BlizzardPosted Sep 18, 2026
The Forever beta is live — through October 21 (US)
The World of Warcraft: Forever beta opened on September 17 (US), right after the developer Q&A live stream. It runs until October 21 (PST), and the full game launches worldwide on November 4.
How to get in
- Guaranteed: pre-purchase the Skyborne Epic Pack or the Warcraft Forever Collection.
- Free: opt in to the beta on Battle.net — testers are picked at random.
- Play up to level 30 during the beta.
No realms to pick
Forever doesn’t use realms the way other versions do. You pick a ruleset — Normal, PvP or Roleplay — and everyone on it plays together.
Queues
Launch day had long login queues and disconnects after reaching the front of the queue. Those have since cleared up.See the roadmap for what comes after launch, and the official Forever page ↗ for editions.