How to Configure Auto Loot in WoW: Forever

In World of Warcraft: Forever, open Escape → Options → Controls and enable Auto Loot if you want a normal right-click to pick up the available loot from a corpse. If you prefer to see each item before taking it, leave Auto Loot off and use the configured Auto Loot Key modifier when you want to take everything. This walkthrough uses keyboard and mouse.

Choose the behavior you want on a normal click

1. Press Escape and select Options.
2. Open Controls, or search for “Auto Loot” in the Options search field.
3. Enable Auto Loot if most of your play involves picking up everything you can carry. Leave it disabled if you prefer to choose items in the loot window.
4. Check the modifier listed under Auto Loot Key. For example, if it's set to Shift, hold Shift while right-clicking to use the opposite behavior for that interaction.
5. Close Options and test on a normal enemy before you rely on the change during a group run.

Auto Loot changes how you take items after you interact with a lootable enemy. It doesn't cause you to collect loot automatically as you walk past a corpse. You still have to approach the enemy and interact with it. If you want to leave something behind, use the manual window for that interaction and choose individual items.

Test both clicks on ordinary enemies

Kill a weak enemy outside town and right-click its lootable corpse. If Auto Loot is on, look in your bags or check the loot messages to confirm that the available items went into your inventory. If the loot window opens and waits for you to pick an item, check the setting and whether you held the modifier.

For the second test, kill another enemy and hold your chosen modifier while you right-click. With Auto Loot on, this gives you a way to inspect the loot when you want to be selective. With Auto Loot off, the same modifier lets you clear an ordinary loot window quickly. Keep the modifier held through the click. Pressing it after the loot window is already open isn't the same test.

Try the two interactions while you have free bag space. A full bag can make it look as if Auto Loot failed even though the game tried to pick up the item. If an item can stack, check the stack count; it may not appear in a new slot. A loot message can help you confirm what changed.

Use a setup that fits the run

For a quest that asks you to kill several enemies and gather ordinary drops, leaving Auto Loot on reduces the number of clicks between pulls. Start with a few free slots, clear the camp, then sort your bags when you're out of danger. This is useful if you tend to leave corpses behind because the extra interaction interrupts your route.

For a long session with limited space, leave Auto Loot off or use the manual override when your bags get close to full. That lets you choose the item you came for and leave low-priority loot behind. You can still use the modifier on a corpse when you want everything it contains. Don't wait until you find an upgrade to discover you have nowhere to put it.

In a party, Auto Loot doesn't override group loot rules, reserve gear, or grant items you aren't eligible to take. Handle a roll prompt separately and follow the group's agreed rules. If a corpse has no loot for you, changing the Auto Loot toggle won't make it lootable.

Troubleshoot when loot stays behind

If right-click keeps opening the loot window, check your normal click with no modifier held. Then search for the Auto Loot setting again and confirm which option is enabled. If one particular item stays behind, look for a full bag, an eligibility issue, or an on-screen message explaining why it couldn't be picked up.

If neither click does anything, check the simpler things first: are you close enough, is the enemy lootable, and are you clicking the corpse you meant to click? Try a fresh solo kill to separate a control problem from a group loot rule. If ordinary right-click works but the modifier doesn't, return to Controls and check the assigned Auto Loot Key rather than changing several settings at once.

The two behaviors are most useful when you can choose between them without opening Options mid-run. Test a normal click and a modified click once, then keep the action you use most often on the normal click.