Well in that case, in case you still have one I'd take it (though I suspect I'm late at this point)

Give you like a week of play time (since you need to be subbed to play)

What are the codes for now that it launches?

Horde, RP server just like we were in Vanilla. I did not enjoy my warrior main in vanilla so I think I'm going to do a Tauren hunter since hunter was actually fun in Vanilla before Blizzard destroyed it.

We're just going to sight see. Maybe PVP. No interest in raiding.

Totally making an undead Paladin for that angst too.

As @winsens says WoW Forever is basically Vanilla+ or Classic+ there are a mountain of changes but a very top level view is the world will never go to BC, it will remain on Azeroth forever, 60 cap forever, new raids, new dungeons, changed talent trees, some new spells, new areas, new stories, it is a complete divergent timeline vs the OG vanilla>tbc>wrath>etc.

One thing I am curious about Longer term is the devs only said staying on Azeroth, which means Nothrend is still on the table in my mind, or it could be, as are many continents retail wow unlocked over the years.

How close is it to Classic? Id say closer to classic than TBC or wrath, even tho several changes from those expansions have made their way into Forever, like unified hit for melee/spells, and a host of other tweaks. https://wowguide.net/en/guides/what-is-wow-forever

Think of it as Classic+. Wowhead has a fantastic guide on what's changed between Classic and Forever.

I interpret it as what Classic would have been if they had more time to release. Obviously there are some modern features that make some things smoother, but nothing crazy yet.

I’ve been busy and out of the loop on WOW Forever. How close to Classic is it?

I’m uninterested atm because my favorite races aren’t included, but that will definitely change if they get added.

My friends and I are going PvE this time (Did PvP in classic and we all universally disliked it, We remember P2), Horde. I am going to go Shaman, but I am unsure on race, But I am leaning Orc over Troll at the moment, the ability to decurse myself will be huge in raids (I assume).

I had almost played shaman back in og vanilla, but ended up with Hunter. This time I am going with my first pick of Shaman. I am planning on being Resto/Ele at 60, tho Ill likely level Ench, so maybe Ill stick to that for my dps spec at cap.