Beta's final week: open stress test on October 19

A "WoW Forever Stress Test" option has shown up in Battle.net. Players without beta access can jump in for a few hours; the beta closes on October 21.

Good news if you missed the beta: a new "WoW Forever Stress Test" option has appeared in the Battle.net app, and it goes live on Monday, October 19. Blizzard said earlier that the test will only run for "several hours", so think of it as a short server stress test rather than a long free trial.

The beta itself is in its last week. It runs until October 21, with servers going down early on October 22. Beta characters don't carry over; everyone starts at level 1 on November 4.

One more thing: the game's official soundtrack came out on October 14 on all streaming platforms. Raid-night playlist sorted.

Source: Massively Overpowered, "World of Warcraft Forever schedules a 'server slam' stress test for next week" (14 Oct 2026, via Wowhead) — https://massivelyop.com/2026/10/14/world-of-warcraft-forever-schedules-a-server-slam-stress-test-for-next-week/