Blizzard has moved the World of Warcraft: Forever server stress test from October 19 to October 21. Europe opens first at 17:00 UTC, while North America, Korea, and Taiwan begin at 21:00 UTC. The window has no fixed end time and may close early or run longer.

No subscription, Game Time, beta invitation, or existing beta access is required. Players install the separate stress-test client through Battle.net by selecting the version listed under In Development. The regular beta will go offline shortly before the test and should return soon after it ends.

Nothing created in this window carries over. Blizzard will wipe the test characters, names, and guilds when the servers close, so this is an infrastructure check rather than another progression phase for the closed beta.

The next scheduled step is Early Name Reservation on October 27. Eligible prepurchase bundles grant access through November 3, but names remain first come, first served.

The updated test date is listed on the World of Warcraft: Forever calendar.