We shared it recently, but Blizzard is preparing a Stress test for WoW Forever. The original date was set for October 19, 2026, but the test has now been moved to a later date.
After the update, the Stress Test will take place on the following dates and times, and these depend on your region:
North America and Oceania: October 21, 2:00 p.m. PDT
Europe: October 21, 19:00 CEST
Korea: October 22, 06:00 KST
Taipei: October 22, 05:00 CST
So basically, the test will take place two days later. Not a huge difference, luckily.
The rules remain the same, and the Stress Test will take place on the regional hardware that it will operate on when the game goes live, so we highly recommend you participate. This will help Blizzard make sure their servers are stable enough for launch.
● Blue postKaivaxCommunity Manager2026, October 17
UPDATE – This test is now taking place on October 21
Please join us for the WoW Forever Stress Test on October 21.
On that day, we will first take the WoW Forever Beta offline, and we will then open WoW Forever on the regional hardware that it will operate on when the game goes live.
On October 21, the Stress Test will begin at 19:00 CEST for players in the EU region, 2:00 p.m. PDT for players in the Americas+Oceania, and at 5:00 a.m. in Taipei and 6:00 a.m. in Korea on October 22.
Any player with a WoW account is eligible to participate. No active subscription is needed.
Once you’re in, make a character, do a few quests, trade some items, chat, and group up with others to really put the game through its paces. This is a highly valuable event, since you’ll participate in our discovering of issues that would have otherwise happened on launch day.
WoW Forever will be available on production realms for a few hours, and then when we shut down the Stress Test, all characters will be deleted* and we will re-open the Beta.
*This is a complete wipe; names and everything else will be completely removed.
Thank you very much for joining us. We’ll see you there!
The gates are opening for the World of Warcraft: Forever Stress Test. For a limited time on October 19, all interested players can sign into World of Warcraft: Forever and help us put the servers through their paces. Anyone can take part and no...
