Blizzard pushes back World of Warcraft: Forever test cutoff and sets character reservation window

Blizzard Entertainment has lengthened the testing period for World of Warcraft: Forever, letting participants continue playing until October 23 at 10 AM PT. The extension, announced on social platform X by associate production director Clayton Stone, follows an open stress test that invited broader crowds into the servers ahead of the MMO's November 4 release date. [1][2][3]

During the extended run, testers remain capped at level 30 while testing the upcoming title's introductory content. Once the servers close on Friday, early name reservations will run from October 27 through November 3 for players who bought select editions, such as the Skyborne Heroic Pack, Skyborne Epic Pack, or Collector's Edition. Blizzard noted that eligible buyers can lock down up to three character names across all ruleset types combined. [1][2][3]

The studio is pitching the release as an authentic Classic Plus environment rather than a modernized version of the game. Blizzard confirmed it is not importing modern races aside from the new cross-faction Skyborne, which it added to curb faction population imbalances while keeping class mechanics deep and combating real-money trading. [1]