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China’s Forever roadmap: beta Oct 5 PDT to Oct 25 PDT, name reservation Nov 2 PST

BlizzardBlizzard blue postPosted by Blizzard staff on the official forums or newsPosted Sep 23, 2026 7:15 PM PDT

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NetEase published the China-region roadmap for World of Warcraft: Forever. China’s beta runs October 6 to 26, about three weeks behind the global beta.

What differs from the global schedule

• Beta, Oct 6 to 26: a character-wipe test up to level 30. Access is included with a pre-purchase of the China version of the Skyborne Epic Pack.
• Nov 3: name reservation and early character creation (Oct 27 in the global schedule).

What stays the same

• Worldwide launch: Nov 4 (Wed), 3:00 PM PST.
• Raids unlock on the same day as the global roadmap: The Barrow Deeps (10), Hyjal Summit (20), Onyxia's Lair (40). Hardcore arrives in winter.
• The spring and summer 2027 major updates match the global roadmap.

Players in Korea, Japan and Taiwan use the global beta that is already open until Oct 23 (Fri) PDT. See how to join the beta, and the countdown on the home page.