BlizzardPosted
Thank You For Testing the WoW Forever Beta
Blizzard community manager Kaivax posted at that the WoW Forever Beta is now closed. The post ends five weeks of Beta and lays out what is left before launch.
What this means for players
- The Beta servers are closed and will not reopen. In the few days before launch, Blizzard is working on priority issues and the game service itself.
- Character creation opens on Tuesday, October 27. You can pick your ruleset and claim the names you want without waiting for launch. Opening times by region, who can take part and how to prepare are in our Early Name Reservation guide.
- Launch is at . That is when you can take the characters you made into the world and play.
Announcement
The WoW Forever Beta is now closed, and we’re incredibly grateful to everyone who joined us over the last five weeks of playtesting, data gathering, bug reporting, and feedback.
We’re now quickly moving into a period of a few short days where we will do some focused work on priority issues and the game service itself, so that it will be in good shape for launch day on November 4.
And of course, we’ll open access to the character creation system on Tuesday, October 27, allowing everyone plenty of time to select the ruleset ↗ that will define your journey and snag the name ↗ that best fits your adventurer.
You won’t have to wait until the game launches to make these big decisions.
Also next week, we’re going to continue with our WoW Forever Podcast. If you haven’t consumed it all, this is a great time to catch up with everything the WoW Forever designers have had to say.
- The WoW: Forever Podcast: Episode 1 - Unpacking Beta Launch ft. @Xaryu ↗
- The WoW: Forever Podcast: Episode 2 - Speed Running Classes ft. @sodapoppin ↗
- The WoW: Forever Podcast: Episode 3 - Dive Into Dungeons With Devs ft. @Hammerdancegaming ↗
- The WoW: Forever Podcast: Episode 4 - The PvP Episode ft. @TipsOutBaby & @Savixirl ↗
- The WoW: Forever Podcast: Episode 5 - End of Beta Special ↗
If you can’t get enough WoW Forever info, we’ve got all kinds of details about the game right here on our website. You can learn more about WoW Forever dungeons here ↗, and the Campfire system here ↗, and raid details here ↗.
Again, we’re deeply grateful to have seen so many people find their Forever home, and create new communities, and find friends (old and new) to join on the journey ahead.
We’re really looking forward to seeing you on November 4! Thank you very much!
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