Good news for World of Warcraft: Forever players: Blizzard has extended the beta and is opening WoW name reservations ahead of the game's November launch

World of Warcraft: Forever 's beta has been extended until October 23 Beta users will have more time to play the game ahead of the MMO's November 4 launch Early name reservations will also be available from October 27 through November 3 Blizzard Entertainment has extended the World of Warcraft: Fore

<![CDATA[ <article> <ul><li><em><strong>World of Warcraft: Forever</strong></em><strong>'s beta has been extended until October 23</strong></li><li><strong>Beta users will have more time to play the game ahead of the MMO's November 4 launch</strong></li><li><strong>Early name reservations will also be available from October 27 through November 3</strong></li></ul><p>Blizzard Entertainment has extended the <a href="https://www.techradar.com/gaming/pc-gaming/wow-forever-has-me-excited-but-blizzard-needs-to-tread-carefully-the-player-base-will-be-seriously-split-in-its-current-state"><em>World of Warcraft: Forever</em></a> beta, giving those with access additional playtime in Azeroth, ahead of the game's official release.</p><p><em>WoW: Forever</em> is set to launch on November 4, and the popular beta period was initially supposed to end on October 20. However, Blizzard has announced on <a href="https://x.com/Warcraft/status/2112653802939855222?s=20" target="_blank">X</a> that it's now extended to October 23 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM BST.</p><p>In addition, the studio has confirmed that <a href="https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24303866/claim-your-world-of-warcraft-forever-character-names" target="_blank">early name reservations</a> for<em> Forever</em> will be available from October 27 through November 3, "giving players an opportunity to secure the names that will become part of their adventures in Azeroth."</p><p>During this period, eligible players, including those who have pre-purchased the Skyborne Heroic Pack, Skyborne Epic Pack, limited-time Warcraft Forever Collection, the Digital Upgrade, or Collector’s Edition, can create and reserve names for up to three characters total across all Rulesets.</p><div class="see-more see-more--clipped"><figure><blockquote class="twitter-tweet hawk-ignore" data-lang="en" cite="https://twitter.com/cantworkitout/status/2112653802939855222"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good News, Everyone!Starting Oct 27, reserve your first THREE characters’ names for WoW: Forever!The Beta is also extending to 10 AM PDT on Oct 23 🚨Full details: https://t.co/Ydqh6rzb6b https://t.co/SEhcMgg9bV<a href="https://twitter.com/cantworkitout/status/2112653802939855222">October 20, 2026</a></p></blockquote></figure><div class="see-more__filter"></div></div><p>"This means that if you create two on a PvP Ruleset, you’ll only be able to create one more character in a Normal or Role-Play Ruleset," Blizzard explained. "This restriction only applies to Early Name Reservation."</p><p>TechRadar Gaming recently interviewed Blizzard about <em>WoW: Forever</em>, including the MMO's <a href="https://www.techradar.com/gaming/why-no-high-or-blood-elves-blizzard-speaks-on-wow-forevers-controversial-new-skyborne-race-we-may-occasionally-make-a-bold-choice">controversial new Skyborne race available to both Alliance and Horde</a>.</p><p>The team said it has a "great story" to tell with the Skyborne and, regarding its decision to make Skyborne accessible to both factions, it said, "it’s mostly to try and avoid a potentially avoidable population swing."</p><p>Blizzard also confirmed <a href="https://www.techradar.com/gaming/can-fans-expect-goblins-or-vulpera-in-wow-forever-blizzard-says-it-has-no-plans-to-add-modern-wow-races-to-the-game-our-main-focus-for-the-game-is-to-build-off-the-foundational-lore-of-warcraft">it doesn't plan to add any modern <em>WoW </em>races since the game exists in its own timeline</a>, while sharing its <a href="https://www.techradar.com/gaming/blizzard-explains-its-philosophy-for-classic-plus-the-wow-forever-team-on-the-design-pillars-it-uses-to-stay-true-to-the-core-design-pacing-and-tone-of-the-original-game">design philosophy for creating an authentic "Classic Plus" experience</a>, and <a href="https://www.techradar.com/gaming/blizzard-issues-stark-warning-to-wow-forever-gold-buyers-engaging-in-rmt-is-not-worth-putting-your-account-at-risk">that it's actively working to combat real-money trading (RMT) in <em>WoW: Forever</em></a>.</p><p><em>WoW: Forever</em>'s <a href="https://www.techradar.com/gaming/wow-forevers-classes-wont-be-modernized-but-blizzard-has-added-some-new-mechanics-for-engaging-depth-as-some-classes-in-world-of-warcraft-classic-were-too-simple">classes also won't be modernized, but will receive "engaging depth."</a></p> </article> ]]>