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Hear ye, adventurers.

Official announcements and our own stories from the road to Forever, gathered in one place. Every one links back to its source.

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23 Sept 2026

Artwork © Blizzard Entertainment · Forever overview

RestedRealm

Increased weather effects are coming to WoW

Increased weather effects are coming to WoW: Forever Beta Zones

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Blizzard · Official

Get to Know the World of Warcraft: Forever Legacy System

Explore the Legacy System in World of Warcraft: Forever, an account-wide progression system that lets you complete challenges, earn Legacy Points, unlock character-specific perks, and collect cosmetic rewards as you adventure across Azeroth.

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Blizzard · Official

WoW: Forever Meet the New Skyborne

The Skyborne—also known as the shen’dorei, or hidden people—are a new playable race in World of Warcraft: Forever. Their journey begins on Zephras Isle, a level 1–12 starting experience that blends classic Warcraft aesthetics with elemental architecture and a story shaped by wind and ancestry. At character creation, you’ll choose whether your Skyborne joins the proud Horde or the noble Alliance.

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Earlier dispatches

23Wednesday
September 2026
22Tuesday
September 2026
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[Mac] 8 different graphics bugs, each isolated to one setting — with repro steps for each (reply #97)

Bloodyniku: Where I’ve guessed at a mechanism I’ve said so explicitly. I just want to thank you and others who have provided us with such incredibly detailed and useful reporting. We have multiple different analyses (and potential fixes) for Mac issues underway, and posts like yours are extremely he

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Blizzard · Official

Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever

Explore the playable races, class combinations, and updated racial traits coming in World of Warcraft: Forever, including new options for familiar favorites along with the introduction of the Skyborne.

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DC/Game Fix then game broke - Stuck on login/character list retrieval (reply #3)

With an issue like this one, we would really appreciate as much detail as you can provide in your report. Please feel free to let us know exactly when this happened, your character’s full name, and where in-game you were at the point that the character because inaccessible. Thank you!

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"Character with that name already exists" (reply #116)

Shawnwow: What are you doing? Gathering as much information as possible, so that we can be sure of our understanding of both the issue and our fix for it. Thank you for your patience. We recognize that Beta testing is very different than playing a live game.

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"Character with that name already exists" (reply #105)

Chuddi: maybe blizzard can take an hour to just unplug and replug the server About the same time you posted this, a Senior Game Producer told me that he wants to restart Beta realms today. Good thinkin’.

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"Character with that name already exists" (reply #104)

Hopping onto the most prominent of several threads about this– When reporting an issue like this, please provide the name of the Beta character that you’re locked out of, and if possible, the exact time you were last successfully playing the character (and got disconnected). That will help us narrow

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RestedRealm

The Gathering Hall is open

Share screenshots, videos and field notes, talk about any item or story, and vote for the best. Here is how it works.

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21Monday
September 2026
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"A Firm Response" Hotfixed

Today, we’ve fixed an issue with the quest “A Firm Response”. The issue was: The event that takes place during “A Firm Response” would become stuck and Windshaper Skyborne on Zephras Isle could not proceed. You’d walk up to talk to Belathaan Brightwish near the Shrine of Akir on Zephras to start the

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A Firm Response unable to progress (reply #37)

Confirming that we implemented fixes for this earlier. The issue was: The event that takes place during “A Firm Response” would become stuck and Windshaper Skyborne on Zephras Isle could not proceed. You’d walk up to talk to Belathaan Brightwish near the Shrine of Akir on Zephras to start the event

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World of Warcraft: Forever Revealed at BlizzCon 2026 (reply #12)

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World of Warcraft: Forever Revealed at BlizzCon 2026 (reply #13)

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Blizzard · Official

Create a Name of Your Own in WoW: Forever

In World of Warcraft: Forever, every character name is an opportunity to express yourself and establish your identity in Azeroth. With the addition of two names, players have more room to create something personal while keeping each full name unique within a region. That means you may still be able to use the same first name as another character, but your complete two-name combination is unique to you.

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Blizzard · Official

Choose Your Ruleset in World of Warcraft: Forever

World of Warcraft: Forever is taking a new approach to where and how players begin their journey. Instead of choosing from a long list of realms, players will select a ruleset—Normal, PvP, Roleplaying, or Hardcore—that matches how they want to experience Azeroth. Each option operates as its own large ecosystem for grouping, dungeons, raids, and community, with Hardcore joining the available lineup sometime after launch.

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Addressing EU Beta Routing Issues

As many Beta testers in this region know, in the first couple of days of the WoW: Forever Beta, we experienced routing issues that impacted testers’ ability to move, interact with the world, and in some cases, to stay connected. We immediately put our engineers on the case and they’ve been working t

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18Friday
September 2026
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Unable to launch WoW Forever (reply #130)

Dasha: We wouldn’t have access to this forum if we didn’t have beta access. Just want to clarify that this discussion forum is accessible by all players with an active WoW subscription. Ínfinite: My entire Blizzard launcher can’t load any content of any game - “Oops! Something went wrong.” I’m not a

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We can't install World of Warcraft: Forever because your operating system doesn't meet the minimum specs to run (reply #2)

Just want to make sure you’ve seen this, in case it applies to your situation: World of Warcraft World of Warcraft: Forever GPU Requirements - WoW When World of Warcraft: Forever launches GPUs based on certain older graphics architectures that fall well below the game's minimum hardware requirements

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No WoW Account Selector for Multiple Licenses—Second Login Disconnects First Player (reply #19)

Bathered: My dad and I both purchased the beta on our separate WoW accounts, but on the same battle.net account. I’ve been looking into this, and I wonder if you can solve it by doing the following: Log in to your Account page: http://account.battle.net Go to the Games & Subscriptions section. Scrol

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WoW Forever Beta Known Issues - 18 September (reply #4)

Added to the list above: The Cooldown Manager is a work in progress. Complete implementation varies from class to class. Armor bonuses from consumables and buffs are multiplied by Bear Form armor bonuses. Queueing an On-Next Attack ability (Heroic Strike/Cleave/Raptor Strike) disables your spell que

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WoW Forever Beta Known Issues - September 18 (reply #4)

Added to the list above: The Cooldown Manager is a work in progress. Complete implementation varies from class to class. Armor bonuses from consumables and buffs are multiplied by Bear Form armor bonuses. Queueing an On-Next Attack ability (Heroic Strike/Cleave/Raptor Strike) disables your spell que

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Blizzard · Official

Blizzcon 2026, WoW Forever Beta, Midnight S3, and More in This Week’s Wow Weekly

This week’s WoW Weekly roundup spotlights BlizzCon 2026 and the latest World of Warcraft announcements, including World of Warcraft: Forever, answers to community questions from our modern WoW and WoW Forever live Q&A, a peek at the Midnight Season 3 Dungeon pool, and more!

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Build watcher

New build 1.60.1.69913

Product wow_classic_beta (Forever beta) · EU, KR, TW, US

Build history
17Thursday
September 2026
Blue post

Beta Discussion Forum Right This Way

We’ve opened this new forum for WoW: Forever Beta discussions. See you there!

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Blizzard · Official

The World of Warcraft: Forever Beta Now Live

The World of Warcraft: Forever beta begins September 17 and is available through October 21. Opt in for a chance to join testing, or gain beta access by purchasing eligible World of Warcraft: Forever bundles, then share your feedback as we prepare for launch on November 4 at 3:00 p.m. PST.

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Blizzard · Official

World of Warcraft: Forever GPU Requirements

When World of Warcraft: Forever launches GPUs based on certain older graphics architectures that fall well below the game's minimum hardware requirements will no longer be supported. The vast majority of World of Warcraft players already use compatible hardware, and this change will allow us to support the game’s updated visual look while providing a more consistent experience for players.

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Almost there! (reply #226)

We almost have the doors thrown open. It’s been more of a smooth and slow opening of the doors than a throw.

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Almost there!

We’re seeing a lot of people waiting to get into the Beta. Thank you for joining us! We’re working through a couple of final issues, and we hope to throw the doors open soon. Thank you for your patience!

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Build watcher

New build 3.80.2.69874

Product wow_classic_titan, not yet confirmed as Forever · CN

Build history
Build watcher

New build 1.60.1.69893

Product wow_classic_beta (Forever beta) · EU, KR, TW, US

Build history
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Blizzard · Official

World of Warcraft: Forever What's Next Panel Recap

The first raids unlock on 9 December; Hardcore follows later this winter.

Dungeons & raidsBeta & launchBlizzCon 2026Read on Blizzard News (opens in a new tab)
Blizzard · Official

Carve a New Path with World of Warcraft: Forever

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Blizzard · Official

Submit Your Questions for the World of Warcraft Live Q&A September 17

Have a question about what you learned at BlizzCon 2026 after the show reveals? We're collecting your questions and hosting a live Q&A with members of the World of Warcraft modern and Forever development teams to answer as many as we can on September 17.

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Blizzard · Official

Pre-Purchase the World of Warcraft®: Forever Collector’s Edition

Carve a new path through an Azeroth reimagined with the World of Warcraft®: Forever Collector’s Edition, featuring keepsake physical collectibles and a digital code for the Warcraft Forever Collection. Pre-purchase from the Blizzard Gear Store and be ready when World of Warcraft: Forever launches globally on November 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. PST.

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Blizzard · Official

Pre-Purchase World of Warcraft: Forever Upgrades and Begin Your Next Journey in Azeroth

Beta from 17 September, early name reservation and the Skyborne packs.

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Blizzard · Official

Wage War Once More with Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom

Return to the battlefields that shaped Azeroth with Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom, an all-new campaign that bridges the story from The Frozen Throne to the first days of World of Warcraft. Purchase the Forsaken Kingdom campaign on the Battle.net Shop on its own or choose from additional options that include Warcraft III: Reforged, the Forsaken Kingdom combo, and the Warcraft Forever Collection.

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