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Blizzard community manager Kaivax posted a reminder about the October 21 Stress Test on . The post lists when the test starts and ends in each region, and gives the date the Beta closes for good for the first time.

What this means for players

  • On October 21 the Beta goes offline before the Stress Test begins. You cannot play the Beta while the test is running, and the Beta reopens when the test ends.
  • Europe plays from to (8 hours); the Americas, Oceania, Taiwan and Korea play from to (4 hours). Every region ends at the same moment.
  • A WoW account is all you need. No subscription is required.
  • Characters and names created in the test are all deleted when it ends. Nothing carries over to launch.
  • The Beta closes for good at . After the Stress Test, the reopened Beta stays playable until then.

How the date moved from October 19 to October 21, and what Blizzard’s news post says, are in our earlier post WoW Forever Stress Test (October 21).

Announcement

On October 21, we will take the WoW Forever Beta offline and we will then open WoW Forever on its proper regional hardware.

Date · Timezone · Stress Test Start Time · End Time

  • October 21 · CEST · 19:00 · 03:00
  • October 21 · BST/IST · 18:00 · 02:00
  • October 21 · EDT · 5:00 p.m. · 9:00 p.m.
  • October 21 · CDT · 4:00 p.m. · 8:00 p.m.
  • October 21 · PDT · 2:00 p.m. · 6:00 p.m.
  • October 22 · NZDT · 10:00 a.m. · 2:00 p.m.
  • October 22 · AEDT · 8:00 a.m. · Noon
  • October 22 · Taipei · 5:00 a.m. · 9:00 a.m.
  • October 22 · Seoul · 6:00 a.m. · 10:00 a.m.

Any player with a WoW account is eligible to play the WoW Forever Stress Test. No active subscription is needed.

How to Join

  • 1. Make sure your graphics drivers are up to date.
  • 2. Open the Battle.net desktop app and allow it to update if needed.
  • 3. Select World of Warcraft from the list of games.
  • 4. In the Game Version menu above the Play button, select World of Warcraft: Forever Stress Test under In Development, then select Install.
  • 5. Once installation is complete and the Stress Test begins, select Play and choose an available test realm.
  • 6. Create a new test character when available, enter the game, and join the test.

When we shut down the Stress Test, all Stress Test characters, including names, will be deleted and we will re-open the Beta.

We plan to close the WoW Forever Beta … forever at .

Thank you very much for joining us. We’ll see you there!

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