THE PULSE OF THE RACE
NEWS
News · 15/10/2026Eight weeks to December 9: what we know about the Forever raids so farThe date hasn't moved. Onyxia's attunement chain is back, the two new raids skip it. Boss counts are known; the names still aren't.
News · 14/10/2026Beta's final week: open stress test on October 19A "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.
News · 14/10/2026Name reservation opens October 27: who can join and how it worksFrom October 27 to November 3 you can create up to three characters per account ahead of launch. Not everyone, though: only upgrade-pack buyers.
News · 14/10/2026Gold buyers get banned too: Blizzard closed about 3,700 beta accountsBlizzard is now going after gold buyers, not just sellers. Over 2,100 buyer accounts and almost 1,600 seller and bot accounts were closed during the beta.