Matthew Armstrong, who builds the Riverglades, says he is making Forever for the classic gamer.
- It is also for people whose accounts lapsed over changes to the art, story, social aspects, game design or a favorite class.
- He lives by three sayings, the first being "Convenience is the death of the journey."
- He says authentic Vanilla means keeping friction and inconveniences, and he will pester the team about things that feel out of place.
- He is a retail player and hopes Forever pulls in retail players, classic players, lapsed players and new players.
Unconfirmed which inconveniences stay; he names none and says he cannot speak for anyone else on the team.
Source Matthew Armstrong on X, 23 Sep 2026 02:25 UTC, reprinted by Icy Veins the same day.