid Frame Manager and Role Poll Frames.
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    Updated support for Compact Raid Frame Manager and Role Poll Frames.
World of Warcraft: Forever

Gamepad: change history

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2 changes across 1 patch (Sep 22, 2026), newest first.

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  1. BetaWoW Forever: Beta Client Update (Sep 22, 2026)Fix 2Official notes ↗
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    Controller navigation on the character selection screen should now work better when you launch with a gamepad active.
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    Controller navigation should now work more properly in the character selection screen if you launch with gamepad active.
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    You can now interact with items that give you quests while using a gamepad.
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    You can now interact with items that give you quests on gamepad.