Blizzard opens World of Warcraft: Forever stress test to all players ahead of launch
Blizzard is opening the World of Warcraft: Forever stress-test client to anyone with a World of Warcraft account. No active subscription or special edition is required, and the regular beta servers will return until Friday after testing ends.
Blizzard is opening the World of Warcraft: Forever stress-test client to anyone with a World of Warcraft account. The test is intended to check server capacity ahead of the game’s full launch next month.
Players do not need an active subscription or any of the special editions. The “WoW: Forever - Stress Test” client will be available through the Battle.net launcher, and everyone will start from scratch.
A crowded start with fresh characters
The large influx of players is expected to put pressure on the servers. Participants are likely to reach only the first few leveling zones, where they will compete for quest enemies and experience.
The regular beta servers will be offline during the test. Blizzard plans to bring them back until Friday once testing is complete.
Full launch set for November 4
World of Warcraft: Forever is scheduled to launch fully on November 4. The source anticipates potentially long queues, but it does not provide an exact stress-test schedule or duration.
What we know
- Blizzard is opening the World of Warcraft: Forever stress test to all game-account holders.
- An active subscription or special edition is not required.
- All participants will start from scratch on the test server.
- The regular beta servers are expected to return until Friday.
- The full game launch is scheduled for November 4.
Trust: Single source
- The story relies on one publisher. A second independent confirmation has not been established from the cited sources.
- Sources: PC Gamer.
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